BOLTON LANDING — The Sembrich is launching its 2021 Free Film Festival with a lakeside screening of Crescendo (2019), on June 21.
“We are excited to resume our Free Film Festival in 2021,” says Suzanna M. Bernd, The Sembrich’s Executive Director, in a statement. “We welcome all community members – including residents and visitors – to join us for these free lakeside screenings.”
The Sembrich’s 2021 Free Film Festival will take place outdoors on the lakeshore under its performance tent. Guests are encouraged to bring their own chairs and enjoy the park-like atmosphere of The Sembrich’s historic lakeside grounds.
Loosely inspired by Daniel Barenboim’s West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Crescendo tells the story of a conductor striving to form an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra amid political tensions. Many brilliant scenes feature classical music, including performances of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, Dvorak’s Serenade for Winds, and Ravel’s Bolero. The film premiered at the Munich International Film Festival in 2019, where it received a ten-minute standing ovation.
2021 Free Film Festival Calendar: All screenings at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays: June 21 – Crescendo (2019); July 5 - Brasslands (2013); July 19 - The Cunning Little Vixen (2003); Aug. 2 – The Maestro (2018); Aug. 16 – Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019), and Aug. 30 – Blinded by the Light (2019).
Reservations can be made online but are not required. For more information on this film or the 2021 Nature & Music Summer Festival, visit TheSembrich.org/festival or call The Sembrich’s office at 518-644-2431. The Sembrich is located at 4800 Lake Shore Drive, Bolton Landing. For more information, visit www.TheSembrich.org or contact us at 518-644-2431 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
