From Hermit Club to Hollywood: A Concert of Music by J.S. Zamecnik and Dvořák

The kickoff event of the first-ever Cleveland Silent Film Festival takes place today at 3 p.m. at the Hermit Club where Isabel Trautwein leads members of the Cleveland Orchestra in a concert celebrating the music of J.S. Zamecnik, a film music pioneer, Cleveland native and protégé of renowned Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. The program includes Zamecnik chamber works written during studies with Dvořák in Prague, a masterwork from Dvořák’s American period, and colorful highlights from Zamecnik’s photoplay music that you’ll be able to hear accompanying scenes in Sunrise next Sunday at the Cinematheque. Rodney Sauer, music director of the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, will sit in on piano for Zamecnik’s Trio for Violin, Piano and Cello. Tickets cost $40, or $15 for students and seniors $15. There's also an option to support the festival with a $100 supporter/festival all-access pass, which covers admission for one to this concert and three films being shown February 18 to 20 at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque that feature Zamecnik’s music (two accompanied live by the renowned Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, a five-piece ensemble nationally known for its definitive interpretations of historic film scores. Other festival events are free. Proof of vaccinations/booster will be checked at door; masks must be worn at all times. 1629 Dodge Ct., eventbrite.com/e/from-hermit-club-to-hollywood-tickets-244453355567.