Prelude Concert Dedicates Organ to Keith McClelland
Guest Organist: Beryl Samia

(December 7, 2002) It was a special concert in the Keith McClelland Concert Series this Prelude afternoon as Carl Bartlett announced the dedication of our organ to Keith, our much-beloved organist and choir director who passed away earlier this year.

The music was performed by guest organist Beryl Samia and hand bell ringer Donna Henry.

Ms. Samia has a Bachelors Degree in Church Music from Boston University with a major in Organ. At the date of this concert, she was the Director of Music at the First Church Congregational in Rochester, New Hampshire. We are proud that Beryl is now our Choir Director and Organist at the Church on the Cape.

America the Beautiful	Samuel Ward Arr: Anna Laura Page
When in our Music God is Glorified	Charles Stanford
Of the Father's Love Begotten	13th C. Plainsong Arr: Robert MacDonald
O Come, O Come Emmanuel	Arr: Sharon Rodgers
Gesu Bambino   Donna Henry - Handbells	Pietro A. Yon
He is Born, the Divine Christ Child	Arr. A. L. Page
Praise Ye the Lord of Hosts	Camille Saint-Saens
Puer Natus Est	Everett Titcomb
O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright	Phillip Nicolai
In Sweet Jubilation	J. S. Bach
O Holy Night -   Donna Henry - Handbells	Adolphe Adam
Festival Toccata	Percy Fletcher

The audience was impressed by the talents of Beryl Samia, Donna Henry and the quality of the Rodgers pipe organ.

This was the fourth in our series of organ concerts. It was the vision of Keith McClelland, our former organist and choir director, that our church become a center for excellence in musical performance. Thus, we have established the Keith McClelland Memorial Concert Fund. These concerts are supported through generous individual gifts, the purchase of recordings of these concerts, and free-will donations at the door.

Hear a portion of the concert: Nicolai's "O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright."

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