It’s been a hell of a week for deadlines and social engagements. Now that the weekend’s just about over (and I’ve turned in my newspaper article), I can collapse. Here I am in New York yesterday with filmmaker Paul Moon (left) and cellist Matt Haimovitz, whom I interviewed (from my chair off-camera, thankfully) for a documentary about one of the great, comparatively unsung instrumentalists of the 20th century. Hint: It has something to do with one of Haimovitz’s teachers. A teaser from Day One. More as the project proceeds!
Tag: Paul Moon
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“The Passion of Scrooge” Documentary Explored
Here’s a fresh take on an old chestnut, by composer John Deak, filmmaker Paul Moon, baritone William Sharp, and the @[100066833537251:2048:21st Century Consort]. Not just a filmed performance, but a collaborative documentary with dramatic elements.
Moon, who is perhaps best known from the nationwide broadcast on PBS of his documentary “Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty,” dropped by the studios of @[100055420854366:2048:WWFM – The Classical Network] a couple of times over the years to chat about his projects. Here’s what he had to say about “The Passion of Scrooge.”
His documentary “Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time” will be shown at Lincoln Center’s New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Bruno Walter Auditorium, tomorrow at 5:30 p.m.
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Samuel Barber Birthday Celebration
Paul Moon reminds me that today is Samuel Barber’s birthday. Watch Paul’s documentary, Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty, at samuelbarberfilm.com.
Barber makes a wish in 1977:
Happy birthday, Sam! It’s a good day for a trip to the Barber.
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Samuel Barber Birthday Rare Video
With thanks to documentarian Paul Moon, director of Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty, here is a clip – new to me – of West Chester, PA’s favorite composer blowing out a candle on the occasion of his 67th birthday.
Happy birthday, Samuel Barber, born on this date in 1910.
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