We are so incredibly blessed to have the Rudolf von Beckerath organ in our church. The instrument is now 35 years old and it’s as good as new, having undergone a complete restoration and cleaning in 2008. A year ago there was incident in which the doors fell off due to metal fatigue in the… Read More The Rudolf von Beckerath Organ, 1975
Today we had a Concert Committee meeting, and the dates for the major concerts are now set for next season. The dates are: Sunday, October 10, 4:00 pm. If music be the food of love Carl and Kathy Crosier celebrate milestone birthdays by performing with musical colleagues. A benefit for the LCH Music Endowment Fund. November… Read More The 2010-2011 Abendmusiken Season
Inspired by the Compline Service at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, Carl Crosier gathered eight men from different churches to sing the first LCH Compline on August 1, 1976. The short service has been sung every Sunday at 9 pm ever since, interrupted only by occasional concerts and New Year’s Eve fireworks. We have the program… Read More The First LCH Compline
Anyone who has attended LCH for any length of time has surely noticed the name of Peter R. Hallock in the Sunday bulletin. Outside of St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, where Peter Hallock was the cathedral musician for forty years, the Lutheran Church of Honolulu is probably the church which performs Peter’s music the most. Actually,… Read More Peter Hallock — The Hawaii Connection, Part I
I don’t ordinarily pass on jokes, but anyone who is a musician will appreciate these! p piano (soft) – the neighbors have complained f forte (loud) – the neighbors are out crescendo – testing the neighbors’ tolerance level ff – to hell with the neighbors pp – the neighbors are at the door dim –… Read More A Musical Lexicon
At LCH, there is such a wide variety of music which is offered, from ancient chant; to Renaissance polyphony; to the giant of the Baroque, Johann Sebastian Bach; to music by present day composers. You may find it surprising that the only music class Carl Crosier didn’t do well in was “Music before 1750!” We’ve… Read More The Alleluia Mass
On Thursday, April 8, 2010 there was a shorter than usual LCH choir rehearsal, then it was time for announcements. As soon as Carl read the first words, “Journeys come to an end,” there was an audible gasp and cries of “Oh, no!” from some of the choristers. Here is the text of the letter:… Read More Journeys come to an end
For years and years, the LCH Music Department struggled to find suitable storage for its music library. Not only did we have to deal with a lot of mismatched file cabinets stacked on top of one another, but all the drawers were absolutely crammed to the gills — it was nearly impossible to take anything… Read More The World Class LCH Music Library
When Carl found out that there was going to be an Early Music Festival in Berkeley titled “Four Hundred Years of Vespers” and would feature workshops on the Monteverdi Vespers, he jumped at the chance to attend. As it turned out, Ian Capps and Jeannette Johnson, occasional LCH choristers, were also scheduled to go. Coincidentally… Read More Berkeley Early Music Festival, June 10-13, 2010
Actually, we should have started this blog in 1972, when Carl Crosier became the organist of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Little did he know, nor did the congregation know, what to expect when he was hired in December of that year, as to what kind of insanity would ensue over the next thirty-seven years.… Read More Why are we starting this blog?