My organist and Symphony buddy, Sam Lam, texted me with the news: “Bud Klein died Sept. 27.” This was a shock to me, as I’ve known Henry C. “Bud” Klein for over 40 years. He was primarily known to me as the choir director emeritus of Waiokeola Congregational Church. He was one of the original… Read More Aloha, Bud!
Last night was only our second rehearsal for the season opening concerts of Early Music Hawai’i “(Masters of the English Reformation“), now tentatively scheduled for later in this month. If you can believe this, our last rehearsal was way back in August, on the 11th! And yesterday’s date was October 2nd, a separation of over… Read More Rehearsal by FaceTime
When the pandemic forced many churches to cancel in-person services, it changed everything. Many churches switched to livestreaming their services. Instead of driving to a church building and sitting down in a pew, parishioners instead turned on their computers or tablets or phones and watched the priest or pastor give a sermon, the organist play… Read More A whole new ballgame
I just read an article in the Washington Post, “Fake crowds, real boos: How the NFL is filling each stadium with authentic noise”— a solution professional football teams are employing to recreate a more realistic atmosphere for their athletes in the presence of zero or near empty crowds due to the pandemic. According to Ben… Read More Virtual crowds, virtual congregations?
Hoy es el cumpleaños de mi esposo, un pianista, cantante y director de musica. A el no le gustaba esta fecha, 11 septiembre desde la tragedia que occurió en 2001. El quería cambiar su cumpleaños y dijo: “Todo el mundo está cantando misas de réquiem por mi cumpleaños!” [Today is the birthday of my husband,… Read More Hoy es el cumpleaños …
When I talk about music on hold, I am not talking about being on the telephone and having to wait until someone can speak to you. Although this practice can get pretty annoying, hearing the same music play over and over again, repeating in an endless loop can put you in a terrible frame of… Read More Music on hold
Last week we learned about the tragic death of choral director, Karen Kennedy. Today we have received news about another choral conductor with Hawaii ties, Noel Crawford Lovelace, who is sadly nearing the end of his life. His son, Marc, wrote on Facebook: This is an All-Call for any fond memories, good thoughts, and well-wishes… Read More May he rise in glory …
It was just yesterday that my computer was updating my Adobe Acrobat software and for some unknown reason and my amazement, the cover of “The Big Sing” appeared on my computer screen. I simply could not fathom why this particular file surfaced, and in factI had not given any thought to this event in six… Read More It was a mystery …
Although I have been pretty diligent in studying Spanish and continuing to sew masks, lately my mantra has been “Oh, I think I’ll practice the organ … tomorrow!” And tomorrow gets put off until the next day … and the next! The same excuse goes for doing housework. Unfortunately I can’t say that I don’t… Read More An excuse for procrastination
Last night was our first rehearsal for the opening performances for Early Music Hawaii. We started out in the courtyard of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, but had to move indoors after awhile because of a building use conflict. Don’t worry, we were wearing masks and were all safely socially distant! We also opened all… Read More Mask on!