The last three days, I’ve participated or attended four different events and the common thread in all of them is the organ — (naturally!) On Saturday afternoon, there was the Children’s Benefit Concert at LCH, and I’m happy to report that all the children performed admirably. We heard music for piano, trumpet, violin, cello, voice,… Read More Four events in three days
Tomorrow, Saturday, March 7th at 4:00 p.m., I will have two organ students play in the annual Children’s Benefit Concert at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. What is very gratifying is to see how these talented youngsters progress from year to year, and I’m sure this year’s concert will be another unqualified success. In the past,… Read More A huge dose of patience
Last night I received a phone call from the organist of Kilohana United Methodist Church, where I will be the guest organist in a couple weeks. I asked her if the organ had multiple memory levels so that I could set up my own combinations. I was glad when she said I could have any level… Read More Old tricks vs. something new
Today is the first of March, and as I look over just my Sunday schedule of organ gigs, it’s going to be madness! In several instances I’m going to have to draw upon some long dormant memories and experiences to get through all this. Today, for example, I’ll be playing a Japanese wedding at historic… Read More March madness
You remember Derek Chester, don’t you? He was one of three tenors who came to sing our unforgettable Monteverdi Vespers in 2010. Today he mentioned my name in a Facebook link to the publication, examiner.com (published just today, February 24, 2015), and was I ever surprised to find this picture! The title of the article by… Read More Still speaking to me
Glory be, Hallelujah, hallelujah! After months of searching, I am happy to report that the original dedication program for the Rudolf von Beckerath organ at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu has been found! And it was only located 7,209 miles away, in Hamburg, Germany. I just knew someone had to have saved it! Thanks to… Read More Found it —7,209 miles away!
Many people know that when it came time to fill the position of Kantor at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Johann Sebastian Bach was not the town council’s first choice. The city’s leaders originally wanted Georg Philip Telemann, then the music director of Hamburg. But his employers wanted him to stay, and upped his salary as… Read More 3rd choice is not 3rd rate!
Yesterday on Facebook, I posted pictures of my Valentine’s Day dinner for the Merry Widows: Margaret Lloyd, Gloria Faltstrom, and Betsy McCreary. Missing from our “group” was Nyle Hallman, who could not make it this time. If you are not on Facebook, you can see all my pictures by clicking here. The menu included: baked… Read More Valentine’s Day dinner
Shhh… don’t wake the baby! Some people already know that my husband Carl Crosier willed our fortepiano to our friend, Mark Russell. (You can read my post about the fortepiano here “Our fortepiano is famous“.) Since I don’t play the piano (really and truly!) I thought it better to buy myself a musical instrument which… Read More A babe is born
This past weekend, I have been a busy beaver and have found myself working on four separate projects —three of them ultimately will lead to musical events in several churches. I’m guessing it was Carl Crosier’s idea many years ago to produce a color postcard to publicize our special concerts and services — and you can probably guess… Read More The busy beaver