Juneau – The Kimball Organ in the State Office Building is Alaska’s last theater organ accessible to the public. The organ was built to accompany silent movies in the 1920s and is nearing its 100th birthday. Theater organs allow a solo organist to control an entire orchestra of instruments from a single console.
MARCH FIRST FRIDAY EVENTS
Friday, March 7, 2025
Concert at noon
State Office Building
Guest organist Jonas Nordwall will present a free noon concert for the public in the 8th floor atrium. Nordwall is a virtuoso organist of both classical and popular music, a recording artist with over 50 years of international performances, and a member of the American Theater Organ Society Hall of Fame.
Lecture at 7:00 pm
APK Lecture Hall, Alaska State Museum
Alaska State Museum conservator Ellen Carrlee will give a brief lecture about the history of Juneau’s theater organ, followed by a public discussion about the future of the instrument. Experts in attendance will include Chris Nordwall of Rose City Organ Builders in Portland, renowned organist Jonas Nordwall, and many of Juneau’s own organists, musicians, and music advocates. The presentation will be generously recorded by KTOO as part of the “At The APK” lecture series. This is a free event.
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