Yesterday afternoon I attended “A Concert for Ukraine,” a benefit presented by Hawai‘i Vocal Arts Ensemble, conducted by Timothy Carney with special guest, baritone Leon Williams at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. It was the second benefit concert by the group—the first was held at St. John Lutheran Church the night before. The chorus was… Read More Dona nobis pacem
I have to admit, I went to last night’s choral concert, “Hawai’i’s Choral Legacy” with a sense of obligation rather than just wanting to go. But I ended up completely impressed with both of the featured choral groups, The Purduettes from Purdue University and Na Wai, a local choir in residence at the University of… Read More A wall of sound
Of all the questions people have asked me, “Do you still play the organ?” is one of the most remarkable that I can remember. We had just arrived in Paris and immediately set off to find the house of my former teacher, Marcel Dupré. The house is now owned by another family, but the owner… Read More Do you still play the organ?
My Advent Organ Chorales concert was over just about an hour ago, and I have breathed a HUGE sigh of relief that there were no disasters! Being that it was a Facebook Live event, it means that there was no stopping allowed, no do overs, no “Wait, can we try that again.” I have to… Read More Whew! No disasters!
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
”You mean, you would play your concert for only one or two people?” Indeed we would, and in fact, Jieun Kim Newland and I actually gave the Dueling Bach concert a total of five times (!) and luckily it has gotten easier each time. We did two run-throughs (in front of a few people) before… Read More Bach—the second time around
A number of people were not able to attend our January 18th concert, and since we put so much work into bringing the program to light (nearly a year’s worth of practice!) we have scheduled an ENCORE CONCERT this Saturday, February 1st at 3:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahou Street. Admission… Read More Dueling Bach -ENCORE!
Our “Dueling Bach” concert was a week ago, and I’m continuing to receive cards and emails thanking us for the experience. Dear Kathy – Last Saturday’s concert was superb — thank you. I loved the creativity of the arrangements and your comments. I particularly loved your partner’s tribute to you — well deserved, I’m sure… Read More Sheep may safely … baa, baa!
I survived my “triple header” weekend with the Dueling Bach concert on Saturday night, the 9:00 am service at Waiokeola Congregational Church, and the 10:30 am service at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu! I was hoping that when I accepted gigs at THREE churches in the month of January, I could play the same music… Read More I survived the weekend!
After last night’s Dueling Bach concert for two organs was over, the videographer, Glenn Yoshida, said to me, “People kept turning their heads from side to side—I thought the audience was watching a tennis match!” Yes, the music bounced from one organ to another, just like a tennis ball (and just as fast)! We placed… Read More Bach tennis match?!