Brett Valliant · Resident Organist | Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, AZ
with Carla Staffaroni · Assistant Carillonneur | The Riverside Church

6:30pm | Carillon Recital by Carla Staffaroni
7:00pm | Organ Recital by Brett Valliant
Tickets: $20 General Admission | $15 Students & Seniors

MOVIE NIGHT! Mr. Valliant will play a special live improvisation on the 1927 silent film “My Best Girl”, a delightful romantic comedy starring Mary Pickford.

About the King of Instruments Summer Organ Series:
This annual series features some of the world’s most outstanding organists performing on Riverside's famed Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, one of the most magnificent instruments of its kind in the world. Each performance will be preceded by a Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon recital at 6:30 pm.

About the Artist:
Brett Valliant, a native of Wichita, Kansas, realized his love of music at an early age. Brett began piano studies at age 4, continuing through organ instruction at Wichita State University. Brett’s professional career began at age 11, and by the age of 15, he was playing concerts around the United States. Since then Brett has appeared in Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Additionally, in the U.S. Brett has performed for the American Film Institute, as well as at conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) and the American Guild of Organists (AGO). After years of filling in for Charlie and Lew at Organ Stop, Brett happily joined the Organ Stop musical staff in 2015. In addition to playing the organ, Brett’s friends know him for his love of ice and roller skating, animals, and classic rock n’ roll.