Explore Hazel Burnett's Impact on Film Music--Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m. CST
Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:22 pm
A friend forwarded this to me, and I thought it would interest Nitrateville members.
From the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Collection Connections: Hazel Burnett’s Impact on Film Music
Thursday, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m. CST
FREE ONLINE PROGRAM
Texas-based musician Hazel Burnett found a way to be heard in the era of silent films. She played live accompaniment for silent films as thousands watched in Texas’s biggest theaters, including the Majestic in Austin and the Aztec in San Antonio. Burnett's work can be found in the Center’s film music collection, including her handwritten cue sheet for Humoresque (1920), in which she assembled her own score to perform live at screenings of the film. Learn Burnett's story as Harry Ransom Center Curator of Film Steve Wilson and Executive Director of the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive Kendra Leonard take you back to the early days of film in this online program.
Two ways to watch
This program will be live-streamed on the Ransom Center Facebook page and YouTube channel. Be sure to like or subscribe for notifications when we go live. Have a question or comment for one of our speakers? Simply post them in the comments section during the program.
Learn more here: https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/online-programs/
The full announcement with images can be seen here: https://mailchi.mp/hrc.utexas.edu/coll ... a520a5aa99
Jerry
From the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
Collection Connections: Hazel Burnett’s Impact on Film Music
Thursday, Sept. 23, 4:30 p.m. CST
FREE ONLINE PROGRAM
Texas-based musician Hazel Burnett found a way to be heard in the era of silent films. She played live accompaniment for silent films as thousands watched in Texas’s biggest theaters, including the Majestic in Austin and the Aztec in San Antonio. Burnett's work can be found in the Center’s film music collection, including her handwritten cue sheet for Humoresque (1920), in which she assembled her own score to perform live at screenings of the film. Learn Burnett's story as Harry Ransom Center Curator of Film Steve Wilson and Executive Director of the Silent Film Sound & Music Archive Kendra Leonard take you back to the early days of film in this online program.
Two ways to watch
This program will be live-streamed on the Ransom Center Facebook page and YouTube channel. Be sure to like or subscribe for notifications when we go live. Have a question or comment for one of our speakers? Simply post them in the comments section during the program.
Learn more here: https://www.hrc.utexas.edu/online-programs/
The full announcement with images can be seen here: https://mailchi.mp/hrc.utexas.edu/coll ... a520a5aa99
Jerry