… that’s how someone in our group described our first stop this morning at the Swiss Museum of the Organ, located in Roche about an hour from Lausanne and not far from the resort town of Montreux, where my husband and I visited a few years ago. The museum was begun forty years ago by… Read More A candy store for organists
I opened my eyes, looked at my phone and could not believe what I saw—9:33 am! Aaaaurgh! I was supposed to have been on the bus at 8:00! I quickly showered, dressed and walked four blocks to the train station. The next train to Geneva was at 10:12 am and it was already 10:10! I… Read More Missed the bus!
The Abbey of St Peter and St Paul, Romainmôtier Today on the first day of the 2018 Historic Organ Study Tour we saw three organs in the village of Romainmôtier (called the most beautiful village in Switzerland!) and one in Moudon, but it was two “home” organs which made the biggest impression on me. The… Read More “Home” organs no more
And I am a zombie! Even though my plane left at 7:00 am Honolulu time, I had been awake since 2:59 am as my taxi picked me up at 4:45 am. Seems every time I know I have to wake up early, I set my alarm and end up waking up an hour before it… Read More 28 hours to Lausanne
In these 16 days back in Hawaii, my plate has been full, not the least of which has been to play for church services, “subbing” for the regular organist. (By the way, in England this is called “depping”— being the deputy organist.) On August 5, after being home from Europe for only nine hours, I… Read More Plan B! No, Plan C!
Nah, just kidding! I’m 100% Chinese-American! On Saturday, though, I was made an Honorary Member of the German Benevolent Society of Honolulu at their August meeting! Certificate of Honorary Membership presented to Katherine Crosier. The GBS Board and its membership would like to thank you for your selfless devotion to the Society and its mission… Read More I’m part-German!
While I am home for sixteen days between European trips, I have a long “to do” list besides the obvious—doing laundry and repacking my suitcase! I did tell you of my desktop computer debacle (“A glutton for punishment”) and at this moment, the restore process has taken four whole days! While the files were being… Read More A new role
That’s how I described myself in a Facebook post status update on the long journey from Europe back to Hawaii. On Saturday morning, I woke up at 6:00 am to repack my backpack and suitcase, which at 22 kilos was dangerously close to being overweight (23 kilos are the limit!) My flight was not until… Read More A glutton for punishment?
I have had to keep a secret since June 17, 2018, when my good friend, Dana Marsh, revealed to me in a Messenger post that he was selected as the new Artistic Director of the Washington Bach Consort! The official announcement was made on August 1, so now it is public knowledge and I can… Read More The secret is out!
One of the tourist attractions that Joan Ishibashi and I were most interested to see was the Mappa Mundi and Chained Library, both kept at Hereford Cathedral. The Mappa Mundi is the largest ancient world map which has been stored and displayed at Hereford Cathedral since 1300. I really didn’t know what it was all… Read More Mappa Mundi and the Chained Library