Jenny Scheinman: Duke Performances Artist-In-Residence Events

Via Duke Performances: Duke Performances has commissioned Jenny Scheinman, an acclaimed composer, singer, and violinist, to make an original live score set to 70-year-old archival footage taken by the late North Carolina filmmaker H. Lee Waters. Scheinman and her musical sidemen — Robbie Fulks and Robbie Gjersoe — will create a soundtrack of new folksongs, fiddle music, and field… Continue reading Jenny Scheinman: Duke Performances Artist-In-Residence Events

Filmmaker Bill Morrison Visits MFAEDA

  Experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison met with MFA students at the Carpentry Shop on November 7th and 8th to discuss his approach to filmmaking with a focus on the archive and collaboration with musicians. While at Duke, Morrison presented his film Decasia and met with Duke graduate composers to discuss the process of collaborating with composers scoring… Continue reading Filmmaker Bill Morrison Visits MFAEDA