Albert Lean Eileen Nelson Ness plays a series of musical selections Tuesday during an Advent recital at Salem Lutheran Church. -- Sarah Stultz/Albert Lea Tribune

Eileen Nelson Ness performs Tuesday.

The organ pipes at Salem Lutheran Church are in the upper corner of the balcony.

Several inches of snow didn't keep a few dozen people from attending the Advent recital at Salem Lutheran Church Tuesday afternoon.

Light shines through a stained glass window in the balcony of Salem Lutheran Church Tuesday.