Enjoy a concert from organist Lance Luce, playing on the Mighty Wurlitzer!
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. Most recently he became the head 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 ATOS in the United States and TOSA in 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 currently the church organ consultant for Allen organs for Evola Music. 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 currently 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 43 years and is currently at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Bloomfield Hills.
Doors - 2:00 PM
Concert - 3:00 PM
Tickets - $17