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Meet the Rochester pianist who makes silent movies sing

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM | By Rebecca Rafferty
Published October 26, 2021 at 8:58 AM EDT
Philip Carli, of the George Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre, is one of about three dozen silent film accompanists around the country.
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Philip Carli, of the George Eastman Museum's Dryden Theatre, is one of about three dozen silent film accompanists around the country.

On a recent Tuesday evening, the gold velvet curtain at the George Eastman Museum’s Dryden Theatre rose to reveal a movie screen that flickered to life with an old-time silent film. Check out the full story by Rebecca Rafferty of CITY.

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