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December 2017

Deck the Halls, Oklahoma History Center

December 9, 2017, 10 a.m.12 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center will host Deck the Halls on Saturday, December 9, from 10 am to noon. Patrons will enjoy holiday music played on the Oklahoma History Center's famous Kilgen Organ while participating in holiday-themed activities. The event is free with paid admission to the museum. This program has gained immense popularity over those years as a holiday event for the entire family. New this year will be a performance by Luke Staisiunas, a University of Oklahoma student and…

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January 2018

Kilgen Organ performance by Jelani Eddington, Oklahoma History Center

January 22, 2018, 7 p.m.9 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center will hold a performance featuring Jelani Eddington and the historic Kilgen Organ at 7 pm on Monday, January 22, 2018. The theme for this performance will be "Great American Composers". Tickets are $10 for OHS members and $20 for the general public and are now on sale. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 405-522-0765. Eddington has been featured at numerous national and regional conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society and has toured…

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April 2018

“Music of the Big Band Era” Kilgen Organ performance by Ken Double, Oklahoma History Center

April 30, 2018, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center announces the next in its series of Kilgen Organ performances. "Music of the Big Band Era" will feature artist Ken Double on the Kilgen Organ with trombone accompaniment by Irv Wagner on Monday, April 30, at 7 pm in the Devon Great Hall of the Oklahoma History Center. Tickets are $20 for the general public and $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members. Tickets may be purchased by calling 405-522-0765. There are no reserved seats, so early…

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July 2018

“Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein” Kilgen Organ performance by Dr. John D. Schwandt, Oklahoma History Center

July 23, 2018, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is proud to present “Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein” as the theme for the next in a series of Kilgen organ performances. This performance comes as the History Center opens its newest exhibit, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!: The Birth of Modern Musical Theatre and a New Image for the State, celebrating the 75th anniversary of the debut Broadway production. The featured organist will be Dr. John D. Schwandt of the American Organ Institute at the University…

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October 2018

Kilgen Organ performance by Walt Strony, Oklahoma History Center

October 22, 2018, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is honored to announce the fall performance in Kilgen Organ program series. Accompanying the timeless Buster Keaton classic silent movie, The General (1926), will be organist Walt Strony. The performance will be Monday, October 22, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Devon Great Hall of the Oklahoma History Center. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for non-members. To reserve your tickets, please call 405-522-0765. Walt Strony is one of America’s most…

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December 2018

Deck the Halls, Oklahoma History Center

December 1, 2018, 10 a.m.12 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center will host Deck the Halls on Saturday, December 1, from 10 am to noon. Visitors will enjoy holiday music played on the Oklahoma History Center's Kilgen Organ, arts and crafts for children, and the perfect backdrop for holiday photos! The event is free with paid admission to the museum.

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February 2019

“Out of the Box” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Nathan Avakian

February 11, 2019, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center will offer the first Kilgen Organ performance of the 2019 season entitled “Out of the Box” on Monday, February 11, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Devon Great Hall. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for OHS members and $20 for the general public. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call 405-522-0765. Appropriately named, this performance will offer selections and methods of presentation that are not usually associated with a…

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April 2019

“Great American Songbook” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Donna Parker

April 29, 2019, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is proud to present the spring performance of the Kilgen Organ with organist Donna Parker. The program will be Monday, April 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and will take place in the Devon Great Hall. Parker will perform the “Great American Songbook,” a program that will entertain listeners with a wide selection of favorites traditionally played on a theatre organ. Ticket are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be…

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July 2019

“Salute to America” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Dave Wickerham

July 15, 2019, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to welcome Dave Wickerham as the featured organist for the July 2019 Kilgen Organ performance “Salute to America.” This presentation will be Monday, July 15, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and will take place in the Devon Great Hall. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Oklahoma…

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October 2019

“Carnival of Animals” Kilgen Organ family program and performance by Adam Mark Pajan

October 19, 2019, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

On Saturday, October 19, the Oklahoma History Center will feature a Kilgen Organ family program from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Adam Mark Pajan of the American Organ Institute will give two performances of “Carnival of Animals” on the historic Kilgen Organ. Each performance will be about 35 minutes. This program is free with admission to the Oklahoma History Center. For more information, please call 405-522-0765.

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“The Phantom of the Opera” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Bernie Anderson

October 21, 2019, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce the fall performance in the Kilgen Organ series. Organist Bernie Anderson will accompany the 1929 restored version of The Phantom of the Opera. This performance will be Monday, October 21, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Oklahoma History Center is located at…

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January 2020

“From Gospel to Jazz and Beyond” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Tedde Gibson

January 27, 2020, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce a Kilgen Organ series performance featuring organist Tedde Gibson. The theme will be “From Gospel to Jazz and Beyond.” This performance will be Monday, January 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Tedde Gibson is of the few organists comfortable…

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April 2020

“Hooray for Hollywood” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Rob Richards *Postponed*

April 20, 2020
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

This event has been postponed. 

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July 2020

“America the Beautiful” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Brett Valliant *Postponed*

July 20, 2020, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for October.

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October 2020

“Discovering the Unit Orchestra” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Brett Valliant

October 26, 2020, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce a performance in the Kilgen Organ series featuring organist Brett Valliant. The theme will be “Discovering the Unit Orchestra.” This performance will be Monday, October 26, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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January 2022

Kilgen Organ performance featuring Clark Wilson and silent film Girl Shy (1924)

January 24, 2022, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce the first Kilgen theater organ performance of 2022, featuring widely recognized organist Clark Wilson. He will provide the accompanying music and sound effects to the Harold Lloyd silent film Girl Shy (1924). The performance will be Monday, January 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is…

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April 2022

“From Broadway to Hollywood” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Ken Double

April 25, 2022, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is pleased to announce the next in its series of Kilgen Organ performances on Monday, April 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. featuring award-winning organist Ken Double. The theme of Double’s performance will be “From Broadway to Hollywood.” Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The Oklahoma History Center…

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September 2022

“Americana: A Musical Tour of the USA” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Jonas Nordwall

September 26, 2022, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The fall performance of the Kilgen Organ series will feature organist Jonas Nordwall, presenting musical selections that follow the theme “Americana: A Musical Tour of the USA.” This performance will be held at the Oklahoma History Center on September 26 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Jonas Nordwall is an internationally renowned virtuoso organist equally skilled in both traditional classical and modern/popular schools of musical performance. He has performed in North America, Japan, Europe, and China and has performed nine concert…

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November 2022

“Holiday Special” Kilgen Organ performance featuring Lance Luce

November 28, 2022, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

On Monday, November 28, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. the Oklahoma History Center will present the 2022 late fall performance of the Kilgen Organ series featuring organist Lance Luce. The theme for the concert will be “Holiday Special.” A short Laurel and Hardy film, Big Business (1929), will be shown and an audience sing-along is planned as a part of the performance. Lance Luce is an internationally acclaimed theatre organist. He has played hundreds of concerts all over the United…

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February 2023

Kilgen Organ performance and silent film The Mark of Zorro (1920) featuring Christian Elliott

February 27, 2023, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to announce a performance in the Kilgen Organ series featuring organist Christian Elliott. He will provide the accompanying music and sound effects to the American western silent film The Mark of Zorro (1920) starring Douglas Fairbanks. This performance will take place on Monday, February 27 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers, and may be reserved by calling 405-522-0765. Doors will open at 6…

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September 2023

“Zach Frame Plays Your Favorites” Kilgen Theatre Organ performance

September 25, 2023, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The Oklahoma History Center will host its first Kilgen Theatre Organ performance of the season when Zach Frame will play a series of favorite songs on the instrument, Monday, September 25, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for nonmembers. Doors will open at 6 p.m., and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Buy tickets for the performance. Frame discovered the theatre pipe organ at age five when…

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November 2023

Kilgen Theatre Organ performance featuring Donnie Rankin and the silent film Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

November 27, 2023, 7 p.m.8:30 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

The November performance of the Kilgen Theatre Organ at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) will feature Donnie Rankin IV accompanying the Buster Keaton classic film Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928). Rankin is internationally known, having played for theatre organ audiences worldwide, including appearances in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

The performance will take place on Monday, November 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Devon Great Hall of the OHC. Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for the general public and are available by calling 405-522-0765.

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February 2024

Kilgen Theatre Organ performance featuring Tedde Gibson and the silent film Captain January (1924)

February 19, 7 p.m.9 p.m.
Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive Oklahoma City, OK 73105

On Monday, February 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., a Kilgen Theatre Organ performance will be held in the Devon Great Hall at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) featuring organist Tedde Gibson accompanying the silent film Captain January (1924). Tedde Gibson is one of a few musicians able to play classical and theatre pipe organ as well as jazz and gospel on the Hammond and piano. He integrates these styles into his theatre and classical pipe organ playing—the ultimate vehicle…

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