Saturday, June 19, 2010
You’re invited to a House tour and concert at the Magnificent
Sanfilippo Estate,
Place de la Musique in Barrington Hills
Doors open at 6:30pm for House Tour - Concert Begins at 8:00pm
The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique" is known worldwide for its magnificent collections of beautifully restored antique music machines, phonographs, arcade and gambling machines, chandeliers, art glass and the world's largest restored theatre pipe organ.
[hide]
Hidden away amidst 57 acres bordering a picturesque stream and wooded hills lies the exquisite Sanfilippo estate.
Your evening begins with a tour of the incredible collection of antique musical machines and more, followed by a spectacular concert performed by Martin Ellis of Indianapolis.
Sanfilippo Foundation docents are present throughout the house turning on music machines and answering your questions about the collection and its history. You may tour the home at your leisure.
The magnificent theatre organ (Wurlitzer opus #1571, built in 1927 for the Riviera Theatre in Omaha) has been expanded to 80 ranks of pipes. The overall result is the most versatile orchestral theatre pipe organ ever built.
[hide]
Then begins the concert of a lifetime! Imagine ... Seated in an intimate theatre lit by chandeliers from old movie palaces listening to selections from Bach's masterpieces, to beloved sacred pieces to "Star Wars" to Broadway performed on an orchestral theatre organ with over 8000 pipes ...
"From Bach to Broadway" will be unlike anything you've experienced before. You will be left awestruck, amazed, and astounded.
You will not want to miss the Event of the Season!
Tickets Go On Sale April 1, 2010!
$50.00 per person
For tickets, purchase
online or call the school office at 815-479-9305