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Current members. Beth Custer, clarinets and keyboard. Sheldon Brown, woodwinds. Chris Grady, trumpet. Richard Marriott, brass and woodwinds. Gino Robair, percussion. Will Bernard, guitar.
The Club Foot Orchestra performs live with a variety of feature-length and short-subject silent films ranging from German Expressionist to Comedy. Their unique compositions often rely on a collaborative writing process that makes their scores both varied and cohesive.
The Club Foot Orchestra is a music ensemble founded in 1983 by Richard Marriott. After a brief career playing dramatic, complex music in San Francisco clubs, they became known for their scores for classic silent movies.
Current members of CFO include Sheldon Brown (woodwinds), Chris Grady (trumpet), Gino Robair (percussion), Kymry Esainko (piano), Alisa Rose (violin), Sascha Jacobsen (double bass), Deirdre McClure (conductor), along with Richard Marriott (brass and woodwinds), and Beth Custer (clarinets and keyboard).
Our band included three members from the earlier group: Opter Flame, Karl DeLovely and Bruce Ackley of the ROVA Saxophone Quartet. Also present were Neil Kaku on bass, guitarist Eugene Chadbourne and Tutti on bass flute, plus Beth Custer, Josh Ende and Arny Young, who figure prominently in later groupings.
The Club Foot Orchestra is a musical ensemble known for their silent film scores. Their influences include Eastern European folk music, impressionism, and jazz fusion; The New Yorker described their style as "music that bubbles up from the intersection of aesthetics and the id."
Richard Marriott (born 1951) is an American composer and performer. He has composed for film, television, dance, theater, opera, installations and video games. He is the founder and artistic director of the Club Foot Orchestra, an important modern ensemble for live music performance with silent films. His teachers include Dominick Argento and ...
