Some time ago, Carol Langner came to us and said, “We have got to have a PARTY after the Bach!” So today 43 of us gathered at the Hale Koa hotel for a fun luncheon. It was good to trade war stories about the B-Minor and relive all its glorious moments, hear about people’s summer… Read More Post-Bach Party
Never one to miss an opportunity, Carl Crosier programmed a full slate of music at today’s 10:30 am service, figuring we would have a lot of visitors which we did. We began with a concerto for strings and organ by Archangelo Corelli as the prelude, then Psalm 23 from the Becker Psalter by Heinrich Schütz.… Read More No rest for the weary
A standing-room only crowd basked in the brilliance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor last night, Carl Crosier’s last concert as cantor of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. At 3:43 pm, LCH webmaster, Bill Potter, sent an email saying the last available ticket had been sold, so people who came to the door last night… Read More Total triumph
It’s been said that you never find mistakes in your work until 1000 copies are printed. That adage was certainly true of the program booklet I designed for the Bach Mass in B Minor. No matter how many times Carl and I looked at it, we didn’t catch the mistakes until after the books were… Read More Bach Program Book
Aside from a chair falling over in between movements, last night’s opening performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor was perfect in every way. Maestro Carl Crosier set the pace with a grand opening Kyrie followed by a series of fast, joyful choruses contrasted with expressive solos and duets. The final Dona nobis pacem… Read More A new high
Hey, I bet you didn’t know what “friggatriskaidekaphobia” was —right? It’s “fear of Friday the 13th !” Today is Friday, May 13, and tonight is the opening night of Bach’s Mass in B Minor at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. It’s Carl Crosier’s “swan song,” if you will, his final concerts as Cantor after 38… Read More No “friggatriskaidekaphobia” for us!
Tonight Carl and I hosted a reception for the patrons of the Bach B-Minor Mass and the Abendmusiken Concerts—individuals and organizations who have given contributions of $1,000 or more. I guess it was Carl who came up with the name “Bach Crest Circle.” Five years ago, Carl said he would have fixed all the food… Read More Bach Crest Circle
Those were Carl’s words at the end of tonight’s dress rehearsal for the Bach Mass in B Minor. Tonight was the first time we went straight through the piece, from beginning to end, and did not stop except where we will have an intermission in the concert. Carl got so excited, though, in the final… Read More We did it!
Those were Carl’s words after the rehearsal with the orchestra tonight. “The orchestra is finally responding to me, and is getting into the style.” Tonight we worked primarily on Part II, beginning with the Credo. Everything seemed a little easier tonight. Even the sopranos popped their high Bs with ease. Carl said, “There are… Read More “Finally settling in”
I mentioned in yesterday’s post that Noe Tanigawa had interviewed Carl Crosier and recorded part of the orchestra rehearsal last night for a “sound bite.” The story will air on Hawaii Public Radio on Friday, May 13th. Turn on your radio on Friday to: 88.1 FM Friday 7:30am and 4:30pm, or 89.3 FM between 8-9 and… Read More Thank you, Hawaii Public Radio!