TONY FENELON

Saturday, October 2, 2010 at 7 pm

Internationally acclaimed, Tony Fenelon has toured the world extensively in concert and is a regularly featured piano soloist with the Australian Pops Orchestra.  Trained primarily in piano and voice, Tony later discovered the majestic sound of the theatre organ, which led to a second "musical" career.  Tony has completed 12 major theatre organ concert tours in the U.S.A. and the U.K.  In everyday life, he heads the Royal Melbourne Hospital Biomedical Engineering team, designing highly sophisticated monitoring and analytical equipment for hospitals.   Click here for Tony Fenelon's website.

 

JONATHAN  ORTLOFF

Saturday, November 20, 2010 at 7 pm

The winner of the ATOS 2008 Young Theatre Organist Competition, Jonathan holds degrees from Eastman School of Music and the University of Rochester in organ performance and interdisciplinary engineering.  He made his theatre organ debut for Rochester TOS in 2007 and has since performed for numerous theatre organ groups.  Besides performing, building, and restoring, Jonathan has written articles for the ATOS's Theatre Organ.  He is also directing the restoration of a Wurlitzer to be installed in the Strand Theatre in his hometown of Plattsburgh, New York.  Click here for Jonathan Ortloff's website.

 

 DICK SMITH

Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 7 pm

Dick Smith is famous for his dynamic "up-tempo."  He plays big band instrumentals, High-spirited marches, lush ballads, and all else in between.  Although born on the West Coast, Dick now lives in Baltimore.  He is a graduate of Peabody Conservatory.  Incredibly, this will be Dick's 29th concert here at Dickinson -- more than any other concert artist.  A tradition of his concert is that many of the audience stay to enjoy his playing of their requests in the "third half".  Come and experience a "Dick Smith Concert". 

                  

JELANI EDDINGTON & CHRIS GORSUCH

Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 7 pm   

Jelani began piano at age four and organ lessons at age eight.  At age 13 he won the ATOS "Young Organist Competition" and still remains its youngest winning competitor.  He has concertized extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Australia.  In 1999 he graduated from Yale Law School majoring in intellectual property litigation.  This is his fifth concert at DTOS.

At the age of 20, Chris became a staff organist with Organ Power Pizza in San Diego.  As a student of Lyn Larsen, Chris gained invaluable knowledge in registration and phrasing.  Music of the Big Band era is a particular favorite as well as classical, Jazz, and the music of the 20's and 30's.  Chris is also a competent pipe voicer and is the tonal finisher of several major instruments in the United States. 
Click here for Jelani Eddington's website.

 

RICHARD HILLS

Saturday, April 30, 2011 at 7 pm

Richard Hills became interested in theatre organ when, at the age of seven, he saw and heard Robert Wolfe play the 3/19 Wurlitzer in Norfolk, England.  His musical interests have broadened to encompass the playing styles of both English and American organists.  In 1995 Richard was the winner of the ATOS young organist of the year award.  He has played at several ATOS conventions since then.  Recently he served as associate organist at Westminster Abbey.  This will be his first appearance at Dickinson since his CD "Graduation" (on the Dickinson Kimball) was released.  Click here to hear Richard Hills playing in concert.

 

DAVE WICKERHAM

Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 7 pm   Dave Wickerham

Dave Wickerham has been a regular performer throughout the Midwest, playing at pizza parlors and concertizing on both theatre and classical organs.  He has made several recordings, including dave@dickinson.  Currently, Dave and his family are living in South Florida where he has accepted the position of Organist in Residence - Curator at the Milhous Museum in Boca Raton.  The museum houses three pipe organs and a vast amassment of beautifully restored, automated antique musical instruments and classic cars from the turn of last century.  This will be Dave's fifth concert on the Kimball.