Built in 1923 for the Knights Templar, the stunning Stan Mansion is more than just a historic Masonic lodge—it’s now a magical portal to Middle-earth. This meticulously restored space is perfect for fantasy lovers. A local string quartet performs a breathtaking Candlelight tribute to The Lord of the Rings, featuring thirteen iconic pieces.
Stripped down to their absolute string foundations, these legendary melodies soar through the opulent hall! You will leave feeling completely spellbound (and maybe craving second breakfast).
The Fellowship, the Towers, the King: the setlist film by film
Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings is a live concert of music from all three films in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, played by a local string quartet among thousands of candles in about an hour. Fever and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences co-present it, and Howard Shore, who composed the films’ music, approved the setlist and sheet music.
Candlelight: The Lord of the Rings
18 December 2026 18:30 + more dates
Stan Mansion
The Fellowship of the Ring gets four pieces. “Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All” opens with the history of the Ring, “Concerning Hobbits” brings in the Shire, “Amon Hen” scores the battle where Boromir defends Merry and Pippin, and “The Breaking of the Fellowship” (with “In Dreams”) sees Frodo and Sam set off alone. The Two Towers follows with “Foundations of Stone” (Gandalf and the Balrog), “The Riders of Rohan”, “Evenstar” and “Gollum’s Song”.
Then The Return of the King takes the last five: “Minas Tirith”, “The Ride of the Rohirrim”, the coronation music of “The Return of the King”, “Into the West” and, last of all, “The Grey Havens”. It’s 13 pieces, all reimagined for strings.
A Knights Templar hall in Logan Square
Chicago: Stan Mansion. In the Logan Square Historic District, this hall went up in 1923, in just six months, for the Knights Templar’s Humboldt Park Commandery No. 79, and served as a Masonic lodge for most of its life. Now restored as an event venue, it keeps the grand look of its original job.
