Please note: The show may be over, but we're still running this Indiegogo campaign to give you the opportunity to pre-order the DVD!
Trains, Cannonballs, Romance!
Come see Buster Keaton's classic 1926 comedy The General and feast your ears on:
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78 minutes of thrilling original music!
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Performed live in the pit by an 11-piece chamber orchestra at Tucson's historic Fox Theatre!
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All for a film Orson Welles called "the greatest comedy ever made, the greatest Civil War film ever made, and perhaps the greatest film ever made."
- And this time we're releasing a DVD!
What can you about it?
Your support through this Indiegogo campaign helps us tremendously, and we hope it helps you, too. For example:
- This is a great way to get your tickets! (They'll be under your name at Will-Call.)
- And a great way to pre-order the DVD!
- All while supporting strange chamber music in Tucson, AZ!
Where Does the Money Go?
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The $2,000 goal is a modest one, and will help:
- Pay the hardworking musicians.
- Pay for recording the concert for our DVD!
- Move the piano (twice) and tune it.
- Print programs.
- Print DVDs and T-shirts!
Should we exceed our $2,000 goal, those additional funds will help:
- Pay the hardworking musicians a bit more!
- Pay the composers!
- Fund the ChamberLab war chest for future amazing projects.
We definitely hope to exceed our goal! (And we hope you'll make it happen.)
Wait, a DVD???
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That's right! We're using the original 1926 version of The General, which entered the public domain in 1954, allowing us to make beautiful music with it, and enshrine the result in space-aged plastic disks for your long-lasting enjoyment. This DVD will feature our entire live soundtrack synced to the film from beginning to end, just as you'll enjoy it in the theater!
With you, it's better!
Your help matters! When you support this campaign with your donations, and when you share this campaign with your friends and family, you are making this show possible and we are grateful. Thank you!
And to thank you even more:
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Every contributor to this Indiegogo campaign will be recognized in the program for the concert (provided contributions are made before the program goes to press, which is likely Wednesday the 25th)!
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All who contribute at a DVD-receiving level will have their names listed on the honor roll of supporters in the DVD packaging!
- Of course we'll withhold your names if you elect to support us anonymously! But we'll still be grateful!
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Don't be a stranger.
Visit us at www.chamberlab.org for audio, video, and photos of our previous concerts, and to join our mailing list!
