A Glorious Organ Concert performed by Harold Stover

This view of our sanctuary shows the concluding moments of our Spring Organ Concert - Harold Stover leading the congregation in "Christ the Lord has risen today!" As you can see, we had a large, enthusiastic audience for Mr. Stover's performance.

He played music of Pachelbel (variations on "What God does, God does well."), a Felix Mendelssohn sonata, a Bach prelude and fugue, one of his own compositions and several other works.

Few of us had ever heard of the German composer Sigfrid Karg-Elert. But we will not soon forget his variation on the hymn that began the program, "Now thank we all our God."  It left an indelible impression on us--defining with great majesty the term "triumphal march."  Here is a sample of that work:  

Mr. Stover is not just an exceptional organist (he is Music Director at the Woodfords Congregational Church in Portland)  but he's also a Professor of Music at the University of Southern Maine. Throughout the concert, he provided a fascinating narrative on the great European composers represented in the program.

Our Summer Concert will feature Beryl Samia as our "guest" organist.

The Keith McClelland Concert Fund