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Music always has been an integral part of film, even before “talkies” when musicians provided live accompaniment. Together they created a cohesive mix by combining the sights with sound to enhance the emotional power.

Experience this mix as Music Sandwiched In presents “Music From the Screen and Stage,” 12:10-12:50 p.m., Wednesdays, Sept. 2, 9, 16 and 23, in Central Library’s Aaronson Auditorium, Fourth Street and Denver Avenue.

The series begins Wednesday with Elizabeth Curtis and Lisa Stefanic, accompanied by Jeanette Maxfield, teaming up to sing familiar songs from the stage and screen. Hear Porter, Gershwin, Sondheim and Schwartz with a fresh twist.

Sept. 9 features pianist “Ragtime Bill” Rowland, as he accompanies the humorous silent films “One Week” (1922), starring Buster Keaton and Sybil Seely, and “Wrong Again” (1929), starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy.

Joseph Kestner, chair of film studies at the University of Tulsa, surveys the history and significance of music and film Sept. 16. Kestner’s presentation will include clips of famous scores from classic films such as “42nd Street,” “High Noon” and “Lawrence of Arabia.”

The series concludes Sept. 23 with Olivia Duhon, a University of Tulsa jazz studies graduate, singing a variety of classic songs from the silver screen. The Sonny Gray Trio will accompany her. Band members include Sonny Gray on piano, Vernon Howard on bass and George Toumayan on drums.

The series is sponsored by the Friends of the Tulsa City-County Libraries and Central Library’s Media Center. Sandwiches and coffee are available for purchase.

For more information on Music Sandwiched In, call 596-7933 or visit the library’s Web site, www.tulsalibrary.org.