Northrop Presents
The Passion of Joan of Arc: Silent Film With Live Music
Featuring Filip Presseisen, organist
Sun, Apr 6, 3:00 pm CT
In-person / Livestream
On-demand through Apr 13
A transcendent masterpiece of the silent film era, The Passion of Joan of Arc is a vivid, immersive journey through the agonies of martyrdom. Carl Theodor Dreyer’s expressionistic, intimate techniques immerse viewers in the hours before Joan’s fateful trial. Classical music rising star Dr. Filip Presseisen will accompany the 1928 film on Northrop's historic Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. Known for his ingenious use of the organ, the concert musician serves as head of the Instrumental Department at the Archdiocesan School of Music in Krakow, Poland, and is the winner of the 2015 International Silent Film Competition held in Berlin, Germany.
You might enjoy this performance if you loved:
The Phantom of the Opera: Silent Film with Live Music Featuring Aaron David Miller, organ
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis: Silent Film with Live Music Featuring Peter Richard Conte, organ
Quotes / Reviews
“Filip Presseisen's improvisations were unreservedly delightful...the sound of the organ under Presseisen's fingers was simply marvelous, clear, malleable, housed in the beautiful acoustics of the concert hall.”—Telewizja Racjonalista
“Presseisen filled the hearts of the audience. Soft, flowing, devotional, with varied variations in tempo and volume, the organist conveyed a view of the creation of the world that was hopeful.”—Schwäbische Post
