Have you ever gone to a place where the music was really, REALLY LOUD, and after you left, you heard a ringing in your ears?! According to Medical News Today: Tinnitus can be bothersome, as the sound can make hearing difficult and interrupt daily life. Tinnitus after a concert is usually temporary and should subside within… Read More My ears are ringing!
It was hard to get up this morning, after standing for so many hours at last night’s party, so when I did get out of bed, I turned on the TV to see the funeral of President George H. W. Bush. The service was already in progress, but I think I saw most of it.… Read More For all the saints
Last night I attended the 44th Advent Procession at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, and afterwards, a few people mentioned to me that they had been thinking of Carl Crosier. Actually, I was thinking of both Carl (who died in 2014), as well as the late Peter Hallock (1924-2014) and their influence upon the… Read More Advent Procession, The “O” Antiphons
What kind of nightmares do organists have? I have a recurring dream that I am sitting down to play a recital on an organ that I’ve never seen before—and I’m seeing the music for the first time as well! I’m a good sightreader, but I don’t have the nerve to do it in front of… Read More Organist nightmares!
One week ago I was back at the Iolani School Chorus Room in rehearsal with the school choir under the direction of John Alexander. The instrument I was to play was an ancient 2-manual, Allen organ, with no pistons or other registration aids so that all the stops had to be pulled by hand. I… Read More Five minutes to Victory Te Deum
61 people “liked” my post when I asked this question on my Facebook page with some photos. Only one person, Susan Haas, seemed to know what I was up to when I showed off my dining table. If you count the number of plates, you will come up with the number nine—which is how many… Read More Guess who’s coming to dinner?
After playing for two services each Sunday for the last three weeks at Holy Nativity, this coming Sunday I’m going to be back at Waiokeola Congregational Church filling in for Gloria Faltstrom. You remember that the last time I was scheduled to play there, I couldn’t get the organ to turn on and ended up… Read More Lazy organist? or one music fits all!
Tonight (Thursday!) I attended the organ recital by Elmo Cosentini and what I was amazed at most was his footwear—boat shoes! His program was: Offertoire sur les grands jeux (Mass for the Parishes) – François Couperin Trio Sonata No. 5 in C, BWV 529 – J. S. Bach Fantaisie in F minor, K. 608 –… Read More Boat shoes!
These days, we think nothing of getting onto an airplane and flying across the ocean for a vacation. This past year I traveled to Europe on three separate trips (Amsterdam, Austria, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany, England and Switzerland) and I’ve just booked my 2019 travels with again three trips to Europe (England, Greece, and… Read More Telemann’s Holiday in Paris
There may a good reason why concerts are booked on the weekends—during the week days (Mondays through Thursdays), it’s considered a “school night”—and kids have to go to school; people have to get up to go to work on the next morning. Meetings of all kind are scheduled on weeknights, and Thursdays particularly, were “made… Read More In the middle of the week?