In my last post, I described some of the problems we’ve been having with this website—our Media Library of photos was just too HUGE and we were getting a bunch of errors. (and I just LOVE photos on my blog! That’s what makes it interesting, right?) Consequently I have been refraining from adding any more… Read More A ticking time bomb?
It was June 2010 when I first started writing this blog, “Another Year of Insanity,” and it was at the time that my husband, Carl Crosier, submitted his resignation as Music Director of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu after 37 years. Someone on the Communication Committee, of which I was a member, suggested that someone… Read More A crossroads … something to ponder
Tonight was the debut of a new duet partnership — myself with Scott Fikse, the director of Early Music Hawaii! Oh, we have collaborated in quite a few ways, with me playing the organ and he conducting, as we did as recently as last December when I played the Advent Organ Chorales concert (“Do you still… Read More A new duet partner!
When I wondered what repertoire was played at Salisbury Cathedral, where people heard organ music while receiving their vaccinations, I found this article which revealed that the organists played Bach, Handel and Pachelbel: “Beautiful organ music soothes people having Covid-19 at Salisbury Cathedral.“ If you click the link, you can even view a video of… Read More We have our answer!
Maybe you saw these photos and stories about organ music being played Salisbury Cathedral as people were receiving vaccinations. It was reported on a number of news outlets such as CNN. The Telegraph, The Guardian and the BBC. Here’s what was reported by The Guardian: Graham Turner, 88, a chaplain at Salisbury Cathedral, wore his… Read More Organ music and the vaccine
We know that the pandemic has changed our lifestyles in many ways, but none so more as in our ways of worship and entertainment. Church services have gone virtual, as have all concerts, it seems. What made me sit up and take notice, though, was this recent Washington Post headline which read: “The pandemic forced… Read More Gamechanger
It’s December 26th, the second day of Christmas and a rainy day here in Hawaii, but I wanted to share something fun for you. Who says that organ music is dull and boring?! EastWestOrganists is a group of ten organ colleagues who seek out individual concert engagements and have collaborated on one other video, Bach’s… Read More The 12 Days of Christmas
If you are a Facebook user, from time to time you will be reminded by your past in a feature called “On this day.” I was reminded of Christmas 2009 when this post from 11 years ago popped up: And just for fun, I called up the music list of all the music we performed… Read More Remembrance of Christmas past
[This post has been updated with additional information.] I just received this sad news: Preston Larson, former American Guild of Organists Hawaii Chapter member, passed away on December 15, 2020 in Phoenix AZ. He was born March 18, 1942 and was Emeritus Professor of Music at Brigham Young University Hawaii, where he taught organ performance… Read More RIP Preston Larson 1942-2020
Everyone knows that this Christmas is going to be different — all because of the pandemic. For one thing, this will be the first time in eight years that I will not be leaving Hawaii at Christmas. Yes, it’s true, since 2012 I have spent all my Christmases in California (except for three years ago,… Read More A different kind of Christmas