Author: Ben Model

  • Carmagnole in “Orphans of the Storm”

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    Ben Model

    Am playing for Orphans of the Storm in Huntington tonight. Reviewing my story sheet reminded me that toward the end the townspeople dance the Carmagnole. My notes — cribbed from some other website years ago — on the dance read: “The Carmagnole, an anonymous song and street dance popular during the Reign of Terror of…

  • Back to Film School: Actualities and Glimmerings of More

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    Ben Model

    Back to “film school” today! Accompanied the “Actualities and Glimmerings of More” program at MoMA. Had a pretty big crowd, maybe 80-100 people. I didn’t keep count while I was playing, but am guessing it was at least 40 films. Since they were early actualities with little or no plot, and since even the story…

  • “An Auterist History of Film” at MoMA begins

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    Ben Model

    For those of you with weekday daytime availability, be sure to bookmarkthis page on MoMA Film’s website for An Auteurist History of Film: http://moma.org/visit/calendar/films/989 The first 6 or 7 months of this two-year film cycle at MoMA, curated by Charles Silver, is all silent film. A different program is shown each week on Weds, Thurs…

  • “Headless Horseman” at Hudson River Museum – Sun 9/13

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    Ben Model

    The newly revamped Hudson room at the Hudson River Museum does not have its grand piano available just yet, so I brought up my Kurweil PC2, OnStage keyboard stand and a few audio cable and adapters for this show. Being able to bring a keyboard is occasionally a factor in some shows, and being audio-tech-savvy…

  • Fall 2009 kicks off

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    Ben Model

    Here’s a snapshot of what’s what with me. It’s going to be a very busy and exciting fall, with 15-20 shows each month. I’ll try to be better about posting, and will try to retro-actively post about the shows I did in August bit by bit. I‘m back in NYC, after a great week in…

  • ReelclassicDVD now accepts online orders!

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    Ben Model

    ReelclassicDVD now accepts orders online with payments by credit card or PayPal. Up to now orders had to be placed by emailing or phoning in your CC info, but the company’s just upgraded their website so customers can buy directly over the website and pay securely online as well. ReelclassicDVD has released many rare silents…

  • Vermont radio interview

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    Ben Model

    I was on the Mark Johnson Show on WDEV on Thursday morning, Aug 13, for about half an hour at the top of the show. I was promoting the Chaplin show in Manchester VT (Aug 15) and the Lloyd show in Rupert VT (Aug 23), among other things. Listen in! http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_black.swf

  • Steamboat Bill in Culpeper

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    Ben Model

    I know, I know…haven’t posted in a long time. This is gonna be a quickie, ’cause I’m running off to Culpeper and D.C. for a weekend of shows. Steamboat Bill Jr at the LOC Packard Campus theater in Culpeper VA on Sat 7/25 and The Gaucho at the NGA on Sun 7/26. It’s a restored…

  • music scanning and other progress

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    Ben Model

    June 18 — My brains and time are primarily occupied with any and all work on finishing up the sheet music book these days, and I’ve managed to wedge in time to check out a piano for MoMA’s Bartos theater, and have been working out details for my August shows in VT and a couple…

  • Sherlock Holmes, with John Barrymore

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    Ben Model

    June 7 — I was hired by Kino in March to record a score for the silent film of Sherlock Holmes (1922) starring John Barrymore, and got my promo copy of the Barrymore box set that it’s part of the other day. Packaging and esp the artwork is very nice, and this should prove to…