Aesop’s Sound Fables Presents Strange Animations- Silent Film with Live Music
June 6 at 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
$15.00
Aesop’s Sound Fables
Aesop’s Sound Fables will perform their original soundtracks to a series of short silent animated films, including The Cameraman’s Revenge, Steamboat Willie, and others. The program should be just over an hour in total and the ensemble would be a trio of guitar, bassoon, and cello.
Aesop’s Sound Fables is an ambient chamber music project that performs original soundtracks to silent films, nature, and unusual theater. The group is also known for hosting its Soup Dinner concert and reading series out of their apartment in Brooklyn, NY. Founded by classical guitarist Mike Nowotarski, the group relies heavily on improvisation, texture, and guest collaborations to create an inviting sound. will also be joined by special guest Matt Geary, an American Primitive Guitarist from Philadelphia who will be performing as part of the ensemble.
Newsletter:
“Every so often, however, there is a gem—a piece of art, a performance, a film—that brings the past into the present with such wondrous ingenuity that it makes me want to keep breathing air and walking on two legs. I become an enlivened individual with a beating heart and a whole host of positive thoughts about the present and future art world. As an audience member of Aesop’s Sound Fables, I found such a gem.
Aesop’s Sound Fables is a chamber collective that explores experimental sound. They write and improvise live musical performances, which accompany silent films, theater, and natural phenomena. During their most recent show on July 11th at 8 PM in Ridgewood, Queens, I listened to this group live score a 69-minute, 104-year-old film. Their performance was a pleasant reprieve from the aforementioned nods to the past. In fact, I would consider this musical collective to be one of the few small joys we have left.” – Cult Magazine Review 2024