Dennis Scott is one of Chicago’s undersung legends. Credit: Kirk Williamson Dennis Scott is one of Chicago’s undersung legends. He’s the house organist for the Music Box Theatre, where his whimsical, ...
(LEX 18) — Before the era of high-tech movie magic with IMAX and surround sound, going to the theater was a whole different experience. In the early 1900s, silent films relied on live pit orchestras ...
The Smithsonian's Wurlitzer (its console above, with the Star-Spangled Banner) likely played the national anthem before movies. Eric Long/National Musuem of American History, SI Of all the musical ...
Wendell Rotter contributed to the soundtrack of Central New York. He entertained guests at the New York State Fairgrounds during Christmas time and during the state fair from the Empire Theatre’s ...
ALBANY — On Sunday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m., internationally renowned organist Nathan Avakian will perform a free concert to dedicate the newly acquired Allen GW4 organ in Proctors’ GE Theatre, kicking off ...
The Renaissance Theatre is set to host a unique cinematic experience with a screening of the 1922 horror classic "Nosferatu" on Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The screening will feature live accompaniment by ...
We are a bunch of avid old theater lovers and theater organ music aficionados who comprise the non-paid board of directors trying to bring to our community the wonderful old movies of yesterday. We ...
A UNIQUE theatre organ will be the centre point of a church coffee morning this weekend, marking the beginning of spring with coffee, music and more.