UP AGAINST THE SCREEN Film Concert Comes to Pepperdine Amphitheatre

Pepperdine University's Fine Arts Division will host the third biennial Up Against the Screen outdoor film concert, which features original music scores composed by Pepperdine students, at the Pepperdine University Amphitheatre on Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.

The performance is free and open to the public.

Up Against the Screen will feature screenings of three classic silent films, accompanied by music composed by The Pickford Composers, three Pepperdine student composers selected to develop an effective music score for live players. The original music pieces will be performed live by the Pickford Ensemble, a chamber ensemble comprised of Pepperdine student musicians under the direction of Professor of Music N. Lincoln Hanks, with support from Chamber Music Director Louise Lofquist.

This year's silent films include: Le voyage dans la lune, directed by Georges Méliès with new music by Joshua Edward; La coquille et le clergyman (excerpts), directed by Germaine Dulac with new music by Wynn Nordlund; and Metropolis (excerpts), directed by Fritz Lang with new music by Jeremy Zerbe.

The Pickford Composers are provided special funding at the beginning of the fall semester and receive direction and creative insights on the art and presentation of silent film scoring from Hanks through private weekly lessons. Selected through an audition process, The Pickford Ensemble, the university's premier new music group, is comprised of Pepperdine's finest student performers. The films for Up Against the Screen are selected by Hanks from the archives of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

"This is such a unique music and film event. Audience members will be thrilled to hear the creative work of our talented students alongside these fine films-all under the stars at our outdoor amphitheatre," Hanks said.

About the Seaver College Fine Arts Division

The Seaver College Fine Arts Division offers students excellent training in the disciplines of studio art, art history, music, and theatre arts. A group of renowned faculty, who are revered in their fields as practicing scholars, artists, and teachers, prepare students for careers in the arts and continued graduate study. With approximately 300 students in the division, the unique programs are designed to prepare and inspire students to develop critical thinking, nurture creativity, and create the highest level of art and scholarship.