As part of the celebration of the institution of Rev. Thomas Jean-Pierre Pellaton as the 8th Rector of The Church of The Ascension in Rockville Centre, there was a concert on Friday evening September 26th at 7.30pm performed by friends and classmates of the Rector from his time at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. The concert began in the Church as Emeritus Professor of Choral Conducting and Organ of Wooster College in Wooster, Ohio, John Russell, performed works of Bach, Mozart and Widor on the Rieger organ. The second half of the concert with Francois Clemmons, Alexander Twilight Artist in Residence at Middlebury College in Middlebury Vermont, singing a selection of Negro Spirituals. Professor Clemmons is well known as the Director of the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble and as Officer Clemmons on the Emmy award winning television program, "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood".
The Church of the Ascension serving the communities of: Rockville Centre, Oceanside, Baldwin, Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore, Lakeview
Malverne, Merrick, Seaford, Hewlett, Woodmere, Long Beach, Island Park
and the surrounding areas of Long Island and New York.
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