Celebration of Thanksgiving | First Baptist Church of Memphis

By Darel Snodgrass

Published November 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM CST

First Baptist Church of Memphis will hold a Thanksgiving concert on Sunday, November 17, at 3:00 p.m., to celebrate the restoration of the 1951 Wicks Sanctuary Organ.

The concert features three renowned local organists, Gary Beard, Stephen Karr, and Karen Strawhecker, demonstrating the power and majesty of this large, renewed instrument.

Darel Snodgrass talks with First Baptist Director of Music Ministries Dr. Lawrence Edwards about the history of this instrument, the restoration process, and the Sunday concert program.

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Darel Snodgrass

I began piano lessons at age 6, trumpet at age 9, and began teaching myself the guitar at 10. My electronics knowledge comes from my father, who had the RCA television and stereo shop in my hometown of Pocahontas, Arkansas for nearly 20 years. My dad is still fixing televisions at age 79.

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