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Nosferatu An evening of silent film to live organ
2 November 2022 7:30pm
Keele University Chapel
Entry £ 16 | Students and ages 16 & under FREE
Book online or on the door
Andy Quin – Organ & Piano
2022 brings the centenary of the most influential horror film of all time .
In 1922 one film changed cinema and defined screen terror . 100 years later , it continues to haunt and terrify audiences . The turning point in the career of legendary director F . W . Murnau ( Sunrise , The Last Laugh ), the screen ’ s first , albeit unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker ’ s Dracula
( which itself celebrates its 125th Anniversary this year ) features Max Schreck ’ s unforgettable performance as the vampire Count Orlok , the most chilling portrayal of cadaverous evil in film history . Although a court order to destroy the film was successfully brought by Stoker ’ s widow , some copies escaped , and subsequently gave the 20th century some of its defining images of supernatural terror and dread . A decades-long search for the best surviving material and a re-recording of the original score by Hans Erdmann now allows us to see the film exactly as it premiered 100 years ago .
Remade by Werner Herzog in 1979 ( and inspiring films as diverse as Abel Ferrara ’ s King of New York and The Addiction , and E . Elias Merhige ’ s Shadow of the Vampire ), F . W . Murnau ’ s surreal 1922 cine-fable remains the original and landmark entry in the entire global tradition of “ the horror film ”. A towering masterpiece whose legacy is truly incalculable , Nosferatu remains as mesmerising – and haunting – as ever .
Organist Andy Quin has composed numerous TV and film tracks using both electronics and pipes as well as being broadcast on BBC The Organist Entertains and playing classical organ music . His classical training , vast experience of composing , arranging and conducting many of the major UK orchestras , working with the world ’ s finest musicians , a great knowledge of film and TV scoring coupled with years of experience of Jazz and improvisation give Andy a unique insight as a performer . He first started accompanying silent film at the age of 11 and has performed on some of the most well known organs in the UK .