SILENT MOVIE NIGHT
with Bruce VOGT, piano
Friday 9 June 2023, 7.00pm, St. Nicholas Church, SWAFIELD
After graduating, Vogt continued his education in England, before returning to Canada. He began his successful academic and concert pianist career in Victoria in 1980.
His silent movies improv days went silent until 2000 when Vogt was asked by a friend at a conservatory in Paris to accompany a couple of Chaplin films as part of a year-end celebration for the students. The students loved it. Vogt was reenergized and soon performed similar shows in Germany, England and Japan.
“For the films, I’m pretty lazy. I don’t plan a score,” said Vogt, adding the performance is a much lighter feel than playing highly disciplined concerts. “The way I prepare is I make sure I know the film so well that I know exactly when to come in. I’m doing it for the first time every time I play, but I know the films very well. I’d stare at them (films) with great intent and have learned to play without taking my eyes off the movie. (by Paul Mayne, Western News)
Programme – Charlie Chaplin’s The Rink (1916)
Buster Keaton’s Our Hospitality (1923).
The show took place in St. Nicholas Church in Swafield. With a licensed bar.
It’s good practice to wear face masks all the time, except when you are eating or drinking.
The number of places – limited. Pre-booking only. Tickets: £6 – adult, £3 – children.
Tickets – by phone 01692 402 624 or cash only at The Crown at Trunch (Front Street, Trunch, North Walsham NR28 0AH).