Silent films weren’t meant to be silent, and now St. Francis College brings the music back to a classic piece of cinema when Ben Model plays his original score on piano to accompany, The General, co-directed by and starring Buster Keaton. The event is sponsored by the Department of Communication Arts.
Who: Piano Accompanist Ben Model
What: Screening of Buster Keaton’s, The General
Where: St. Francis College – Founders Hall
180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201
When: Tuesday, October 15
11:00am
FREE & Open to the Public
About Ben Model
Ben Model is one of the USA’s leading silent film accompanists, and has been playing piano and organ for silents at the Museum of Modern Art in New York for the past 28 years. Ben co-curates MoMA’s annual “Cruel and Unusual Comedy” series and co-curated their 2006 Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle retrospective. A five-time recipient of the Meet The Composer grant, Ben is a regular accompanist at classic film festivals around the U.S.A. and in Norway, and performs at universities, museums, and historic theaters. Ben is the producer and co-founder of The Silent Clowns Film Series, now in its 14th season in NYC. Ben’s recorded scores can be heard on numerous DVD releases from Kino Video and others. Ben’s composed ensemble scores for films by Chaplin, Keaton and Lloyd are performed around the U.S. every year by orchestras and by concert bands.
St. Francis College, founded in 1859 by the Franciscan Brothers of Brooklyn, is located in
Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. Since its founding, the College has pursued its Franciscan mission to provide
an affordable, high-quality education to students from New York City’s five boroughs and beyond.
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St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street, Brooklyn Heights, NY 11201