Hoy es el cumpleaños de mi esposo, un pianista, cantante y director de musica. A el no le gustaba esta fecha, 11 septiembre desde la tragedia que occurió en 2001. El quería cambiar su cumpleaños y dijo: “Todo el mundo está cantando misas de réquiem por mi cumpleaños!” [Today is the birthday of my husband,… Read More Hoy es el cumpleaños …
When I talk about music on hold, I am not talking about being on the telephone and having to wait until someone can speak to you. Although this practice can get pretty annoying, hearing the same music play over and over again, repeating in an endless loop can put you in a terrible frame of… Read More Music on hold
Last week we learned about the tragic death of choral director, Karen Kennedy. Today we have received news about another choral conductor with Hawaii ties, Noel Crawford Lovelace, who is sadly nearing the end of his life. His son, Marc, wrote on Facebook: This is an All-Call for any fond memories, good thoughts, and well-wishes… Read More May he rise in glory …
It was just yesterday that my computer was updating my Adobe Acrobat software and for some unknown reason and my amazement, the cover of “The Big Sing” appeared on my computer screen. I simply could not fathom why this particular file surfaced, and in factI had not given any thought to this event in six… Read More It was a mystery …
Although I have been pretty diligent in studying Spanish and continuing to sew masks, lately my mantra has been “Oh, I think I’ll practice the organ … tomorrow!” And tomorrow gets put off until the next day … and the next! The same excuse goes for doing housework. Unfortunately I can’t say that I don’t… Read More An excuse for procrastination
Last night was our first rehearsal for the opening performances for Early Music Hawaii. We started out in the courtyard of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, but had to move indoors after awhile because of a building use conflict. Don’t worry, we were wearing masks and were all safely socially distant! We also opened all… Read More Mask on!
During this pandemic crisis, many artists and musicians have been hurting financially because nearly all in-person concerts have been cancelled. It’s not just this past spring where events have been cancelled, we are looking towards the fall and beyond with no “live” musical events. In fact, this past week, I received this notice from the… Read More A virtual season
With the coronavirus pandemic has come a whole new vocabulary. I mean, a year ago would you have known any of these terms: social distancing, N95 face mask, in-person, flatten the curve, sharing droplets, PPE (Personal protection equipment), telehealth, zoomers, virtual services, hydroxychloroquine! Many churches chose to livestream or pre-record their services, since indoor crowds… Read More Copyright and Public domain
From time to time, I’m asked about how many Hawaiian words I know, now that I’ve lived on Oahu since 1973 (forty-seven years)! I mean, you’re bound to pick up some of the lingo in common usage, and even people who have never been to Hawaii know the meaning of “aloha” and “mahalo.” Aloha is… Read More Aloha and mahalo
Last Sunday, I spent the morning at Nuuanu Congregational Church where they honored organist Jieun Kim Newland for her several years of service. It was one of the first services in which the church has resumed in-person services. Everyone had their temperature taken before entering the church and every other pew was blocked off. There… Read More Social distancing