Early Music, Early Music Hawaii, Monteverdi Vespers, Organists and Organ Playing

Magnificent Monteverdi at St. Andrew’s

The Monteverdi Choir (we’ve already renamed the group!) and The Whole Noyse brass group was asked to come to St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Sunday at 2:45 pm for a sound check, since we had never rehearsed in the space before for this piece.  Naturally in a different church with different architecture and acoustics, the setup… Read More Magnificent Monteverdi at St. Andrew’s

Early Music, Early Music Hawaii, Monteverdi Vespers, Organists and Organ Playing

More Monteverdi

Here’s another endorsement for the Monteverdi Vespers from Hawaii Public Radio’s Judy Neale: Congratulations to Early Music Hawaii and the Lutheran Church of Honolulu for a phenomenal performance of the Monteverdi Vespers at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa last night (and now I even know what a co-cathedral is!). Carl Crosier and his cohorts have… Read More More Monteverdi

Early Music, Early Music Hawaii, Monteverdi Vespers, Organists and Organ Playing

Pulling out all the stops for Monteverdi

“Pulling out all the stops” — isn’t it great that an organ term is in the mainstream? It means to make every effort, and we have certainly tried to use every avenue to “get the word out” about this monumental undertaking. In mid-September we published and distributed our season brochure, and the day after our… Read More Pulling out all the stops for Monteverdi