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A stated meeting presentation on Masonic composers wouldn't be complete without a performance! Hear Brother Dylan Shaw, William Penn - Harmony Lodge No. 52 F&AM, play the overture for Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" on Ionic Hall's pipe organ at The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia. The duo known for 14 comic operas, including one with references to Freemasonry, "The Grand Duke," were both Masons, and Sir Arthur Sullivan served as Grand Organist for the United Grand Lodge of Engla