Tag: harry weiss

  • Harry Weiss, silent film accompanist (1917-2016)

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    Ben Model

    RIP Harry Weiss (1917-2016), an inspiration and a friend. He passed away peacefully January 7, two months shy of his 99th birthday, active right up to the end…playing piano every day and working on another CD. Harry was the Cinema Arts Centre​‘s first silent film accompanist, playing for silents there in the 1970s, 80s and…

  • Harry Weiss, new altscores, band premiere

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    Ben Model

    Had a nice long chat with 91-year-old silent film accompanist Harry Weiss the other day. When I began accompanying silent films at the Cinema Arts Center (formerly known as the New Community Cinema) in Huntington, NY, Vic Skolnick spoke fondly of their first accompanist, Harry Weiss. Harry played piano for their silent film shows for…