Kilgen Theatre Organ Performance featuring Juan Cardona Jr. and Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie (1976)
February 24, 2025, 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
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On Monday, February 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., a Kilgen Organ performance will be held in the Devon Great Hall at the Oklahoma History Center (OHC) featuring Juan Cardona accompanying the Mel Brooks film Silent Movie (1976).
Juan Cardona Jr. of Newtown, Conn., began studying piano and organ at age 7 and has continued his musical training through college, studying classical organ with Angela Salcedo at the University of Connecticut. He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, majoring in classical organ. In addition to his studies, he trained and refined his theatre organ skills with Jelani Eddington. For the past eight years, Cardona has been the staff organist at the Bardavon Opera House in Poughkeepsie, NY. As a concert artist, he has performed theatre organ concerts in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Alabama, Georgia, and Missouri.
Tickets are $10 for Oklahoma Historical Society members and $20 for the general public and are available by calling 405-522-0765.
