Community invited to benefit concert

“If I Were a Rich Man“, I’d re-roof St. David’s Anglican Church. Alas, the congregation do not have a Fiddler on the Roof, but it wishes it had! It does have talented vocalists promising a benefit concert at 7pm, October 8, to help put roofers atop the church’s a-frame structure. 

Parishioners Rosemary Gahr and Daniele Walker have selected a variety of Classical and semi-Classical songs to entertain their audience at St. David’s Tsawwassen. They will be accompanied by Paul Kemp, well-known Delta piano teacher and choral accompanist in  churches, community choirs, elementary and secondary schools for the past 40 years.

Their repertoire of solos and duets includes Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffmann which Rosemary and Daniele will sing together to the delight of concert goers with a taste for opera.  

Proceeds of this musical evening will be added to a major fund-raising-drive under way at St. David’s to finance extensive maintenance and upgrading needed to ‘fix the church building from top to bottom’. A positive start in achieving a large contributory goal is already evident by receipt of significant donations of support from the Diocese of New Westminster, from Legacy Parish Trust Funds, and from parishioners’ special giving.

Concert organizers are cautiously optimistic that the voices of Rosemary and Daniele will rise to the roof and help ensure a dry church nave for years to come. 

Tickets are $25.00 each (children under 12 years free), and are available from members of St. David’s, or at the door for 7 pm performance, Saturday, October 8. Refreshments will be served in the parish hall following the concert. 

St. David’s Anglican Church, 1115 – 51A Street, Delta.

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Rosemary Gahr and Daniele  Walker rehearse with accompanist Paul Kemp. Photo by Mary Horton.