In the Good Old Summer Time with Donnie Rankin

Name: In the Good Old Summer Time with Donnie Rankin
Start: 2024-07-21T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 721 N Tana Ln, Joliet, IL 60435-5113, United States

Schedule

Sun Jul 21 2024 at 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

721 N Tana Ln, Joliet, IL 60435-5113, United States | Joliet, IL

Join us at the home of ATOS President, Taylor Trimby for this very special social JATOE/CATOE. Donnie Rankin is our guest artists for this event. If you’ve ever gone to Mundelein for one of CATOE’s socials, you would have noticed the big beautiful red console sitting on the stage. If you attended the 2023 ATOS convention you would have heard it. This is the Wurlitzer console from the Oriental Theater in Chicago. CATOE installed all the midi boards necessary to bring the console back to life using Hauptwerk. There will be plenty of open console after Donnie’s concert for you to try out this amazing console. Chairs will be provided for this concert. Bring a treat to share. Guests are welcome, there is no charge for this event.
About Our Artist:
Donnie Rankin was born in Ravenna, Ohio and was immediately immersed in music. After hearing his great-grandfather Don Sr. play the electronic organ at home, Donnie first took an interest in the theatre organ at the age of three when he heard the sounds of the Wurlitzer at the Civic Theatre in Akron, Ohio. After building a musical foundation in the school band, at age 12, Donnie’s family acquired their own organ, and he began taking formal lessons. Classical piano training followed at age 16, and his budding talent quickly blossomed into first rate musicianship. Donnie began a 5-year journey studying with noted organist Jelani Eddington. In the course of his career, Donnie has performed for several ATOS annual conventions and was named Organist of the Year in 2023, he has played for theatre organ audiences around the world, including appearances in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. His work as an organist and percussionist have been broadcast on countless stations including NPR and BBC 2. Donnie runs a piano studio outside of his normal working hours. He remains on call as an organist at Cleveland’s Playhouse Square and the Akron Civic theater.