The Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul celebrates its Sesquicentennial Despite the Pandemic.

 


Jennifer Pascual
 is with 
Mark Thallander
 and 
Scott Vaillancourt
.

An article in the January edition of The American Organist: Basilica in Maine Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial Despite Pandemic. It was an honor to perform for this important anniversary at a very special place in September, 2020, one of the very few recitals I played last year, despite chaos going on in the world.

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