El Paso native stars in 'The Last Haw'

Lumedia Musicworks currently offers "The Last Haw," it's quirky silent western film set to the music of the early music ensemble's performance of French composer Joseph-Nicolas-Pancrace Royer's famous "Le Vertigo." It stars El Paso native and harpsichordist Molly Hammond, who resides in Houston.

Lumedia Musicworks, a nonprofit music ensemble focused on performing and showcasing early music - music composed before 1750, produces short films to help present the music to modern audiences. To see "The Last Haw" at no charge go to https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/season.

"It's been a great season for us, despite the pandemic forcing most of Lumedia's performances online. We saw record donations and record registrations, including listeners and viewers from as far away as South Africa and Australia," says Lumedia's artistic director Julianna Emanski.

Lumedia uses historical reproductions of instruments from the baroque, renaissance and medieval periods, all at historical pitch. There is no charge to view "The Last Haw," but donations are welcome.

Lumedia's core team is highly trained in historically-informed performance practices.
The story created for "The Last Haw" was inspired by and set to the music "Le Vertigo," a harpsichord piece written in 1746. The silent western concept was the brainchild of Emanski and directed by Derrick Robert Brown of Dallas in the historic White Elephant Saloon in Fort Worth.

Lumedia's musicians record the music used in the ensemble's short films.