Double Whoopee? I'm surprised the U.S. Coast Guard Band didn't choose
You're Darn Tootin'...
Bruce Calvert wrote:
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> Soundtracks, Live
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> One of the best film experiences I've ever had was seeing Lon Chaney's
> silent classic "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" in Woolsey Hall at Yale
> University in New Haven, accompanied live on the hall's mammoth Newberry
> Memorial Organ.
> Spine-tingling.
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> In a somewhat less grandiose setting, the U.S. Coast Guard Band will
> combine live music and film Sunday afternoon at Movie Madness XI, the band's
> annual tribute to the music of film.
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> This year, the concert will include a screening of Laurel and Hardy's
> 1929 short "Double Whoopee" accompanied by a silent film-era chamber group.
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> Produced by Hal Roach, the short stars Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and a
> teen-age Jean Harlow. The funny men do their thing while working as doormen
> at a swanky hotel, ultimately separating Harlow from her dress.
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> Also on the bill is the score from the Laurence Olivier-directed
> "Henry V" written by William Walton. A British composer, Walton holds a
> place among the greats. His music has a decidedly contemporary feel, with
> its mad rhythms, often dischordant harmonies, romantic melodies and truly
> vibrant orchestration. The Chorus of Westerly performed his oratorio
> "Belshazzar's Feast" in 1992.
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> Also spine-tingling.
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> Movie Madness XI, the U.S. Coast Guard Band with soprano soloist
> Musician 1st Class Lisa Taylor, 2 p.m. Sun., Leamy Hall Auditorium, U.S.
> Coast Guard Academy, New London; free; 701-6826 or
www.uscg.mil/band.
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> Bruce Calvert
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> Visit the Silent Film Still Archive
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http://home.comcast.net/~silentfilm/home.htm
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