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For all who couldn't be there, Pipedreams host Michael Barone charmed the heck out of about 2,500 people at a standing-room-only Walt Disney Concert Hall on the night of Sunday, Nov. 23.
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The organ celebrated its 10th anniversary that evening, and Michael, who'd been part of a consulting group for its original design, was master of ceremonies. He was masterful: funny, encylcopedically (yes, I just made that up), knowledgeable, passionate, and kept spinning the wheel of organists who came out to do increasingly dazzling things with the Disney keyboard.
For star power, Cameron Carpenter capped the evening, but St. Paul's Aaron David Miller stole the show with a jaw-dropping improv on the Superman theme, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," an original tune just submitted to him, and a few others.
At the party in Los Angeles, it seemed it was the stars from St. Paul Michael Barone and Aaron David Miller who shone brightest!
You can read more about the event in this recap by the Los Angeles Times' Mark Swed.
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