The Oahu Choral Society, with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, is presenting Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor tomorrow night only, May 16, 2014 at 7:30 pm at Blaisdell Concert Hall. Under the direction of Esther Yoo, soloists include Youngmi Kim, Georgine Stark, Jennifer Lane, Randall Umstead, and David Dong-Geun Kim. Guess who has been contracted to play the… Read More The greatest work of all ages and all peoples
That’s how people are remembering percussionist Steve Dinion, who died suddenly yesterday, after a short bout with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Arnold Alconcel was kind enough to share this video of Steve, and I’m posting here for those of you who do not have FaceBook access. The piece is the “Akadinda Trio” by Emmanuel Sejourne for three… Read More Joyful and focused
Before tonight’s rehearsal for the Bach Mass in B-Minor, the orchestra manager said there was going to be an important announcement. Violist Steve Flanter told us that percussionist Steve Dinion, had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma about two months ago and had started intensive chemotherapy. Yesterday, close friends were notified that… Read More A gentle soul, gone too soon
Are organists the only musicians who never know what to expect when they have to perform on their instruments? I can’t tell you the number of times I have come to the church and found something not working on the organ. There was the time I was scheduled to play Jeremiah Clarke’s Trumpet Voluntary in… Read More Handicapped!
Editor’s Note: Today I’ve turned this column over to my local consultant following the death of Peter Hallock. How does one properly acknowledge a person who ultimately influenced your life in such a profound way that it totally informed the direction of your artistic life? For me, that person was Peter Hallock. I don’t think… Read More The Hallock legacy in Hawaii
Psalm 23 from the Ionian Psalter, conducted by Carl Crosier Since Peter Hallock‘s death last Sunday, the tributes have been pouring in for this extraordinary church musician and mystic. Especially poignant and touching was the Office of Compline for April 27, 2014, which was sung at St. Mark’s Cathedral on the very night that Peter… Read More Tributes pour in
I am sharing Jason Anderson’s account of Peter Hallock’s last trip home, as he wrote on the CaringBridge.org website: This is a difficult journal entry to write. Paul and I packed up Peter’s belongings from Marianwood, loaded up my car, and then wheeled Peter to my car. Wondering how best to get Peter into the… Read More Peter’s last moments
“In paradisum deducant angeli” (May angels lead you to paradise) From the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, The Right Rev. Greg Rickel“ I have just received word that Dr. Peter Hallock, long time Choirmaster, Director of Music at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Composer, the first layperson in the Episcopal Church to be named Canon… Read More In paradisum, Peter Hallock
One of the things I’ve enjoyed since retiring from church music are my Thursday nights — no more Thursday night rehearsals! And one of our favorite programs we’ve enjoyed watching on Thursday nights is a local public television show called “HIKI NŌ — Can Do,” the nation’s first statewide student news network. According to the… Read More HIKI NŌ — Can Do!
Here is a slideshow I put together of Peter’s 85th birthday party, against the backdrop of his Fall City home, and music “To the supreme being.” From the more than thirty years that we have known Peter Hallock, we have many photos, memories and hundreds (maybe thousands!) of letters, emails, and faxes, starting with Carl… Read More Peter Hallock photo album