Press Releases (PDF)
October 2004Films of FW Murnau at the National Gallery of Art
October 2003
Nosferatu at the Savannah Film Festival
January 2003
Films of Marcel L'Herier at the National Gallery of Art
March 2002
Films of Nell Shipman - National Museum of Women in the Arts
October 2001
Nosferatu at Visions Cinema, Washington, DC
July 2001
Der Golem at the DC JCC
January 2001
Salomé and Camille starring Alla Nazimova at the National Gallery of Art
Press on Silent Orchestra
Desson Thomson gets the scoop on our performances for the FW Murnau retrospective at the National Gallery of Art.Scores of Reasons to See These Silent Films, Friday, October 15, 2004; Washington Post Weekend, Page WE46
Our performance of Nosferatu was the opening event at the 2000 Virginia Film Festival. Here's what festival director, Richard Herskowitz, had to say about us in his wrapup report:
"The festival was highlighted by three extraordinary screenings at Culbreth Theater that were among the most memorable in Festival history. The opening night presentation was a double feature of Nosferatu and Shadow of the vampire, with Silent Orchestra performing its majestic score for Nosferatu. Both the night's standing ovation and the acclaim registered in the audience surveys registered great appreciation for the revelatory effect of juxtaposing the two films and adding a contemporary score."And this mentioned appeared in John Shea's wrap-up of the festival:
"The film was accompanied by a new soundtrack by the Silent Orchestra, a two man group that put on a hell of a live performance. We were informed by David Shepard, the archivist who restored the print, that this print along with the new soundtrack, will be released on DVD December 31, not coincidently two days after the release of Shadow of the Vampire to theaters." - John Shea TNMC Movies
Press on Salomé
Washington Post, Nightlife, Eric Brace says our Salomé performance at the National Gallery was "stirring and remarkable" (Dang!)Salomé 5.0 DVD Score Review by Fred Hunter - Classics on DVD
Salomé and Lot in Sodom, DVD Talk, Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Press on Nosferatu
Images Journal, Nosferatu DVD review by Gary JohnsonPro Audio Review on the Nosferatu 5.0 DVD Score (PDF)
DVD Review on the Image Entertainment Nosferatu DVD