Clark Wilson Accompanying Harold Lloyd Silent Film
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Co-hosted by the Theatre Organ Society of San Diego
Clark Wilson will be accompanying the Silent Movie entitled “The Freshman” with famous actor, Harold Lloyd.
For more information, visit https://sandiegotheatres.org/event/2022/07/clark-wilson-accompanying-harold-lloyd-silent-film
Clark is a highly distinguished organist and practitioner of silent film scoring. The Ohio native began his music career at nine years old performing at churches and musicals. He began winning awards and listings throughout his early education including “Men of Achievement” and holding Life Member status in the International Tri-M Music Honor Society, to name a few.
Throughout Clark’s professional organ playing career, he has been a featured organist at Pipe Organ Pizza in Milwaukee, a member of the playing staff at the Paramount Music Palace in Indianapolis, Pipes and Pizza in Illinois, and a member of the organ staff at Organ Stop Pizza in Arizona, where he assisted with the installation of the world’s largest Wurlitzer organ. Since then, Clark has been involved in over 100 organ installations throughout England and the United States.
As silent film accompaniment Clark has worked at the Chautauqua Institution in New York, the Packard Foundation’s Stanford Theatre, UCLA, and the Fox Theatre for the Atlanta premiere of the restored “Metropolis” establishing him as one of the top silent film scorers in the industry. Clark plays a silent picture annually on the organ series at LA’s Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as the Cinequest and San Francisco Silent Film Festivals, and the Los Angeles Conservancy.
Clark has concertized internationally in England, United States, Canada and Australia on top of recording seven albums. Among his lengthy achievements and busy schedule, Clark provides educational workshops for young organ players and has established an educational curriculum for university students as a guest lecturer at Indiana University and a faculty member at Oklahoma’s organ department.
Balboa Theatre
Built in 1924, the historic Balboa Theatre was an elegant vaudeville and movie palace in the heart of downtown San Diego. At the time, it was a state-of-the-art building that included six storefronts along Fourth Ave., with 34 offices on the floors above. Starting in 1986, the Balboa Theatre had been closed for over 20 years. After numerous efforts to privately renovate and reopen the Theatre, the commitment was made in 2002 to retain the historic Balboa Theatre as a public asset with the City's Redevelopment Agency funding its renovation and restoration and reopening the Theatre as a community performing arts center to be managed and operated by San Diego Theatres. The City of San Diego's Redevelopment Agency has invested over $26 million into the Balboa Theatre's renovation and restoration. This has included extensive seismic retro-fit to meet current requirements, complete replacement of all infrastructure systems including electrical, plumbing, HVAC, life safety, ADA accommodations, state-of-the-industry theatrical lighting, audio, rigging and production requirements, and audience accommodations including new seating. The project has embraced and restored the historic finishes and appearance of the Balboa Theatre while incorporating current audience and production expectations to ensure its use for generations to come. The historic Balboa Theatre reopened in January 2008 with much acclaim from audiences and performers. Additionally, it has received numerous special awards and recognition on a local, state and national professional organizations.