LIFE. LOVE. SEX.

(And other unscheduled events.)

on more than their ability to fill the
needs of a niche market.
Winokur attributes their popularity
to the varied backgrounds of the musi-
cians. Sampson has had extensive for-
mal training and composes most of
the music, while Donohue has per-
formed for several years in Boston-
based rock bands. Winokur, a profes-
sional photographer, also performed as
a percussionist in rock bands.
Together, the group collaborates on
the scores of the silent films by view-
ing the works several times to interpret
the director's mood and message.
Then, during later viewings, they col-
lectively improvise music, recording
pieces they like and discarding the
rest. The recordings are then fine-
tuned to fit the movies.
"It takes a lot of work to get the
music to change when the scene
changes," Winokur said.
It also takes a lot of work to orga-
nize and haul their instruments from
city to city. The group rents large
storerooms to hold their various
instruments, some of which are made
from air conditioning ducts, radiator
hoses and horseshoes.
"Each one has a different pitch, a
different sound," Winokur said.
While the orchestra members
intend to continue their work with
silent film, they have also recently
made it into "talkies." With Sampson's
scoring, the Alloy Orchestra recently
provided the soundtrack to Fast,
Cheap and Out of Control, a feature
film with a scheduled fall release.

The Alloy Orchestra will pro-
vide the score for Metropolis, a
Fritz Lang film, 7:30 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 12; Steamboat Bill, Jr:, a
Charles Riesner film, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 13; The Lost World,
3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14; and The
Man With The Movie Camera, a
Dziga Vertov film, 7 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 14, all at the Detroit Film
Theatre at the Detroit Institute of
Arts. Tickets for evening perfor-
mances are $10 each/$8 for stu-
dents, seniors and DIA members.
Tickets for the Sunday afternoon
young people's performance are
$6.50 each. For information and
advance ticket purchase, call the
DIA ticket office at 833-2323.
(The DIA's new 400-space parking
lot — directly across from the
DFT entrance — is now open,
temporary auto entrance on
Brush.)

A very funny and very poignant musical!
Set in America where the rules keep changing and families aren't the same.

NOW thru OCTOBER 5

Music by William Finn
Book by William Finn and James Lapine
Directed by Nick Calanni
Music Directed by Ben Cohen

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6600 W. Maple Road
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Infrared Hearing Devices Available

GET READY TO LAUGH

as Kadima presents its
8th Annual Fundraiser
featuring Elayne Boosler
September 25, 1997
7:30 p.m.
Orchestra Hall

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