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Organist Dave Wickerham, shown in this undated picture, will be performing at Peery's Egyptian Theater on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

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Organist Dave Wickerham, shown in this undated picture, will be performing at Peery's Egyptian Theater on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

Photo supplied, Peery's Egyptian Theater

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An undated photo of pipes from the "Mighty Wurlitzer" organ in Peery's Egyptian Theater in Ogden.

Standard-Examiner file photo

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Drums are among the components of the "Mighty Wurlitzer" pipe organ at Peery's Egyptian Theater in Ogden.

Standard-Examiner file photo

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OGDEN — An internationally acclaimed organist is set to bring an evening of music and nostalgia to Peery’s Egyptian Theater via the venue’s “Mighty Wurlitzer” organ.

Dave Wickerham will be performing at Ogden’s historic movie palace April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. The organ concert will have Wickerham accompanying a classic silent film in addition to playing well-known film scores, American songs and hymns.

Tickets are available now for $15 online via https://www.ogdenpet.com/events/2025/organ-concert or at the theater box office.

“Our Mighty Wurlitzer is a true gem of Peery’s Egyptian Theater, and there’s no better way to experience its magic than through the artistry of Dave Wickerham,” said Kassi Bybee, general manager of Peery’s Egyptian Theater. “This event is a must-see for music lovers and film enthusiasts alike.”

Wickerham has performed globally and served as a resident organist at several prestigious venues, including the famed Rialto Theatre in Joliet, Illinois. He just wrapped up a tour of the United Kingdom earlier this month.

In Ogden, he’ll perform on an organ that was installed in 2004, years after the theater’s original Wurlitzer was removed. However, many of the instrument’s components date back to the 1920s.

Bybee explained in an email to the Standard-Examiner that some 1,300 pipes — located behind the theater’s proscenium — are associated with the organ.

“Behind the goddess above the stage is a walkway full of instruments that are hooked up to the organ. When a bell or drum is played, it is not just a bell ‘sound’ being made. The actual instrument is being played. When the cymbal is ‘played,’ a tiny mallet is triggered to hit the cymbal above the stage,” said Heidi Miller, the theater’s digital media specialist. “When they say the fancy film palaces had organs instead of orchestras — theater organs were an entire orchestra.”

For more information about Wickerham, go to https://davewickerham.com/.