Meet the musician from Chennai who thrives on Christmas motifs
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December 24, 2020 17:24 IST
Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas
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Meet M Samuel Abeysekera, a music composer who thrives on the Christmas motif and composes at least two new songs every Christmas
For five years in the mid-1950s, M Samuel Abeysekera played the piano in the worship services twice a week at Madras Christian College, where he studied. He was the accompanist for the John Millns Singers and the John Millns Chorale, led by the late Jabez Janagaraj, for four decades. The Tamil Nadu Government Staff Choir and Secretariat Fellowship Choir also enjoyed his services at the pipe organ and piano in St Mary’s Church, Fort St George, for decades until he retired as a Joint Secretary to the State Government of Tamil Nadu.