The Haskell Free Library and Opera House plans to bring music to the silver screen on Aug. 27, in a collaboration between the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival.
Featured in the presentation are seven short films, all produced locally, with the 22-piece orchestra performing their scores live at the venue.
“A lot of the films were part of this long-standing collaboration we’ve had at the Middlebury film festival. Three brand new films were conceived of and made together between composer and filmmaker,” said Matt LaRocca, VSO artistic advisor and project conductor. “We paused and looked back on all these films we’ve made so far and decided it would be an amazing time to do a retrospective on what we’ve done for the last five years.”
The short works vary from animated to live action, with all sorts of styles; some silent, that let the score do the talking, and some being remixed for the occasion.
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Haskell Opera House to host night of short films with live orchestra
By Aiden Wilson, Special to The Record
