of high class congrengants, the organ was deemed necessary. Peter Pelham was the first organist, and began the tradition of Candlelight Concerts by allowing locals to come in and listen while he gave lessons to promising students. The current music program, led by Rebecca Davy and JanEl Will, carries on the traditions started by Pelham while keeping up with modern trends in worship. The two primary choirs, the Pelham and Chancel choirs, sing in the morning services and at special concerts such as the John D. Rockefeller Jr memorial concert. In addition to the two choirs, there are also a college student choir that sings at an evening service, two children's choirs that sing on occasion during services, an orchestra that plays for the choir concerts, and a handbell choir that plays during services and at special concerts. The church continues the tradition of candlelight concerts with guest choirs, guest organists, and instrumentalists on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday nights as well as special monthly Evensong services featuring guest choirs. In January 2011, the church decided to take Peter Pelham's tradition of instructing students to a new level and create the position of organ scholar. The first organ scholar was Allen T. Blehl of Oradell, New Jersey. Blehl studied organ since he was 13, and continued his studies at the College of William and Mary under instructor Thomas Marshall in addition to performing services and concerts at Bruton Parish Church. In 2014, following Blehl's graduation from William and Mary, Carina Sturdy became the new organ scholar. See also List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia National Register of Historic Places listings in Williamsburg, Virginia References Further reading Edward L. Bond and Joan R. Gundersen. The Episcopal Church in Virginia, 1607-2007 (2007) External links Bruton Parish Church, 201 Duke of Gloucester Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA: 2 photos and 4 measured drawings at Historic American Buildings Survey Bruton Parish Church Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Bruton Parish Church Postcards Online Bluffton College website Bruton Parish Church photos Historic American Buildings Survey in Virginia Churches completed in 1715 Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Religious buildings and structures in Virginia Episcopal churches in Virginia Georgian architecture in Virginia National Historic Landmarks in Virginia Tourist attractions in Williamsburg, Virginia Churches in Hampton Roads, Virginia Colonial Williamsburg Buildings and structures in Williamsburg, Virginia 1674 establishments in Virginia 18th-century Episcopal church buildings National Register of