The Mark at Upstate Films
Sun, Nov 03
|orpheum theater
Live Scoring of Buster Keaton's 1920 classic "One Week" plus music from our upcoming album. Purchase Tickets here: https://www.upstatefilms.org/hinterlands
Time & Location
Nov 03, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
orpheum theater, 156 Main St, Saugerties, NY 12477, USA
About the event
In 2022, Upstate Films celebrated its 50th anniversary by commissioning the inspired musical duo of Matt Schreiber and Ben Russell to perform an original score to Buster Keaton’s madcap classic “One Week.” (1920, 19 min.) Under the name of Hinterlands, they return for a live soundtrack encore after a set of their original music. On the eve of their first record release, this New York-based accordion and violin duo play fiercely original music ranging from contemplative to howling. Seamlessly weaving together threads of vernacular music, improvisation, and songcraft, the duo draws from disparate influences to create a musical fabric that is entirely their own. Sometimes fiery, sometimes melancholy, Hinterlands leaves listeners feeling that they have journeyed through landscapes of shapes and sound.
Outside of the duo, Ben Russell has performed with Kronos Quartet, Max Richter, Björk, Sufjan Stevens, The National, and Johann Johannson.Matt Schreiber has studied and performed Romani and Balkan music for two decades and is one of a handful of American accordionists helping the instrument move beyond a state of perpetual comeback.