![]() He first played a theatre organ at the Akron Civic Theatre when one evening after watching a movie in the 2,000-plus seat movie house, management let him play it. By age 9, he was playing at his church, where he eventually taught himself the organ. ![]() ![]() We’re all here to have fun and I love hockey, so this is just great.”Ĭalendine, an Ohio native, started his musical career with the player piano when he was just 3-years-old. “But for right now, we’re starting with the Original Six. “Hopefully, if it works well we can add some more games throughout the season,” said Calendine, a staff organist at the Fox since 1993. For now the idea is just for games against Original Six opponents. The organ music is expected to be used for special occasions. The Red Wings brought live organ music – albeit an actual electronic keyboard – back to home games for the first time since the mid-80s. It just fits better than what I call canned music.” “I’ve always wanted a live organ at a hockey game. “Heck, ya! I was all for it,” said Calendine, the head organist at Detroit’s Fox Theatre. DETROIT – When Dave Calendine was recently approached about bringing organ music back to hockey games at Joe Louis Arena he jumped at the opportunity.
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