For several weeks the choir has been working on two pieces for Pentecost by Peter Maxwell Davies: “Dum complerentur” and “Veni sancte spiritus.” His music reminds me of Pentecosts past at LCH when the lesson was read in several foreign languages. In the early years one heard the lessons read one after the other. But for… Read More Peter Maxwell Davies and Pentecost
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for summer! Today we celebrated Ascension Day (transferred) and then next week is Pentecost, our last choral Sunday of the season. And then the choir is off for the next six weeks. For the last several years, Carol Langner has mounted a large world map on the… Read More The end is in sight
Last night, Carl and I spent a rare night at home and were fortunate to watch the PBS program “James Levine: America’s Maestro,” the long-time director of the Metropolitan Opera orchestra and Boston Symphony. I’m glad that PBS has posted the entire video on their website, which you can watch in case you missed the… Read More The art of the conductor
With Memorial Day weekend past, we are now shifting into the summer schedule, starting this coming Sunday, June 5th. Last Sunday, Carl said to me, “This is my last 3-service Sunday!” referring to his being at the two morning services (8:00 and 10:30 am) and 9:00 pm Compline service. We switch to a single morning… Read More Shifting into summer
Sometime today we passed the 10,000 mark in number of page views of this blog for this year. Wow! That is flabbergasting! I only started tracking statistics as of January 1, 2011 so it’s beyond overwhelming to know that the blog has reached so many people this year. I hope that what I’ve written has been… Read More We reach a milestone
Yesterday during the announcements time at the 10:30 service, Georgine Stark stood up to say that she is taking orders for a Carl Crosier commemorative T-Shirt. Available in small, medium, large, XL and XXL sizes, the T-Shirt will cost $15 and lists the major choral and instrumental works which have been performed at the Lutheran… Read More The Music! The Legacy! The T-Shirt!
It’s Memorial Day weekend and we are beginning the horrendous task of cleaning out Carl Crosier’s church office. You just cannot imagine the piles of paper that are the result of 38 years of music making and worship planning at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu! You know the saying, “A clean desk is the sign… Read More Another insane year
Last night Carl and I attended the annual dinner meeting of the Hawaii Chapter, American Guild of Organists (AGO). It’s probably the only chapter among 20,000 members worldwide which includes a free dinner at the end of the year. At the dinner we announced a PipeWorks program which will take place this summer at LCH… Read More From generation to generation
Last night was the last scheduled Thursday night LCH choir rehearsal for the season and Carl’s last Thursday night rehearsal! In addition to rehearsing music for this Sunday (Psalm 66 by Hallock, “If ye love me” by Thomas Tallis and “Non vos relinquam” by William Byrd) we worked on two very challenging pieces by Peter… Read More Let’s P-A-R-T-Y!
Last night, Carl and I watched one of our favorite local PBS programs, “Long Story Short,” with host Leslie Wilcox. I was very happy to see that the guest was local choral conductor, Nola Nahulu. You can replay the interview or read a transcript by clicking here. Wilcox begins by saying “Choral music plays a… Read More The role of the choral conductor