Lance Luce in Concert plus Silent Comedy

Lance Luce in Concert plus Silent Comedy

The Home of Susan & Joseph GraifCarrollton, VA
Sunday, Jun 28 from 4 pm to 7 pm
Overview

Internationally acclaimed theatre organist, Lance Luce performs at the Allen Digital Unit Orchestra in the home of Sue and Joe Graif.

Lance Luce is an internationally acclaimed theatre organist. He has played hundreds of concerts all over the United States, Canada, England and Australia. In 2014 he was awarded Organist of the year by the American Theatre Organ Society. In 2017 he became organist for the Detroit Red Wings at the new Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit.

He has played concerts for numerous chapters of the American Theatre Organ Society and other affiliated theatre organ groups and clubs. He has played for National and regional conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society in the United States and the Theatre Organ Society of Australia.

At age 18, Lance won first place honors in the Yamaha National Electone organ competition in California. The next year he was appointed the Head Staff Organist at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on the largest Wurlitzer ever built. Lance has made many recordings, including being part of the famous "Theatre Organ Greats - A Salute to Radio City Music Hall".

Lance was the house organist at several family style restaurants, two of them in Michigan. While at the Organ Grinder in Toronto, Ontario, he played for well over a million patrons in 8 years.

Lance has been a church organ consultant in Michigan since 1991. He is the owner of Allen Organs Southeast Michigan. He is also on the Allen Artist roster. Lance has designed and installed over 350 organs in churches, homes and institutions. His background includes pipe organ maintenance, as well as electronic organ design, installation, voicing, pipe interfacing and MIDI implementation.

Lance is on the staff at the Fox Theatre and Redford Theatre in Detroit, and the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor. He has been a church organist for 50 years and is organist at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

In addition to his concert, Lance will cue the two-reel silent comedy, "Cops", starring Buster Keaton.

Internationally acclaimed theatre organist, Lance Luce performs at the Allen Digital Unit Orchestra in the home of Sue and Joe Graif.

Lance Luce is an internationally acclaimed theatre organist. He has played hundreds of concerts all over the United States, Canada, England and Australia. In 2014 he was awarded Organist of the year by the American Theatre Organ Society. In 2017 he became organist for the Detroit Red Wings at the new Little Caesar’s Arena in Detroit.

He has played concerts for numerous chapters of the American Theatre Organ Society and other affiliated theatre organ groups and clubs. He has played for National and regional conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society in the United States and the Theatre Organ Society of Australia.

At age 18, Lance won first place honors in the Yamaha National Electone organ competition in California. The next year he was appointed the Head Staff Organist at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on the largest Wurlitzer ever built. Lance has made many recordings, including being part of the famous "Theatre Organ Greats - A Salute to Radio City Music Hall".

Lance was the house organist at several family style restaurants, two of them in Michigan. While at the Organ Grinder in Toronto, Ontario, he played for well over a million patrons in 8 years.

Lance has been a church organ consultant in Michigan since 1991. He is the owner of Allen Organs Southeast Michigan. He is also on the Allen Artist roster. Lance has designed and installed over 350 organs in churches, homes and institutions. His background includes pipe organ maintenance, as well as electronic organ design, installation, voicing, pipe interfacing and MIDI implementation.

Lance is on the staff at the Fox Theatre and Redford Theatre in Detroit, and the Michigan Theatre in Ann Arbor. He has been a church organist for 50 years and is organist at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

In addition to his concert, Lance will cue the two-reel silent comedy, "Cops", starring Buster Keaton.

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Highlights

  • 3 hours
  • In person

Location

The Home of Susan & Joseph Graif

162 Lexington Square

Carrollton, VA 23314

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