Musical celebration for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

St. Anne's Episcopal Church will observe the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a musical series at the 10 a.m. Sunday services from June 7 - July 5. The church is located on Church Circle, Annapolis, Md.

The music will trace the parish's journey from royal Anglican parish to Episcopal church in the American republic.

During the services, anthems by Thomas Weelkes, Richard Farrant, John Goss, Felix Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, and Gustav Holst will trace the Anglican inheritance that shaped St. Anne's founding and continued to nourish its worship after independence.

Following each service, the organ postlude will feature music written in the American patriotic tradition: James Hewitt's The Battle of Trenton (1797), J. Christopher Pardini's Toccata on Amazing Grace ' (2001), Charles Ives's Variations on 'America' (1891), John Philip Sousa's march 'The Stars and Stripes Forever' (1896), and Dudley Buck's Concert Variations on 'The Star-Spangled Banner' (1868).

Photo: St. Anne’s Organ Keyboard by Laura Sullivan