The organ alcove at St. John's Episcopal Church is like a second home for Brenda Vanderford. She retired in September after serving as music director and choir director for 44 years.
Kenny Kemp
"Playing the organ,...
Kenny Kemp
...I was always nervous...
Kenny Kemp
...I was nervous every single Sunday of my life."
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Growing up in Richmond, 4-year-old Brenda Vanderford was already fascinated with the piano.
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By the time she reached grade school, Brenda Vanderford was taking piano lessons.
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In 1967, Fulbright scholar Brenda Vanderford was on a ship leaving for a year's study in Cologne, Germany.
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A Photo from the late 1960s shows Brenda Vanderford in her customary position at the organ console at St. John's Episcopal Church.
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