Silent Music Revival presents Say Ah-h!

by | Jul 2, 2015 | MUSIC

The Silent Music Revival series is back again thus month at Gallery5 this Sun.

The Silent Music Revival series is back again thus month at Gallery5 this Sun. July 5, with a screening of the 1929 silent film Say Ah-h! During the free event, while the silent film is shown local bands and musicians set the soundtrack for the film by providing the live music. The musicians have never seen the film so its completely improvised. This month, Ohbliv and DJ Harrison, members of Jellowstone Records will provide the musical score. Show starts at 8 pm.

Check out a clip from a previous Silent Music Revival below. The film screened was THE UNKNOWN (1927)directed by Tod Browning with live improvised score b CLASSICAL REVOLUTION RVA.

Check out RVA Mag’s previous coverage of the Silent Music Revival series here and here.

Amy David

Amy David

Amy David was the Web Editor for RVAMag.com from May 2015 until September 2018. She covered craft beer, food, music, art and more. She's been a journalist since 2010 and attended Radford University. She enjoys dogs, beer, tacos, and Bob's Burgers references.




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