We are excited to welcome Swooping Shapes to our Historic Courtroom! They’ll create instrumental magic to enhance a silent film—join us on this journey!

Swooping Shapes 

The music of Puerto Rican guitarist and composer Federico Balducci can be described as a mixture of classical and ambient music with unusually intricate harmonies. Federico Balducci has a Bachelor’s Degree in Film Scoring from the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Currently, Federico mostly works on film scores for short films and documentaries.

Brian Dewan is a musician and visual artist who engages in filmstrip making and instrument building. He writes songs and collects songs from earlier generations. 

Elizabeth Karp is a musician who combines analog and digital instrumentation, tape collage, field recordings, and percussion to perform sound collage music. Elizabeth is also a visual artist and co-curator of Moonbow, a performance series held at The Shaker Heritage Site.

Historic Salem Courthouse Community Center’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.