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Organist, conductor, and composer David Schelat will retire from a 38-year tenure as minister of music at First & Central Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, on June 3. During his tenure he led the church to acquire a 29-stop Gabriel Kney organ in 1989 along with new Steinway and vintage Mason & Hamlin pianos, as well as Orff instruments. In 2009 he helped form and led a non-profit organization, Market Street Music, to administer the church’s outreach music programs.

BALTIMORE (OSV News) -- With his fingers almost seeming to melt into the organ keys as he performed one of Bach's most famous Passion chorales, Cameron J.S. Kuzepski was completely absorbed in his work. Lush, languid sounds -- intensely expressive and sometimes almost jarring -- washed over the stone walls at Baltimore's Cathedral of Mary Our Queen during a recent practice session. Toward the climax of the six-minute meditation, the cathedral's principal organist closed his eyes before lifting

Throughout its history, Market Street Music has served over 35,000 people, giving them (often free of charge) the experience and thrill of live music.