Year of Celebration Concerts
First Lutheran Church in Duluth invites the public to join in a “Year of Celebration” of the installation of their new Jaeckel Opus 52 pipe orga. Concerts will be at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary. Admission $10.00 at the door. Contact the church office for additional information.
1925 silent film “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” with Dr. Steven Ball providing a unique improvised organ accompaniment on Friday February 3, 2012 7:30 pm
On Friday, February 3, 7:30 pm, the 1925 silent film “Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ” will be shown in the sanctuary at First Lutheran Church, Duluth. Dr. Steven Ball of the University of Michigan will provide a unique improvised accompaniment on the new Jaeckel Op. 52 pipe organ. Admission: $10 adult/$5 student.
Advertised as “The Picture Every Christian Ought to See,” this immediate box office smash and silent masterpiece follows a Palestinian Jew who battles against the tyranny of the Roman empire. This film had an “extra” cast like no other. Many Hollywood stars showed up on set to watch the shooting and were pressed into service as extras, especially in the chariot race. In addition, many who would later become Hollywood’s top stars, but who were at the time just struggling actors, were also in the crowd scenes as extras such as Joan Crawford and Gary Cooper.
Steven Ball occupies a rather unique place in both the worlds of the organ and carillon. In addition to being a Fulbright Scholar, he is part of a small number of artists in the world of the theater organ ever to have achieved a Doctoral degree in music, and the first to have ever done so with a degree in Organ Performance (DMusA U of M, 2008). Widely known for his scholarship with Silent Film, he has already traveled and performed extensively in both the United States and abroad.
Sun., Mar. 4, 4:00 p.m : Solo organ recital by Chuck Sundquist. Free admission.
Duluth native and internationally-acclaimed organist Dr. Charles Sundquist will present an organ recital featuring the music of J.S. Bach, J. P. Sweelinck, Helmut Walcha, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johannes Brahms, César Franck and Max Reger. Free admission. Special note: Dr. Charles Sundquist is the son of FLC members Ivah & Milt Sundquist.