Bandrika Presents: Hand-Cranked Silent Shorts With Live Organ

Please join us at Bandrika for another evening of The Barr-Fox Wurlitzer being performed live to picture as our friend and renowned theatre organist, Mark Herman, accompanies an eclectic collection of short silent films provided by Hand-Crank projectionist Joe Rinaudo!

Our set list for the night includes titles such us:

• A Trip to the Moon (1903) – Georges Méliès' visionary adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel From the Earth to the Moon.
• One Week (1920) – A timeless comedy from silent film legend Buster Keaton.
• The Golden Beetle (1907) – A beautifully hand-tinted color film from cinema's pioneering era.
• Plus, a few surprises!

For more information on Joe and his hand-crank projection, please see below:

MEET JOE RINAUDO

About Mark Herman

Mark Herman is a distinguished American theatre organist who has performed hundreds of solo concerts and silent film presentations across the United States and internationally. He received the prestigious American Theatre Organ Society’s Organist of the Year award in 2012, becoming the youngest recipient in the society's history.

Featured on American Public Media’s Pipedreams and at conventions for various organ societies, Mark has toured internationally in Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the UK. His work has been showcased on television and in films, and he also made a notable 2019 organ cameo with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Renowned for his period-authentic film scores, he composed and recorded new scores for The Criterion Collection's Harold Lloyd Blu-ray release in 2019.

Mark studied theatre organ with John Ferguson and classical piano with Christine Freeman. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts/Management from DePaul University. Residing in Los Angeles, he is the President of Herman Organ Company, leading a talented team in the museum-quality restoration and care of pipe organs.

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