We have just now received word that our May 13-14 performances of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor were a success in every way — we knew that they were an artistic triumph, but now we have just learned that we not only broke even — we ended up about $4908 over the top! What… Read More A miracle by any measure
This was the title of the email message we sent out to the choir last night. Yes, the choir vacation is over, and we will resume this Sunday at 8:15 am for a rehearsal before the 9:15 am service. “Six weeks off is just about right,” Carl says about summer vacations. Some churches give their… Read More Welcome back!
I can’t believe it, but we are getting ready to go on another trip. AGAIN. Next Friday we’ll leave for Seattle, WA for the national biennial conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Carl and I have attended ALCM conferences nearly from the beginning of its founding in the late 80s. I think I counted… Read More The next big push
When I told Carl I was going to start writing about the Lord Nelson Mass, he protested. “But it’s too early!” That’s the major work he is planning for his final service at LCH for the Ordinary. Hey, Carl, if it’s too early, how is it that you started studying the score the very next… Read More Haydn, Lord Nelson Mass
This Sunday, we will be performing music by Italian composer, Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739). He was like many church musicians today — he had two jobs. He had dual careers in law (as a magistrate and district governor) and music. As a member of a noble family, he was expected to “marry well,” but secretly wed… Read More Music by Marcello
It was a couple of months ago that Georgine Stark approached me about celebrating Carl Crosier’s tenure at LCH with a T-Shirt, and today she brought the finished shirts to church. At first she wanted it to be a surprise for Carl, but we decided it would be too difficult to keep a secret. Last… Read More The T-Shirts are in!
Today is our 34th wedding anniversary and this morning Carl said to me, “You know, this will be the first time that we won’t receive an anniversary card and check from your mother.” Yes, she was so good about remembering all her children’s and grandchildren’s birthdays and anniversaries and never failed to send a card… Read More A Life Well-Lived
It was on a Friday night, July 15, 1977, that Carl and I were married at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, so that means tomorrow is our 34th wedding anniversary. Last year at this time, we celebrated our anniversary in Saintes, France, and I was away from my computer. This year we’re home, so I… Read More Our 34th Wedding Anniversary
A couple of years ago, my former organ student Joey Fala attended a Pipe Organ Encounter (POE), a week-long “organ camp” if you will, for high school students. It is sponsored yearly by the American Guild of Organists and every summer, there are a half-dozen or more of these programs held in various locations on the… Read More Something to hold onto
This past weekend two significant events took place at LCH, and unfortunately, because of my mother’s funeral, I was unable to attend. The first event was PipeWorks, the educational outreach program of the Hawaii Chapter, American Guild of Organists, which was led ably by former organ student, Joey Fala. Over 40 people attended this program which… Read More Passing the torch