RTOS 50th Anniversary Weekend

Presented below is a program and photo essay of the three day celebration, in October 2014, that celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Rochester Theater Organ Society.  The weekend represented a look back with many of the personalities that created and now perpetuate the theatre organ in the Rochester, New York area.

The event was held over a three day weekend, Friday, October 4 to Sunday, October 6, 2014. The weekend began Friday evening with a check-in and Retrospective program where past efforts were highlighted and a silent film presented by David Peckham. Saturday saw Clark Wilson present the film Metropolis and Sunday afternoon was a concert program Simon Gledhill. The details of the weekend can be reviewed on the commemorative program and slide show below.

Friday Evening:

RTOS Retrospective – David Peckham Tim Schramm
Honored Guest – Danny Schultz
Eisenhart Auditorium
October 3, 2014

Saturday Afternoon:

Touring – First Universalists Church, Hope Jones OPUS 2, Church of the Ascension, E M Skinner

Saturday Evening:

Clark Wilson “Metropolis”
Auditorium Theatre
October 4, 2014

Sunday Afternoon:

Simon Gledhill
Auditorium Theatre
On-stage Reception to Follow
October 5, 2014