Doors - 2:00 PM
Concert - 3:00 PM
Tickets - $17
The Detroit Theater Organ Society’s long running Organ Pops Concert series kicks off the 2025 season with yet another afternoon of songs and splendor at the Senate. This time around we’re combining the power of our Mighty Wurlitzer theater organ, (the eighth largest ever constructed) with the extraordinary talents of organist, Greg Owen! Don’t miss your chance to experience the majesty, nuance and diversity of sounds that only a theater pipe organ can provide.
About the Artist:
Greg Owen has established himself as a widely known concert artist throughout the United States. Originally hailing from New Jersey, Greg’s love for the organ started at the tender age of 9. Inspired by artists such as Virgil Fox, Lyn Larsen, Keith Chapman, Walt Strony and Tom Hazelton, Greg has taken cues from all but building a style all his own. A true chameleon in his playing approach!
Through the past four decades, he has had the opportunity to concertize for numerous organ chapters from coast to coast. Such notable appearances include performing for the Garden State Theatre Organ Society (GSTOS) at the Trenton War Memorial on their mighty Möller organ and the magnificent Loews Jersey Theatre, Jersey City on their historic Wonder Morton theatre organ. Other high points include engagements at the Pascack Theatre, Westwood NJ, Rahway Theatre, Rahway NY, as well as the Lafayette Theatre, Suffern NY, Long Island University in Brooklyn, and the New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York for the New York Theatre Organ Society (NYTOS). Other concert appearances include the Byrd Theatre, Richmond VA, the Alabama Theatre in Birmingham AL, the Sanfilippo Foundation Mighty Wurlitzer in Barrington Hills IL, the Rose Theatre in Omaha NE, the Kansas City Music Hall and the renowned Times Square Paramount Wurlitzer at Century II Convention Hall in Wichita KS.
Greg holds the rare honor of having played the two largest pipe organs in the world! The world famous Wanamaker Grand Court organ at Macy’s City Center, Philly on numerous occasions as well as the great Midmer-Losh organ at Atlantic City Convention Hall.
Equally at home playing pipes, Hammond and now, virtual organs, he has his own custom instrument he has brought to different venues around the country as well as having played in restaurants and supper clubs throughout the years. Most notably the prestigious position of head staff organist at the famous Organ Loft venue in Salt Lake City for over 4 years.
More recently, Greg was invited to play for the Joliet Area Theatre Organ Enthusiasts (JATOE) on their famous Barton Grand theatre organ as well as the Chicagoland Theatre Organ Society (CTOS) concert series at Lee Maloney's Chicago Allen Organ’s studio annually for three years in a row!
The Senate Theater and The Detroit Theater Organ Society, a non-profit and all-volunteer organization, is supported in part by The Michigan Arts and Culture Council and The National Endowment for the Arts.
Parking is available in a gated parking lot on Gilbert St., behind the theater.
