Lance Luce Theatre Organ

Date: Friday, February 17, 2012

Time: 7:00 PM -

Theater Organ Spectacular - Organ virtuoso Lance Luce

A family Musical Celebration

-Silent movies with theater organ accompaniment
-An old fashioned sing-along with the audience

Organ virtuoso Lance Luce returns for another evening of old-fashioned musical fun for the whole family. Internationally acclaimed as a theater organist, Luce will accompany classic silent movies from the golden age of cinema as well as lead a sing-along with the audience.

A Michigan native, Luce began playing theater pipe organ at the age of 10 at the Royal Oak Theatre near his home. By 13, he was playing at that same theater during intermissions. In his teenage years, Luce served as organist at a local church on Sundays and played three nights a week at a skating rink. At 18, he took first place honors in the prestigious Yamaha National Electone organ competition in California, and the following year was appointed Head Staff Organist at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, performing regularly on the largest Wurlitzer theater organ ever built.

Luce is presently on the staff at the Fox Theatre, and is one of the organists at the Redford Theatre in Detroit. He continues to be active as a church organist and recording artist while maintaining a busy concert schedule. Luce’s background in pipe organ repair and installation, and his experience in electronic organ design, installation, voicing, and pipe interfacing are leveraged in his work as a church organ consultant for Allen Organs and Reuter Pipe organs through Evola Music. He has designed and installed more than 200 organs, including the unique pipe/digital hybrid which graces First Presbyterian Church. No tickets are required for this outstanding event. Donations will be accepted at the door. (suggestion: $10 per person, $25 per family).