Last night at choir rehearsal, we practiced Mozart’s “Venite populi,” which will close out our all-Mozart Konzert, Oct. 1 and 2. The last time we sang this was actually under the direction of Sir David Willcocks, perhaps one of the most famous choral conductors in the world. Here’s a little information for you: He was… Read More Down memory lane with Mozart
Yesterday I sent out the press releases on the first Abendmusiken concert of the season, The Mozart Konzert, scheduled for Saturday, October 1st at 7:30 pm and repeated on Sunday, October 2nd at 4:00 pm. Miguel Felipe designed this concert’s very sophisticated and classy postcard. This will be a concert of Firsts: it will be… Read More The Mozart Konzert
Imagine Carl Crosier’s surprise when he picked up the phone yesterday morning and heard the Lutheran Church of Honolulu choir singing “Happy Birthday” to him! Now in his second week of “retirement” from the position of Cantor, he has been attending St. Theresa’s Co-Cathedral on Saturday nights, leaving Sunday mornings free for a two-hour walk… Read More Special birthday surprise
Ten years ago today members of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu gathered at the church to grieve the senseless loss of life and console one another after an unspeakable tragedy. It may have been the only service in its long history to not have music of any kind — no organ music, no choral music,… Read More Remembrances of September 11, 2001
The reputation of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu in the community is that it is a storehouse of “old” music — works by Renaissance composers, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the like. But it is also a place where much new music is brought to light, pieces which have been written in our time. For example,… Read More New director, new repertoire
There is nothing like a new coat of paint to jumpstart the new choir season! Today when I met with Miguel Felipe to help him type his first LCH bulletin, I couldn’t help but notice that the Music Director’s office had been completely repainted and the furniture rearranged over the weekend. Wow, everything looks so… Read More Nothing like a new coat of paint
Traditionally, the passing of Labor Day marks the end of summer, yet schools are well into the fall semester and LCH Choir began its weekly Thursday night rehearsals last week. I’m afraid that I haven’t gotten to this blog in the last few days because I’ve been on an archaeological dig! Seriously, I and my… Read More Back to the grind
That was Miguel Felipe’s assessment of tonight’s first choir rehearsal, and we are well on our way! The night before, he met the 8:00 am ensemble for their monthly rehearsal, but I didn’t attend. I was very glad that nearly everyone was seated and ready to go at 6:55 pm, which is absolutely remarkable! The… Read More ‘The ship has left the harbor’
Tomorrow night we are looking forward to the first Thursday night choir rehearsal with Miguel Felipe and already it’s been a jumpstart into the 21st century! He sent out the following message: I can’t fully express how excited I am to serve at LCH. The robust program—the entire program—is a bold and beautiful expression of LCH as a… Read More A new era
We’ve spent a lot of time recently with Miguel Felipe, newly-appointed Director of Music and Liturgy, helping him locate important resources, sharing computer files and just generally having lots of great conversations. Even though the Search Committee had meetings since July 2010, a year ago, as late as June 2011, there seemed to be no… Read More Someone out there is looking for you!