Walt Strony was born on 1955 and is an American recording, consulting and performing organist and organ teacher, both on the theatre organ and traditional pipe organ, ranging from pizza parlors to churches and theatres to symphony orchestras.
12 Facts About Walt Strony
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Walt Strony later studied piano with Giulio Favrio of the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
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Walt Strony made his public debut as an organist in 1974, aged 18.
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Walt Strony has studied with silent-film accompanists and has accompanied silent films for years, such as The Phantom of the Opera and Nosferatu at the Plaza Theatre.
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Walt Strony has performed in the United States, toured extensively in Australia, England, Japan, and Canada, and he is a regular performer at conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society.
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Walt Strony has performed for the American Guild of Organists on both local and national levels.
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Walt Strony has performed on numerous classical instruments as well, most notably having been featured in June 2009 at Macy's in Philadelphia playing the largest operating pipe organ in the world.
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Walt Strony has recorded on the world's largest theatre organ at the Sanfillipo Music Room in Barrington, IL.
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Walt Strony played at the Calgary International Organ Festival with the Calgary Philharmonic.
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Walt Strony designed the stoplist and chose all the samples from their extensive library based upon his experience as an organist and tonal consultant.
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Walt Strony has made numerous recordings and can be heard on over 30 albums.
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Walt Strony's first recording was made in 1976 at the Chicago Theatre, where he was the first organist to play that instrument on a semi-regular basis in 25 years.