You can imagine the scene at the Kentucky Theatre when it first opened its doors in 1922: A silent film debuts as a Wurlitzer pipe organ fills the auditorium with music and special effects.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Matthew Fisher, getting to say yes to becoming the Tennessee Theatre’s associate house organist came after getting a few no’s ...

Nigel Ogden, who has died aged 71, presented The Organist Entertains for 38 of the show’s 49-year run, offering Radio 2 listeners a wide variety of popular and light classical music whether from a ...

This article, which first ran in Oct. 25, 2023, has been updated. After waiting five years, Milwaukee filmgoers finally got a chance in November to hear the restored 1925 Wurlitzer three-manual ...

The Alabama Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ has left the building. But fans of the beloved instrument needn’t fret. The organ, affectionately known as “Big Bertha,” will be back at the theater ...

The Oriental Theatre's newly-restored 1925 Wurlitzer Pipe Organ. When the Oriental Theatre reopened its doors in 2018, the movie palace was nearly just as it was a century ago, when such opulent ...

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. — The Mighty Wurlitzer organ at the Riviera Theatre and Performing Arts Center has a fresh look. The venue posted pictures of the newly restored organ on their Facebook page. The ...

This renowned classic silent film has English intertitles and will be accompanied by LIVE organ accompaniment, featuring organist Brett Valliant playing the Fox’s own Mighty Wurlitzer organ. Brett ...

"The picture is one of the best ever shown in Memphis, barring none," raved a movie reviewer credited as "A.M.D." in the Feb. 2, 1926, edition of The Commercial ...

On a recent Sunday night in West Seattle, people gathered to hear the sound of an era long gone. Accompanying a screening of the 1924 silent movie “Peter Pan” at Kenyon Hall, musician Dennis James ...

THE SOUND OF A BYGONE ERA PLAYS ON IN WORCESTER THANKS TO ONE MAN’S LIFELONG PASSION. WE HAD THE IDEA AND ANOTHER MAN’S VISION OF THE FUTURE. IN THE 1920S AND 30S WURLITZER THEATER ORGANS PROVIDED THE ...

For Matthew Fisher, getting to say yes to becoming the Tennessee Theatre’s associate house organist came after getting a few no’s regarding playing the same instrument as an enthusiastic young ...