![]() ![]() The composer, pianist and choir conductor is an epitome of humility and has a good wit to boot. This octogenarian musician is a byword in Tamil Christian homes across the globe, as the founder-director of The Three Chords, the famed gospel trio of the seventies and eighties. I deeply admire his love and passion for church music.” ![]() To quote John Fredric, a noted bass, “I think Abey uncle holds the record for the longest serving choirmaster in Chennai. To crown it all, Abeysekera, 82, has been the organist and choir director of the CSI Wesley English Church, St Thomas Mount, for the last 64 years. 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. He was the accompanist for the John Millns Singers and the John Millns Chorale, led by the late Jabez Janagaraj, for four decades. 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. ![]()
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