It was June 2010 when I first started writing this blog, “Another Year of Insanity,” and it was at the time that my husband, Carl Crosier, submitted his resignation as Music Director of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu after 37 years. Someone on the Communication Committee, of which I was a member, suggested that someone… Read More A crossroads … something to ponder
I never knew that my post about Lady Gaga’s performance of the National Anthem at President Biden’s inauguration would have received so many comments! Many people absolutely loved the mixed meter version of this song, and Lady Gaga’s interpretation of it, and others absolutely hated it! Here is a sampling of some of the comments… Read More Self-expression or a corporate creed?
Tonight was the debut of a new duet partnership — myself with Scott Fikse, the director of Early Music Hawaii! Oh, we have collaborated in quite a few ways, with me playing the organ and he conducting, as we did as recently as last December when I played the Advent Organ Chorales concert (“Do you still… Read More A new duet partner!
The national anthem of the United States was on display today at the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden Jr., the 46th President of the country. Notoriously difficult to sing, the anthem has an unusually wide range of an octave and a half, and is usually pitched in the key of B-flat, with the lowest note… Read More The national anthem like no other
When I wondered what repertoire was played at Salisbury Cathedral, where people heard organ music while receiving their vaccinations, I found this article which revealed that the organists played Bach, Handel and Pachelbel: “Beautiful organ music soothes people having Covid-19 at Salisbury Cathedral.“ If you click the link, you can even view a video of… Read More We have our answer!
Maybe you saw these photos and stories about organ music being played Salisbury Cathedral as people were receiving vaccinations. It was reported on a number of news outlets such as CNN. The Telegraph, The Guardian and the BBC. Here’s what was reported by The Guardian: Graham Turner, 88, a chaplain at Salisbury Cathedral, wore his… Read More Organ music and the vaccine
We know that the pandemic has changed our lifestyles in many ways, but none so more as in our ways of worship and entertainment. Church services have gone virtual, as have all concerts, it seems. What made me sit up and take notice, though, was this recent Washington Post headline which read: “The pandemic forced… Read More Gamechanger
Uh oh, I said to myself, you are straying into dangerous territory here as I typed the title of this post. Isn’t this blog about music, and more specifically, about organs and organists? Haven’t we always been told to never bring up the subject of either religion or politics in polite company? Well, in spite… Read More Mixing religion and politics
It’s December 26th, the second day of Christmas and a rainy day here in Hawaii, but I wanted to share something fun for you. Who says that organ music is dull and boring?! EastWestOrganists is a group of ten organ colleagues who seek out individual concert engagements and have collaborated on one other video, Bach’s… Read More The 12 Days of Christmas
If you are a Facebook user, from time to time you will be reminded by your past in a feature called “On this day.” I was reminded of Christmas 2009 when this post from 11 years ago popped up: And just for fun, I called up the music list of all the music we performed… Read More Remembrance of Christmas past