BLUE GRASSY KNOLL
Blue Grassy Knoll’s new work The General to premier in 2010.
After a very successful concert at the Melbourne Recital Centre in June, Blue Grassy Knoll return on the 6 August with a double bill of music film scores in the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall.
The first is a world premiere of their brand new score to Buster Keaton’s The General. Perhaps Keaton’s biggest feat and possibly his greatest silent comedy, The General is set as a Civil-War adventure epic and was made towards the end of the silent film genre. Filled with Keaton trade-mark hilarious silent gags and perfectly timed stunt work, it undoubtedly has the best train film sequence ever made.
The second film is Labourer’s Love (Laogong shi aiqing) the earliest complete film from China’s early cinematic history. In 2007 Blue Grassy Knoll were commissioned to write a new score for Labourer’s Love which has performed to overwhelming critical acclaim in China – they now bring it to Melbourne for the first time before taking it to Shanghai for performances at the World Expo.
Tickets can be bought here.
This score was made possible thanks to development funding in 2009 as part of theVictorian Arts Centre’s Full Tilt program.
christine Derby
June 21st, 2010
? Are there any other dates/ venues we can catch you, as unfortunately can’t make 6th August in melb.
Still remember your performance as one of the HIGHLIGHTS at Port Fairy many moons ago.
Very keen to catch you again
Christine and Robert Derby
gus
June 21st, 2010
We will be playing at the Recital Centre again on November 5th. There is a possiblity of touring regional Victoria in 2011… stay tuned.
Tony Bennett
July 26th, 2010
Edinburgh Fringe ????????
gus
July 27th, 2010
Never say never