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?!
People often inquire about my eyesight, given the knowledge that I was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in both eyes nearly 7 years ago: wet AMD in my right eye and dry AMD in my left. Over the past seven years I have been receiving monthly injections in my right eye, which has not… Read More As blind as a bat
Our upcoming “Dueling Bach” concert is now only a week away and only today did I send off an order for gold organ shoes! You remember that this past summer I bought silver organ shoes to wear for Joey Fala’s wedding and I had them shipped directly to North Carolina, not willing to risk any… Read More The quest for gold … shoes!
Yesterday Jieun Kim Newland and I conducted a dry run of our Dueling Bach concert scheduled for Saturday, January 18. What is a “dry run?” Here’s one definition I found: Most believe that dry run was first used in the 1940s, referring to firearm training in the military. Before a gun is fired, the recruits… Read More Dry run
Today is August 28, and as I write this, it was five years ago today (August 28, 2014) at 4:00 pm, that my husband of 37 years, Carl Crosier. departed this life. It was an eight month journey, from his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in January, to his last day on earth. Five years ago,… Read More Five years ago today …