2021 Willis Pipe Organ Festival
Musical Director: Jonathan Kingston
9 and 10 October 2021
Saturday 9 October:
Saturday Night at the Silent Movies
Phantom of the opera 1925 poster
Phantom of the Opera (1925) starring Lon Chaney
Silent Movie with live organ accompaniment by Donald MacKenzie
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Before the movie, Donald plays a selection of lighter organ music and gives a personal introduction to the film.
Lon Chaney stars as the deformed phantom who haunts the Paris Opera house and causes death and mayhem in his pursuit of making Christine, the singer he loves, a star. The film also features Mary Philbin as Christine, Norman Kerry as Raoul the man she loves, Virginia Pearson as the singer Carlotta and Arthur Edmund Carewe as Ledoux a secret policeman in the trail of the phantom. A masked ball, a crystal chandelier, catacombs and Lon Chaney's self-devised make-up all add to the atmosphere!
Donald MacKenzie at the console
Tickets Adults £10, Under 18s Free
Some tickets will be available for sale at the door on a first come first served basis.
Wine, juice, popcorn and ice cream will also be for sale.
Sunday 10 October:
Audience requests - free organ concert
Jonathan Kingston plays your favourite music on the Willis pipe organ
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Jonathan will introduce each piece of music - you can suggest what he plays via the online requests form:
Donations are invited and will go towards the Willis organ and its continued upkeep and maintenance.
Jonathan Kingston at the Willis console
You can read about our previous pipe organ festivals (2020 which was online, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015).
For Organ concerts see also Organrecitals.com
