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In later August, 1996, Alexander made the gift of a recital to the children, families, and townsfolk of Dunblane in memory of the children and teacher murdered in the primary school by a local resident.
His recital was designed to help the children and community in their gradual recovery towards a more normal life. From the start it was planned to be a very happy occasion for the children, and the plans probably raised a few quizzical eyebrows, yet it was realised the programme would be likely to bring peals of laughter and joy, as it did.
Alexander conceived the programme as a kind of Organ Mass, surrounding it with Bach's St Anne Prelude and Fugue, with the fun and games inside.
Some two months beforehand the children and parents had been told to bring some very unexpected things to the cathedral in order to take part in this very unusual recital.
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