Dave Wickerham A Blackwood Theatre Organ Concert HD 1080p

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2 жыл бұрын

This is an alternative video edit that I've just completed. It was commissioned - with full permission from the American Theatre Organ Society - by Blackwood Arts (Harrisville, PA.) It is the FULL-LENGTH concert that I performed for the 2021 ATOS National "Unconventional Convention." There are an additional five songs included on this concert, plus additional footage from the Blackwood property.
As always, MUCH care was taken to "faithfully" capture high quality audio on this program. A good sound system and/or headphones are required for the BEST listening experience.
Happy watching and listening... Enjoy!
Dave

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@gary1705 Жыл бұрын

Dave Wickerham would be one of the best if not the best Cinema Theatre Organist in the world today .

@daveluttinen2547 23 күн бұрын

It was nice to have this pop up today. Very enjoyable musicianship and a marvelous instrument. Thank you!

@daviddiffenderfer3836 2 жыл бұрын

Dave Wickerham will be at Blackwood once again in 2022

@Ro11311 11 ай бұрын

I'll never forget a group trip to the San Filippo estate where we gotcto hear Dave play. It was incredible. I hope i get to experience hearing Dave live again.

@8546Ken Жыл бұрын

It's great to hear Dave again. I've heard him in person in 4 different locations, including a pizza restaurant in Lansing, IL, the one in Greenfield, Vandermolen's residence, and Sanfilippo's residence.

@user-rq9ny3fd5y 9 ай бұрын

Love his music making heart❤!

@johnwiley9564 5 ай бұрын

Great playing!

@lollysmomgerl8994 2 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to see Dave at the Organ Stop Pizza in Tucson. One of my favorite memories as a child! My daughter is gifted musically she taught herself to play / read music piano, viola, xylophone etc. It is so nice to hear such lovely music and the pizza was good too!

@jamesbrand2243 3 ай бұрын

I love it when you play "Oh"!

@RionPhotography Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh, this randomly popped up in my feed. We used to go see Dave frequently at Organ Piper Pizza in Wisconsin, it has to be close to 30 years ago now! What an amazing talent and a great guy too.

@barrykaiser5560 2 жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL SONG..PLAYED WELL

@waltertegelaar6352 2 жыл бұрын

Magnificent playing with feeling on a beautiful organ. That's the majesty of the organ going to the theatre, to church and quiet listening. Well done.

@paulinaungureanu8032 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing with us. A real masterpiece!

@ALmyPaLFPV 2 жыл бұрын

Dave, when I was a child around the age of 7 my grandparents took me to a place called The Organ Piper in Greenfield WI. After that first visit I was hooked . You may actually remember a particular request of mine - “ Beverly Hills cop theme song “. Music has become the passion in my life and I feel I owe a good part of that to you , and the Organ Piper . Thank you !

@TrikesterHal 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw your name announced with the debut of the restored Fox Theater organ in Tucson! Think way back when you used to play at Organ Stop Pizza in Tucson circa 1980. You reached down to pick up the request cards and one always said Widor's Toccata. You looked out in the audience and said, "I know you're out there!" That was me. We've aged since then, you've grown facial hair and I retired home to Tucson after 30 years away. I still get goosebumps when I hear a full theater pipe organ. Thanks, Dave.

@daviddiffenderfer3836 2 жыл бұрын

This is a 3/20 Wurlitzer Theater Pipe Organ. One of three in the world to rise from a covered pit and the only one in the United States. We seat 100 people for a concert.

@holly123140 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful playing, I could watch this a 1000 times, well done Dave

@daviddiffenderfer3836 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful tour of Blackwood. One really begins to get a feel for Blackwood without being there. The only thing better is actually being there with Dave at the console. See you at the next concert.

@rwelebny1 2 жыл бұрын

Dave, I've been following the work of you and many of your peers for some years. It is kind of difficult to express, but for me and probably many others - during your playing - you let us sit comfortably in the middle of your mind, musically speaking. I become participant. A most extraordinary and wonderful phenomenon. Your gift (to us) is very special and you have my compliments and my gratitude. Cordially yours. RON

@kenethclark9928 Жыл бұрын

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

@kenethclark9928 Жыл бұрын

Aaaaaaaaaa

@christopherforster6555 9 ай бұрын

Outstanding thank you so much just love it .

@OrganMusicYT 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing this to the World to enjoy!

@rexnewcombe8337 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dave, again you have really made my day listening to wonderful Organ music. I had a wonderful friend who had a Theater Pipe Organ in his home and I would help him with putting in pipes, and percussion etc. He is in Heaven now. Dave you have such a great talent and I could listen to you all the time, may you be blessed and maybe one day I'll meet you in person. 🤗

@pcsilveirasilveira4326 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for Zequinha de Abreu 🇧🇷. Great job! God bless you too

@JOHN-tk6vl Жыл бұрын

Brilliant - and all without gazing at a piece of paper.

@pauljames5914 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, wonderful um!!!! Big round of applause to you , Dave from a fellow classical/ theater organist.

@xaverk 2 жыл бұрын

Nearly incredible, how one man can play all this stuff at once. No MIDI! 😊

@jackieheckathorn5095 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding Loved every song.

@pianoman4Jesus Жыл бұрын

At 1:02:21 Axel F... this piece you play in similar style to Jonas Nordwall on his L.P.'s at the former Organ Grinder in Portland, OR. You really got the 1980's feel to that track. Now just to add the aroma of the pizza served! ;-)

@johnhodgdon3767 2 жыл бұрын

Dave is just the best! There wasn't a dry eye in the house on In the Garden.

@annsharp5084 2 жыл бұрын

That is great, could listen all day

@jesib7526 2 жыл бұрын

Went to a place in Arizona called Orgn Pizza that had an organ come up out of the floorand a man played it. I think there were various instruments around the top of the walls. Very memorable!!

@Tmanaz480 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful place! Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa (Phoenix metro area). They got me hooked as a little kid.

@silaslongshot941 2 жыл бұрын

Similar to a pizza shop in south Atlanta that was called 'Shakey's Pizza', had a fairly decent organ because they used to play along with silent films of the past. 'Movie night at Shakey's'. Long gone now from my teenage years.

@Art_Thompson 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this.

@a320214 2 жыл бұрын

FANTASTIC !!

@daviddiffenderfer3836 Жыл бұрын

See you at Foxburg Dec 11, 2022.

@Tmanaz480 2 жыл бұрын

I recently saw the neo-silent movie "The Artist". It had a wonderful orchestral score, but I longed for a mighty Wurlitzer.

@alcameron6071 5 ай бұрын

Bravo! Excellent concert, Dave. What a beautiful instrument, in a beautiful environment. That was the fastest one hour and 35 minutes I have ever spent. Pure joy. I saw you in concert a long time ago at the museum in Sylmar, California many years ago. I had the pleasure of speaking with you and you autographed my CD disk. One of my particular favorites on the CD is the Phantom of the opera. Gives me chills how you fade in and out during different sections of the song. Incredible talent, sir. Thank you for this wonderful concert!

@Tmanaz480 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you didn't rush the Joplin like so many do.

@ruthknowles3284 2 жыл бұрын

Very enjoyable beautiful playing

@donrochellebeasley4416 2 жыл бұрын

Ben is my Mother’s first cousin, we were able to attend an event there at Blackwood in July 2012. Dave was the organist at the event as well. What an amazing experience. I am thrilled to be able to share a glimpse of this experience with my family and extended family here in AZ through technology . It was so memorable and I’m so very proud of Ben and Don for their generosity in sharing with others their fine talents. 👏🏼

@robertsmith-sj6ib Жыл бұрын

Very nice

@mainaccount131 2 жыл бұрын

Super excellent with very good interesting video

@TheOrganMelodyProject 2 жыл бұрын

Great organ and nice sounds

@mj6962 2 жыл бұрын

WAIT!!! Is that the console from INDIANAPOLIS?!?!?!?!?!

@1shredcat 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I didn't expect the Axel F :) you're amazing!

@barrykaiser5560 2 жыл бұрын

That place would be a great cemetery...

@ImpyLane 2 жыл бұрын

47:47 I about choked on my Dr. Pepper! 😁😁 Beautiful organ, beautiful playing!

@frankgiove38 2 жыл бұрын

Lowers anxiety, lowers blood pressure, and promotes a wonderful feeling of inner peace and well being, and you did it. Thank you. Frank Giove

@namegoesfirstthenlastname1785 2 жыл бұрын

it actually makes me a bit anxious how complex the theatre organ is.

@mrnasty02106 Ай бұрын

Are you fucking kidding me? These are the comments on videos like these, that I use for material on my channel. It is sci-fi sound effects and opera put together (two of my biggest things on my shit list). Don't get me started on "full." It's borderline metal at its worst (a cacophony of screaming, which is not music to me). I never understood why these creatures were put in theaters, as well as stadiums and other places. People did hard drugs in those days too, and it shows.

@guyindiman8701 2 жыл бұрын

I've said it before and I'll say it again: "Theater Organists are GODS!! (or, at least Extra-Terrestrial)" :-D

@johnogden3686 2 жыл бұрын

The famous organist Reginald Dixon played in those days

@8546Ken 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to know more about this organ and where it is.

@jeremybuck1818 2 жыл бұрын

Harrisville, PA

@eddieharkin2550 2 жыл бұрын

Excuse my ignorance, how are those trills being played in the Petite Waltz?

@kc9scott 2 жыл бұрын

I had wondered the same thing. Practically speaking, it's got to be a multitracking overlay; I'm sure it was using a MIDI sequencer. If you watch the video closely, you'll see that at no time do Dave's fingers leave his hands. There's another thing in the recording that's a giveaway as to the multitracking, which is the contrary-motion parts. One of them is at 41:28, and you can see that the ascending left-hand part isn't being played live. I could envision an organ having an auto-trill feature, where you start it using Great 2nd-touch, on whatever note you'd like, and stop it with a toe stud, but I've never seen such a thing, and it probably doesn't exist anywhere. It really wouldn't be practical, because it'd be much too easy to accidentally start it going when you don't want to. Dave introduced the piece saying that he got the idea for it from George Wright. GW was known to sometimes do multitracking in his audio recordings.

@josephadams2378 2 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with the organ very early in my life. Probably around 5-6 years old. Both classical/Baroque, and theatre. But for some reason my own children never developed much of an interest. I still hope they do eventually.

@patricksaxon3983 2 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what the first song is? When Lowrey designed the Royale, it was to look more like a theater organ and I beleived to be the very first to have a roll top, as the cabinet was custom made to look like a theater organ.

@wizardofodds8239 2 жыл бұрын

"Come on and let's get Happy!"🥰

@baxterlaw2 Жыл бұрын

"Get Happy" - Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Ted Koehler.

@Mr-Prasguerman 2 жыл бұрын

Começa em 9:05

@williamhunter3553 2 жыл бұрын

@loganhodgson6343 2 жыл бұрын

Woah, a 7 minute intro xD

@WinrichNaujoks 2 жыл бұрын

Is this a digital organ? The room seems to be too small to house a real pipe organ.

@jeremybuck1818 2 жыл бұрын

No its a real pipe organ

@daviddiffenderfer3836 2 жыл бұрын

No, Wurlitzer pipe organ 3/20

@Tmanaz480 2 жыл бұрын

The unique way theater organs arrange their pipes saves space. Pipes are used in multiple stops, so you don't need a big cathedral to house them.

@johnogden3686 2 жыл бұрын

As a child I used to go to Blackpool Tower Ballroom where there is a grand piano connected to the Wurlitzer but although I have heard it is still there I haven’t seen the piano on display for the years