by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Today: the opening event of the Silent Film Festival, and a lecture recital about “Gaspar Cassadó’s Iberian Legacy”
•Announcements: 20th season from CityMusic, new season of SalonEra from Les Délices, open positions with the Suburban Symphony, and volunteering with the Canton Symphony
•Almanac: Joan Tower and Made in America
HAPPENING TODAY:
The Cleveland Silent Film Festival begins today at 7:30 pm at Masonic Auditorium Performing Arts Center with a screening of a movie celebrating its 100th anniversary: the Harold Lloyd comedy Safety Last! (Pictured: an iconic shot from the film.) The screening will feature organist Clark Wilson, whose accompaniment will “reflect the techniques and materials of the musical performances given in major picture palaces during the heyday of silent film.” Tickets are available online. Read Daniel Hathaway’s interview with Wilson to learn more.
Also at 7:30, at Oberlin Conservatory’s Kulas Recital Hall, violinists Domenic Salerni and Rachelle Hunt, violist Danielle Wiebe Burke, and cellist Katie Tertell will join Hispanic studies scholar H. Rosi Song for a guest lecture recital titled “Lost in Plain Sight: Gaspar Cassadó’s Iberian Legacy.” The program includes two quartets by Cassadó — No. 2 in G and No. 1 in f — as well as the Ravel String Quartet. It’s free.