Church Organist to Play Piano with Silent Vampire Film, 'Nosferatu'

Daniel Lloyd has been the organist at St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights since he was 15 years old. Along with his duties as Worship Leader at St. Tim's, he has had numerous positions and many amazing experiences over the years. 

As a youth, he studied organ under Dr. Heinrich Fleischer, who was a direct descendant of Martin Luther. While at the University of Minnesota, he was recommended for a Fullbright Scholarship to study musicology in Germany. In 1967 he was the youngest pianist ever hired to work with the famous Apollo Club Men's Chorus. 

Since 1978, Daniel has been involved with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts as a performer and a lecturer. Every week, the St. Timothy's congregation gets a 'free' concert from Daniel, on the organ or piano as they are coming into the worship service and as they are leaving.

Sunday, Oct. 23, he will be playing his original score for the silent film, Nosferatu: a Symphony of Horror This original German vampire flick, from 1922, inspired subsequent generations of filmmakers and is loosely based on Bram Stoker's gothic novel Dracula.  This is the 11th score that Daniel has written for a movie.

Come see the "other side" of Daniel Lloyd, as he switches from playing worship music on Sunday morning to playing his original score for a classic horror film on Sunday afternoon!

Tickets for the event on Sunday are $10 for non-members and $5 for MIA members.  Showtime is from 2-3:30 p.m. in the Pillsbury Auditorium of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.  To reserve tickets or for more information call 612-870-6323.

Editor's Note: or see short clips from Nosferatu at the YouTube videos included above. The clips are from and . (Note that the music you'll hear is not Lloyd's original composition that Lloyd he will be performing on Saturday.)