All events scheduled by the KCTPO are held on Sundays at 2:00PM unless otherwise announced.

Upcoming -

3-8-09 Brett Valliant - read more about Brett at www.brettvalliant.com

A native of Kansas, Brett Valliant began his musical training at age four. While he excelled at the piano, his dream was to play the organ. By the age of eleven he was organist for a church and fulfilling his young musical dream. Since then he has attended Wichita State University, been a featured performer on National Public Radio’s Pipe Dreams, and performed at national conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society and the American Guild of Organists. Brett’s organ hymn arrangements are heard regularly on the national Bible Broadcasting Network.

In the world of silent film, Brett is known for accompanying dramatic films such as King of Kings, Phantom of the Opera, The Ten Commandments, Broken Blossoms, and The Eagle. Valliant plays annually for several film festivals including the International Film Festival, hosted by the American Film Institute.

7-12-09 Kay McAbee - read more about Kay at www.theatreorgans.com

World-renown organist and musician, Kay McAbee is truly a legend in his own time and an icon at the Rialto Theatre in Joliet and the Barton Grande Pipe Organ. A native of the Joliet area, Kay gave music lessons to many of today's top organists from this region. Kay will always be associated with the Barton Grande, having performed on this instrument many times in the past 40 years. Kay made a recording of the Barton in the 1960's. Kay currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico and travels weekly to Las Vegas where he is the staff organist at the Maloof residence, the new home of the former Chicago Stadium organ.

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