Peter Krasinski presents Silent Film Comedy Charlie Chaplain's "The Gold Rush" 1925

Silents Are Golden: Charlie Chaplain's "The Gold Rush" 1925 Silent Film Comedy
live improvised accompaniment by organist Peter Krasinski on the Gilbertville Johnson & Son pipe organ

Organist, conductor and music educator Peter Krasinski is broadly recognized for his imaginative and energetic performances. Winner of First Prize in Improvisation from the American Guild of Organists National Competition, he is known worldwide for his unique accompaniment to classic silent films. The "Gold Rush" takes viewers to the Klondike, Alaska where a comedy unfolds amid harsh conditions. Writer, producer, director and leading actor Charlie Chaplin plays his "Little Tramp." The film also stars Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman and Malcolm Waite. It is the fifth-highest grossing silent film in cinema history. Variety called The Gold Rush 'the greatest and most elaborate comedy ever filmed." The New York Times called it 'the outstanding gem of all of Chaplin's pictures, as it has more thought and originality than even such masterpieces of mirth as The Kid and Shoulder Arms."

Peter Krasinski is House Organist of the Providence Performing Arts Center, Principal Organist at Mechanics Hall, Organist at First Church of Christ, Scientist in Providence RI, and accompanist at Beth El Temple Center in Belmont, MA. He recently presented Master Classes at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, and appeared in an Oscar-winning move "The Holdovers." For more on the artist's calendar, visit www.Krasinski.org.

Youth under 18 and Mass Cultural Council "Card to Culture" holders are admitted free.

Support for this program comes in part from the Cultural Councils of Barre, North Brookfield and Petersham. Cultural councils are local agencies supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.