BIOGRAPHY

One of America’s leading theatre organists, BRETT VALLIANT, delights in every opportunity to perform the music he loves on the instrument he loves. Whether seated at a concert hall organ, a majestic church instrument, or a mighty Wurlitzer in a historic theatre, Brett is truly at home.

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A frequent performer at conventions of the American Theatre Organ Society and the American Guild of Organists, Brett has toured extensively throughout the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. In 2021, he was honored as Organist of the Year by the American Theatre Organ Society. Currently, Brett is one of two resident organists at the iconic Organ Stop Pizza in Mesa, Arizona, home to the world’s largest theatre organ and a destination that entertains thousands of guests each year. In addition to his performances there, Brett is widely recognized for accompanying and scoring silent films and appears annually at numerous film festivals. His recordings have been featured on National Public Radio’s Pipe Dreams as well as on the National Bible Broadcasting Network.

For twenty-one years, Brett served as Organist and Music Director at First United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas, where he performed on a large pipe organ featured on the church’s televised worship broadcasts, reaching thousands throughout the Midwest. He also served as Artist-in-Residence for the Wichita Wurlitzer, performing frequently on the historic former New York Paramount Wurlitzer, now installed in Wichita.

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Brett’s fascination with the organ began at just three years old, inspired by the sound of the instrument in church. At age five, he began piano study with Ruth Cline, and soon thereafter started organ lessons with Anna Jeter in Wichita, Kansas. By twelve, Brett was serving as a church organist, fulfilling the dream he had embraced so early in life. At nineteen, he embarked on his first international concert tour. Later, Brett studied organ at Wichita State University with Robert Town and continued his studies privately in both the United States and Australia.