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Katrina Benefit Concert Raises Funds for Rebuilding of Gulf Coast Region Musicians Donate Talents to Show “No One Is Alone”
Joining together to offer a hand the way it knows best, the Clan Currie Society brought together musicians from its annual, award-winning Pipes of Christmas concerts to perform together with the Summit (NJ) Music Festival for “No One is Alone – A Concert of Hope.” The concert was held on October 7 at Central Presbyterian Church, which generously hosted the event.
The roster of performers included champion fiddler Paul Woodiel, soprano soloist Valerie Bernhardt, Celtic harpist Odarka Stockert, the Solid Brass ensemble and the Kearny Caledonian Pipe Band. On an appropriately Scottish evening of mist and soft rain, the concert raised nearly $6,000, all of which went to hurricane relief aid in the Gulf Coast region devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in September.
An evening that began with soft melodic sounds of harp and fiddle concluded with a boisterous rendition of “When the Saints Go Marching In.” In between, the crowd was treated to a “musical jambalaya” including Scottish pipes and drums, sprightly jigs and reels, and comforting hymns and anthems, the later being led by Music Festival Artistic Director, Jason Tramm. For Noel Werner, Minister of Music at Central Presbyterian Church, “The concert was a wonderful demonstration of what it means to be part of the Summit community and the larger New Jersey musical community. It shows what we can accomplish when we come together for an important humanitarian effort.”
Photos by Warren Westura
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