Uploaded January 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Sunday afternoons will never be the same again.
Each month this spring top musicians will perform spontaneous soundtracks to the world's greatest silent films. The February edition features Academy Award Winning composer Stephen Warbeck
Composer and cellist Philip Sheppard explains..
"There will be no rehearsals. None of the musicians will have watched the films in advance. Improvisation before a live audience will begin as the film rolls... there must be a catch somewhere? Who would want to put themselves through it? Well, it seems Dame Evelyn Glennie and Roger Eno do, along with Guy Pratt, Pip Eastop, David Le Page, Elspeth Hanson, Geoff Dugmore, Julian Thornton and a host of surprise musical guests."
"The films, to be shown on the first Sunday of the month, will include those of comic heroes Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. The atmosphere will be relaxed, club-like and my guess is there'll be room for some very sophisticated mucking about."
"The great thing about Not So Silent Movies is that it will appeal to all ages,
from kids to those who remember watching these films in their youth!'"
Sunday afternoons will never be the same again.
Each month this spring top musicians will perform spontaneous soundtracks to the world's greatest silent films. The February edition features Academy Award Winning composer Stephen Warbeck
Composer and cellist Philip Sheppard explains..
"There will be no rehearsals. None of the musicians will have watched the films in advance. Improvisation before a live audience will begin as the film rolls... there must be a catch somewhere? Who would want to put themselves through it? Well, it seems Dame Evelyn Glennie and Roger Eno do, along with Guy Pratt, Pip Eastop, David Le Page, Elspeth Hanson, Geoff Dugmore, Julian Thornton and a host of surprise musical guests."
"The films, to be shown on the first Sunday of the month, will include those of comic heroes Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. The atmosphere will be relaxed, club-like and my guess is there'll be room for some very sophisticated mucking about."
"The great thing about Not So Silent Movies is that it will appeal to all ages,
from kids to those who remember watching these films in their youth!'"
