A Genuine Tribute to Barbra Streisand, Peter Bogdanovich, and David Hegarty

5:45 p.m. Saturday, June 3. $22.50-$24.50. Castro Theatre, 429 Castro St., S.F. midnitesformaniacs.com

“A Genuine Tribute to Barbra Streisand, Peter Bogdanovich and David Hegarty,” features two Streisand classics in 35mm — Bogdanovich’s 1972 screwball comedy “What’s Up, Doc?” and Streisand’s 1983 directorial debut, “Yentl” — and a celebration of Hegarty, the Castro’s longtime organist.

Not only is Hegarty set to jam to begin the evening as well as during the intermission between the two movies, but he is to be the subject of a slideshow tribute and an onstage Q&A “which no one has ever done (gasp) over his 45 years at The Castro,” Hawthorne Ficks said.

David Hegarty received his education as an Organ Performance major at Loma Linda University (BA), Andrews University (MM), and continued with doctoral studies at the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati with Wayne Fisher.

As a composer and arranger, David served on the staff of Lorenz Publishing Company, where he was editor of “The Sacred Organ Journal.” He is also published with Broadman Press, Hal Leonard Publications, Sheet Music Magazine, and Hegarty Music Press, which publishes his Introduction to Organ Playing and MIDI materials for the Allen Organ Company.

As a concert artist, David has appeared in such diverse venues as Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, San Francisco’s Davies Symphony Hall, the Crystal Cathedral, Prudential Lines South American Cruises, and as a guest organist with the Oakland Pops Orchestra.

He is best known in the Bay Area as the senior staff organist of the Castro Theatre (since 1978), for appearing regularly at the Stanford Theatre in Palo Alto, and for monthly pops concerts at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. 

As a diligent film music researcher, David specializes in concerts featuring his own transcriptions of the music of the great symphonic film composers of Hollywood’s Golden Age.

The best way to illustrate the sound and versatility of the new Castro organ is to listen to its closest relative—the Harrah Symphonic Organ in Hurricane, West Virginia. Most of the sounds heard here will be represented in the Castro Symphonic Theatre Organ, but our organ will include 37 more theatre organ ranks, as well as a full complement of digitally sampled orchestral instruments.

View three videos here.

• 20TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT – NOVEMBER 2, 1998
• PIPES SPECTACULAR – OCTOBER 15, 2000
• HARRAH SYMPHONIC ORGAN – NOVEMBER 11, 2004
• GLENDALE CITY CHURCH – FEBRUARY 17, 2008
• HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA – DECEMBER 16, 2013
• SYMPHONIC POPS CONCERT – FEBRUARY 9, 2014
• MISSION DOLORES BASILICA – MAY 11, 2014
• BASILICA ORGAN RECITAL – SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
• LEGACY & LEGENDS – SEPTEMBER 25, 2021
• ORGAN POPS CONCERT AT THE LEGION – APRIL 22, 2023

• Castro Theatre
• Stanford Theatre
• California Palace of the Legion of Honor

David Hegarty is available for coaching in theatre organ, symphonic organ, or service playing in the San Francisco Bay area.

One of his specialties is the orientation of classical organists to the idiosyncrasies of the theatre organ, including its registrational and stylistic differences. And as a fluent arranger, he offers the advantage of providing instant personalized arrangements to meet the individual student’s needs.

Contact David