Prelude - 2006
Guest Organist: Albert Melton

(December 10, 2006) The Church on the Cape welcomed Albert Melton of St. Luke's Cathedral in Portland to our Prelude Organ Concert.

Mr. Melton is Cathedral Musician at St. Luke's.  There he conducts the Cathedral Choir, and the Cathedral Youth Choir.  He is organist for the Cathedral parish where, in addition to providing music for the weekly services, he is often in charge of music for Diocesan services which include consecrations, ordinations, and other special services.  In addition to his work at St. Luke’s, Mr. Melton is active as a recitalist having performed in many American cities and in Barbados.

A native of Newport News, Virginia, Albert Melton holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and Northwestern University.  He is a member of the Association of Anglican Musicians, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.  Recently he was appointed a member of the board of directors of the Friends of the Kotschmar Organ

The program:

	Sonata III in A Major	Felix Mendelssohn
	Trumpet Tune in F Major	Aaron David Miller
	Three Schubler Chorales   Sleepers, awake!   My soul doth magnify the Lord   Comest Thou, Jesu, from Heaven...	J. S. Bach
	Passacaglia in C Minor	J. S. Bach
	Divinum Mysterium Forest Green Toccata on Antioch	Craig Philips
	Gospel Fancy	Henry Sexton Transcribed: R. Henry
	Aria	Craig Phillips
	Carillon on 'Orientus Partibus'	Arthur Wills

The audience sang several Christmas Carols as introductions to classical versions of the same.

It was an inspiring concert...bringing the professional qualities of musician and composer together for an unforgettable Prelude treat.

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