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Wintering in Vermont

“Wintering in Vermont” photographed by Sanford Ross Bender in Stowe, Vermont on January 26, 2025.
“Wintering in Vermont” composed and performed with concertina and guitar on January 29, 2025.

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A glimpse of light

“Snow field ” drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender on January 23, 1995
“A glimpse of light” composed and performed with guitar, clarinet, snare drum, and crash cymbal by Sanford Ross Bender on January 20, 2024.
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Fresh fallen snow

“Snow overed bridge ” drawn with pen and ink by Sanford Ross Bender
“Fresh fallen snow” composed and performed with guitar, bass, snare drum and cymbal by Sanford Ross Bender on January 14, 2024
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The big snow melt

“Snowy majesty at Mount Hood in the Oregon Cascades” photographed by Sanford R. Bender in March 2016
“The big snow melt” composed and performed with guitar, concertina, and glockenspiel by Sanford R. Bender on December 13, 2022
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Snow dance

“Snow dance” composed, performed, and recorded with guitar by Sandy Ross Bender on December 15, 2021.

“Red Wolf” drawn with colored pencil by Sandy Ross Bender in 2019

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Along the Corn Furrows

Along the Corn Furrows – photograph by Sanford Bender – February 6, 2021

I was in Tyler Park near my home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on a cold, wintry day. The sun was low in the sky and the bare trees and knobby remnants of corn stalks evoked the music I had recorded a few days earlier…

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Polar Ardor

I am excited to share news about the short film Polar Ardor, my musical collaboration with animator Camille Wainer.

POLAR ARDOR

A short animation about polar life and love.

Inspired by the paper cut style of early animator Lotte Reiniger, Polar Ardor incorporates the additive techniques of woodblock stamping and Chine-collé printmaking to recreate a delicate landscape threatened by division and deterioration. The whimsical music of composer/architect Sanford Bender accompanies each stage of the polar bear’s journey through a varied composition using only two symbolic forms (the heart and the puzzle piece). Simply and subtly, Polar Ardor offers an optimistic message about the importance of collaboration and compassion in the face of an uncertain future.

Release: 2021

Length: 1.33 minutes

ANIMATION BY : Camille Wainer

MUSIC BY: Sanford Bender

PRODUCED BY: Documinute Productions LLC

You can watch the trailer below and check out Camille’s other films on her website.