Echoes of the Picture Palace

In a throwback to the days of vaudeville and the picture palace, Nick Russoniello and the Golden Age Quartet reawaken the Malachi's past and celebrate the great Charlie Chaplin in a concert that combines classic film and live music. Including pieces from Golden Age greats and new compositions, the afternoon will be part history lesson and all entertainment!

Silent cinema brought to life with live music...

In this cine-concert experience, the Golden Age Project re-create the traditions of the silent film era. Although silent in name, the films of the 1920s were shown in bustling picture palaces complete with live musical accompaniment. Echoes of The Picture Palace pays tribute to this lost tradition.

This programme features a screening of Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant, regarded as one of the best in its genre. Chaplin's bar fights, seasickness, a heated card game and budding romance are animated by original music composed by Nick Russoniello. 

Also a 1917 silent film screening is Australia’s earliest film Patineur Grotesque (1896) accompanied by a freshly improvised piano solo. 

Performed live by Nick Russoniello & The Golden Age Quartet

Nick Russoniello- saxophones
Julia Russoniello- violins
Paul Stender- cello
Daniel Rojas- piano

"Nick Russoniello and the Golden Age Quartet presented a fabulous afternoon ...leading-edge instrument technique, fun stories, and a film accompanied by live music. Bravo! Encore! (5 Stars)"

Annabelle Drumm, State of the Art Magazine

"There is something uniquely charming about the saxophone and the glitz of the cinema’s Golden Age that came wonderfully to life with Nick Russoniello and the Golden Age Quartet... the quartet are appropriately splendid."

Wendy Crew, Night Writes Sydney

"This is a concert with a wealth of appeal, compiled and presented by talented performers who know how to amuse, inform and entertain."

Carol Wimmer, Stage Whispers

This concert series is proudly supported by Live Music Australia.