A protégé of legendary theater organist Gaylord Carter, Robert Israel made his professional debut at age 18. He has performed as a soloist and orchestra conductor throughout the US, Japan, and Europe and has served as Music Director of Special Events for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Israel has recorded numerous musical scores for silent films released by Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Criterion Collection, Flicker Alley, among others.
San Francisco Silent Film Festival
The San Francisco Silent Film Festival is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about silent film as an art form and as a culturally valuable historical record.
