Ever since I visited the Gerhard Grenzing organ factory in Papiol, just outside of Barcelona, I have been on a quest to play and hear Grenzing organs, which I consider outstanding instruments. I was able to play the organ destined for Prague Cathedral, as well as many other smaller instruments in the factory. And remember… Read More Great Grenzing organs!
It was still dark when Bill Potter picked me up early Monday morning at 5:30 am to head to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu where we flew to San Francisco, then transferred our luggage to Aer Lingus, where we enjoyed the business class lounge before boarding a luxurious business class flight to… Read More 27+ hours to Zürich!
This Sunday at St. Mark’s I’ll be playing two movements from Bach’s partita on “Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig,” one of my very favorite pieces of all-time. Even though it has been at least 12 or 13 years since I last played this piece, this week during my practice I was pleasantly surprised to find that… Read More Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768
Last weekend was the 50th anniversary of the dedicatory concerts by McNeil Robinson at the Beckerath organ of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, which in itself is an auspicious occasion — but whatʻs REALLY SCARY is that I was there in person, fifty years ago! Yikes! There were two dedication concerts, but since so much… Read More Fifty years later
Amidst the joy of performing Bach’s Mass in B Minor this past weekend was the somber news I received the day before about my former teacher, Joan Lippincott (12/25/35–5/31/25). I must say that I wasn’t surprised—my colleague, Clarence Cloak, had messaged me a few days before, to let me know that she was in hospice,… Read More Legendary Joan Lippincott
That’s how I felt about this afternoon’s performance of the Bach Mass in B minor by the Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble under the baton of Timothy Carney — it was so exhilarating to play Bach in that acoustically live and beautiful space! And the choir, orchestra and soloists certainly rose to the occasion in performing… Read More Pure exhilaration and joy!
Ever since Easter, I have been beyond busy and have been juggling so many balls in the air that this is the first time in many weeks that I’m able to sit down and write this post. By far, the project that has consumed more than 60 hours (and counting!) of my time has been… Read More Beyond busy …
Today is May 6, and it’s been more than two weeks since Holy Week and Easter. For many church musicians, it’s the busiest week of the year. I played for seven services starting with three on Palm Sunday, one on Maundy Thursday, a two-and-a-half hour Easter Vigil service on Holy Saturday, and two grand Easter… Read More Survivor … but?!
It’s Holy Week — the busiest week of the year for church musicians. My late husband, Carl Crosier, used to call this “Holy H— Week,” because in addition to conducting nine services of music during the week, typing a complicated bulletin containing all the services and music of the Triduum, rehearsing the brass and choir… Read More The Holy Week marathon begins
My worlds collided this past week when I had two house guests, both visitors who performed in concerts this past weekend. I’m happy to report that both events were resounding successes! You may recall from my last post that Egija Claire, a friend of Scott Fikse from the Master’s program in Choral Conducting at the University… Read More Big weekend!