By WKTV Staff
joanne@wktv.org
The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) will continue the 2021 Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ Concert series on November 19 and 20 with delightful performances by Brett Valliant.
Brett Valliant is an American organist in demand for his ability to perform various genres of music. He plays annually for several film festivals including the International Film Festival hosted by the American Film Institute, and has been a featured performer at national conventions of the American Guild of Organists and the American Theatre Organ Society. He has toured extensively as a solo artist, as a featured soloist with orchestras and a film accompanist abroad, throughout the United States. Critics internationally have defined his performances as “exciting,” “refreshing,” “unorthodox,” and “astonishing.”
Travel back in time to the Roaring 20s era to hear popular hits including Ding Dong Ding and Dream Lover. The Museum is happy to be welcoming back guests for in person organ concerts, as well as an option to purchase a recording of the Friday evening show. In person tickets are $15, with the discounted price of $10 for members. Virtual tickets are $10 per household, with the discounted price of $6 for member households. Only one link is needed per household. A recording of the Friday concert will be available to virtual ticket holders on Monday, November 22. Tickets are available by visiting grpm.org/Organ.
In person shows will be held at 7 p.m. on Fridays and at 2 p.m. on Saturdays in the GRPM’s Meijer Theater.
The 1928 Mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ is an impressive icon of Grand Rapids and an artifact preserved in the GRPM’s Collections used to entertain and educate all ages through the annual concert series and annual programming.
Themed, family-friendly holiday organ concerts will take place in December. Early ticket purchases are recommended as the holiday concerts are expected to sell out early. For more information visit grpm.org/Organ.
