Trolleys and Pipes – with Clark Wilson Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School Auditorium PATOS and the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum team up to present trolleys in silent films. Organist Clark Wilson, a PATOS favorite, accompanies Harold Lloyd’s 1924 comedy classic Girl Shy, including one of the greatest, most exhilarating chase … Continue reading Clark Wilson – February 24, 2024 →

Jay Spencer Sunday, September 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM Keystone Oaks High School Auditorium PATOS is proud to launch the week-long Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival with a screening of Buster Keaton’s celebrated 1923 comedy Our Hospitality. Keaton returns to his Appalachian home where he falls in love with a young woman… the only problem is … Continue reading Jay Spencer – September 24, 2023 →

Nathan Avakian Saturday, August 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School Auditorium Nathan Avakian, one of the most exciting theatre organists in the country today, is resident organist for the International Youth Silent Film Festival. Enjoy highlights from the festival — delightful short films bursting with humor and creativity from filmmakers age 20 … Continue reading Nathan Avakian – August 19, 2023 →

Dave Wickerham Friday, June 9, 2023 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School (Dormont, PA) PATOS audience favorite Dave Wickerham returns for his fourth concert in Pittsburgh with a musical variety program spotlighting music of the 1970s — the decade in which PATOS was founded! Pop songs, TV themes, movie music, show tunes… you’ll be surprised, … Continue reading Dave Wickerham – June 9, 2023 →

Peter Krasinski Friday, April 14, 2023 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School (Dormont, PA) Let award-winning musician Peter Krasinski whisk you to Paris this spring as he provides exciting, live theatre organ accompaniment to the surreal 1956 film The Red Balloon. Also on the program: Buster Keaton’s sparkling 1922 comedy The Electric House and musical … Continue reading Peter Krasinski – April 14, 2023 →

Tedde Gibson Saturday, November 5, 2022 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School (Dormont, PA) Tedde Gibson returns to Pittsburgh for the first time in four years! Hear the PATOS WurliTzer theatre organ come alive with Gibson’s innovative mix of jazz, gospel, Broadway, and pop stylings, and laugh along with two silent film comedy shorts featuring … Continue reading Tedde Gibson – November 5, 2022 →

Theatre Organ Is Back!  The Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society (PATOS) returns after nearly 3 years to present Clark Wilson at the Keystone Oaks Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 7:30PM. Clark will bring our theatre organ back to life with lively concert selections, plus expert accompaniment to Buster Keaton’s 1924 silent … Continue reading Clark Wilson – August 20, 2022 →

The Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society’s 50th Anniversary Gala originally scheduled for April 25, 2020 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pittsburgh Area Theatre Organ Society (PATOS) will mark its 50th Anniversary with a special gala occasion featuring the PATOS Mighty Wurlitzer at Keystone Oaks Auditorium in Dormont. This momentous event will … Continue reading 50th Anniversary Dinner & Concert →

The Disney Songbook Saturday, November 2, 2019 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School (Dormont, PA) Dave Calendine will perform the Disney Songbook, plus accompany Disney silent short cartoons! Songs everyone knows and loves! Dave is an organist for the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings and also serves as the president of the American Theatre Organ Society. … Continue reading Disney Songbook – November 2, 2019 →

Tom Roberts and Dale Abraham accompany It Saturday, September 21, 2019 7:30 PM Keystone Oaks High School (Dormont, PA) Enjoy the classic film that launched the “It Girl” sensation of the late 1920s and made a box office star of Clara Bow.  Back in 1927, if you had “It,” you had not only beauty and … Continue reading Tom Roberts and Dale Abraham – September 21, 2019 →