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Tag: yamaha

musical theme: “An Auteurist History of Film”

January 6, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

This is a theme I came up with for the series at MoMA, which I play as the lights go…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: an auteurist history of film, ben model, modus, MoMA, yamaha

Oct 7 & 8: trick films @ MoMA

October 10, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

George Melies and his RivalsLe Voyage dans la lune (A Voyage to the Moon) 1902. France. Directed by Georges Méliès.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: charley bowers, Ferdinand Zecca, modus, serge bromberg, yamaha

Fall 2009 kicks off

September 11, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a snapshot of what’s what with me. It’s going to be a very busy and exciting fall, with 15-20…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, martha otte, modus, silent clowns film series, silent film, silent movie, stumfilm dagere, will rogers, yamaha

music scanning and other progress

June 18, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

June 18 — My brains and time are primarily occupied with any and all work on finishing up the sheet…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: baptist temple, hamilton movie theater, keith bigger, kid brother, modus, steere and sons, yamaha

Keaton in Manchester VT

August 18, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Manchester Center, VT – we had a nice crowd for Sunday’s showing of Steamboat Bill, Jr. at the Vilage Picture…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, buster keaton, elmo 16-cl, phantom of the opera, steamboat bill jr., the prisoner's song, yamaha

Max Davidson and Dmitri Kirsanov

July 9, 2008 Ben Model Leave a comment

Here’s a shot of the Yiddish Book Center, on the campus of Hampshire College. Nearly every summer for the last…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: bard summerscape, dmitri kirsanov, Jane gronau, john pruitt, max davidson, nora gerard, red hook, yamaha, Yiddish Book Center

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