Music

The Anvil Orchestra features two members from the Alloy Orchestra, Terry Donahue and Roger C. Miller. Larry Dersch (Trinary System, AKA/COD, Concussion Ensemble) joins as a third member when the full percussion array is required. The Anvil Orchestra continues the silent film accompanying tradition of Alloy Orchestra, while adding its own spin to the proceedings. The group’s first performance was METROPOLIS at SNF NOSTOS in Athens, Greece, on Aug.28, 2021 (virtual due to Covid). They premiered their first new score, to Dziga Vertov’s “The History of the Civil War”, at the IDFA festival in Amsterdam on Nov.20, 2021. The Anvil Orchestra have since composed new scores to “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari”, “Nosferatu”, and “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (Lotte Reiniger). Their new score, “Berlin: Symphony of a Great City”, premieres at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in Dec.2026.
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