Ron's
interest in theatre organ was sparked by his father, Gary Reseigh, playing at
the Roaring 20s Pizza in Grand Rapids,
Michigan.
Ron began his organ studies as a pre-teen and was soon playing overtures and
intermissions at the Redford Theatre in Detroit.
After entering and winning various competitions for young organists, he
won first prize in the Young Organist Competition at the ATOS National
Convention in San Francisco. Now in his mid 20s, he has
been a featured soloist at later ATOS conventions and pizza parlor venues.
Currently he works at writing in the pop music vein.
Saturday, November
15,
2008 at 7 pm
Rob
Richards is a performer with a unique set of talents, a passion for music, and a
vision of sharing it with international audiences of all ages. Born in
Aberdeen,
South Dakota, Rob is now the featured organist
at the Walt Disney El Capitan Theatre in
Hollywood. In his first year at El
Capitan, he played an incredible 500 performances! Rob has made five
international concert tours including England, Australia, and Japan. Rob is a composer and
arranger encompassing many styles, including music for children's TV. This will
be Rob's third appearance on the Dickinson Kimball.
Saturday, January
31, 2009 at 7 pm
Dick
Smith is famous for his dynamic up-tempo theatre organ playing big band
instrumentals, high-spirited marches, lush ballads, and all else inbetween.
Incredibly, this will be Dicks 28th concert
at
Dickinson, which is
more appearances here than any other concert artist.
Although born on the West Coast, Dick now lives in Baltimore. He is a graduate of Peabody
Conservatory. Dick can play audience requests from memory, as he has
done in the third half of his concerts many times at DTOS. Come and experience
a Dick Smith Concert.
Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 7 pm
John
is at home on a classical or theatrical pipe organ. He is known for his
award-winning improvisational skills, his musical versatility, and his ability
to excite and engage audiences of every kind.
He is also one of those rare people who is as comfortable repairing,
tuning, and voicing pipe organs as he is playing them.
Even in a hectic schedule, Dr. Schwandt can be found tuning organs or in
the shop working with the staff and students.
This will be his first program for DTOS.
John's program will be widely varied with both classical and theatre
music and may include a short silent film.
Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 7 pm
Ron Rhode began piano studies at age four.
Educated in classical organ and popular piano, he was first employed in
1973 as the featured organist at the Organ Stop Pizza Restaurant in
Mesa, Arizona, retiring from there in 2000.
He is now staff organist of the Orpheum Theatre in
Phoenix. In
1995 he earned a Masters of Elementary Education degree and now serves as Media
Specialist at Roosevelt
Elementary School in Mesa.
Ron has performed professionally throughout the world and has played
virtually every theatre organ venue in the United States.
This will be Ron's sixth concert for DTOS.
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 3 pm
After
what has seemed to be too many years of absence, Hector Olivera will again
return to Dickinson
to present another of his fabulous concerts.
When he entered the Buenos Aires Conservatory at age six, it most
certainly signaled the birth of a new star, and his star has been on the rise
ever since. Hector has performed and
recorded his music in all the major cities of the world.
He is an extremely talented musician who is noted for his great command
of classical organ literature as well as his original organ transcriptions of
major orchestral works. Come and hear Hector work the Dickinson Kimball
to its utmost.
Saturday, July 18, 2009 at 7 pm
In
the less formal mood of our summer concert, Michael Lundy's concert will be like
an evening in a friend's living room listening to familiar music ranging from
light classics to nostalgic TV themes.
Michael attended
Dickinson
High School and was a
very active member of DTOS.
He has played concerts for many local groups and
for ATOS chapters in PA and MD. Lessons in classical organ led to jobs as church
organist starting in junior high school.
Michael now lives in Brooklyn, NY and is musical director of a
large church in the New York area.
This concert will be like a homecoming. You can read more about
Michael by visiting his website at
www.michaelxavierlundy.com .