San Francisco Silent Film Festival to Feature Berklee Silent Film Orchestra
The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra will perform a new score to Harold Lloyd's 1925 silent comedy <i>The Freshman</i> live-to-picture at the 2017 San Francisco Silent Film Festival.
Image courtesy Harold Lloyd Entertainment
On Thursday, June 1, the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (BSFO) will open the 22nd San Francisco Silent Film Festival, performing its new score for Harold Lloyd's classic silent comedy The Freshman (1925).
One of the first 50 films chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress, The Freshman is one of comic genius Lloyd's most successful and enduring films. The BSFO, veterans of two previous performances at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival and two-time recipients of the Boston Society of Film Critics' Award of Merit, will perform their new score for this pioneering romantic comedy in an unforgettable live-to-picture experience.
Come find out why film critic Leonard Maltin described the BSFO's performance at last year's San Francisco Silent Film Festival as "nothing short of thrilling." "When the film concluded, over 1,000 people leapt to their feet, cheering. I can’t wait to hear the orchestra again," Maltin said.
About the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival is held in the Castro Theatre, a lovely Jazz Age treasure, and runs June 1-4. The festival celebrates its 22nd year with another jaw-dropping collection of rare cinematic finds, wonderfully curated collaborations, and spectacular, live-to-picture performances of original film scores.
About the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra (BSFO)
The Berklee Silent Film Orchestra is dedicated to composing new, original scores for silent feature classics, and performing them live-to-picture. Based at Berklee, home to the world’s first undergraduate degree program in film scoring, the student orchestra composes its new works and performs them as an ensemble under the leadership of three-time Emmy nominee and Professor Sheldon Mirowitz (Outside Providence, Missing in America), artistic director of the BSFO.