THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (1928, James Watson and Melville Webber, Directors, 13 min)
Premiered by ensemble (violin, trumpet, saxophone, piano)
17 May, Weston Auditorium, University of Hertfordshire
21 May, Kingston University Read reviews
ALL THE HUES OF NATURE: COLOUR FILM AND RESTORATION Including the following films:
L'Inferno (1911, Italy), Filettes de Bretagne (1909, France),
Prekrasnaya Lyukanida (1912, Russia), The Open Road (1925, UK),
Hilversum (1938, Netherlands), Zeeland en Hilversum (1939),
Grande Fete du Cinquantenaire de Yokohama, Japanese Festival (France, 1909)
Jean Hasse, piano, new scores composed/improvised live to 7 films
(also including percussion ensemble in 3 films) Premiere: 10 July 2009, Bristol
(part of an international conference organised by the Univ of Bristol Dept of Drama)
THE RAT (1925, Graham Cutts, Director, 1 hr 20 min)
Jean Hasse (piano), Jack Beecroft (accordion), Emma Tenison (clarinet) Premiere: 30 November 2008, Bristol
GHOSTS BEFORE BREAKFAST (Vormittagsspuk) (1928, Hans Richter, Director, 7 min)
Premiered by ensemble (violin, trumpet, saxophone, piano)
14 November, South Hampstead High School
23 November, Fitzwilliam College Auditorium, Cambridge 21 January (2009), Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York18 February, The Byre Theatre, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
MABEL'S DRAMATIC CAREER
(1913, Mack Sennett, Director, 15 min)
Jean Hasse, piano Premiere: 11 March 2008, Birds Eye View Festival, BFI/NFT London
FAUST
(1926, F.W. Murnau, Director, 1 hr 46 min)
Premiered by the South West Ensemble (CoMA South West and Bristol-based players -
flute, clarinet, alto sax, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, guitar,
piano, electric keyboard, percussion, strings) , Conductor Performances: 13 October 2007, Victoria Rooms, Bristol and
21 October, Barbican Centre, London Read more
Other films and special projects
CENTRE FOR NANOSCIENCE AND QUANTUM INFORMATION,
Inauguration Ceremony, University of Bristol (2009)
Soundscape created using recorded sounds of the building,
played in the foyer of the new NSQI Centre.
ROYAL SOCIETY SUMMER EXHIBITION (2008)
Music cues composed to accompany the University of Bristol Department of Physics'
Royal Society exhibit, London: 'Spot the Penguin'.
CoMA SUMMER SCHOOL (2008)
JH led composition/performance workshops in creating new scores to two silent films, How to be Run Over (1900) and Le Cheval emballé (1907),
and conducted the CoMA ensemble in a live performance of the music/films.
JAPANESE JOURNEY (2008)
Music composed for 1-hr film made by film editor Don Fairservice
SCISATIONAL (2007)
Opening title music/sound design and final end credits composed
for 8 films made by Bristol-area students, organised by
the University of Bristol Centre for Public Engagement. View excerpt
BRUNEL.BRISTOL (2006)
Musical soundscape that preceded the University of Bristol Vice-Chancellor's
lecture on Bristol, Science and Brunel (Dec. 2006) Listen
THE RAT click to view excerpt (3:30) Footage of The Rat courtesy of the BFI National Archive
