Featuring a variety of acclaimed performers
on the mighty Wurlitzer theater pipe organ.
The Phipps Center’s Wurlitzer
theater pipe organ, style 260 special, opus 1404, with a
three manual console, 16-ranks of pipes, six tuned percussions,
as well as sound effects, is one of the finest of its size
in the country.
A gift to The Phipps Center
from Hubbard Broadcasting and the Stanley Hubbard family,
this organ was originally installed in the Capitol Theater
in St. Paul in 1926. It was reinstalled in the KSTP Television
Studios in the Twin Cities in 1957 and then moved to the
Center in 1983.
The restored Wurlitzer grand piano makes the mighty Wurlitzer even more versatile
by allowing the organist to play the piano from the organ
console.
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Charlie Balogh
This popular musician’s award-winning style stems from a love of jazz, the music of the ‘30s and ‘40s, classical influences, and a broad background in traditional theater organ techniques.
Tickets are $21 for all adults and $14 for all students with a current ID.
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Chris Gorsuch
The music of Gershwin, Porter, and other Broadway greats will be highlighted along with reminiscences of organists George Wright and Tom Hazelton, as well as a few surprises by this exciting San Diego organist.
Tickets are $21 for all adults and $14 for all students with a current ID. |
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Dennis James
A program of selected treats from the gamut of theater organ concert repertoire plus silent film comedy shorts accompanied by the entertaining house organist of Seattle’s Paramount Theatre and frequent performer at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.
Tickets are $21 for all adults and $14 for all students with a current ID. |
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