Presentation to long-serving organist

Friday January 30th 2009

Pictured receiving a gift of Tyrone Crystal is Frank Capper (2nd right), with (left to right) the Rev Nigel Baylor, rector of Jordanstown; Pamela Kell, rector’s churchwarden; and Adrian Arbuthnot, people’s churchwarden. At a celebration evening in St Patrick’s, Jordanstown, a presentation was made to the church’s present organist, Frank Capper, to mark his completion of 60 years as a church organist.

The last 25 of these years have been as organist and choirmaster of St Patrick’s.

Mr Capper’s career as an organist began in Lisburn Road Methodist Church and he has also served in Ballysillan Presbyterian; Osbourne Park Methodist; Jennymount Methodist (all in Belfast); St Mark’s, Armagh; and St Columba’s, Omagh.

The evening took the form of a special service of music, selected by Mr Capper himself, followed by light refreshments in the church hall, where the presentation was made.