The latest bulletin board in the courtyard of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu focuses on the history of the music program with special focus on the Rudolf von Beckerath organ and organ concerts which have been held at the church since 1975. You may or may not know that Carol Langner, whom I call the… Read More Queen of the Bulletin Boards
Today at the Adult Forum as part of a series on Albert Schweitzer, I discussed the Organ Reform Movement (Orgelbewegung) and how we at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu were influenced by these ideals. According to Schweitzer, the golden age of organbuilding culminated with the instruments built during the time of Johann Sebastian Bach and the… Read More Playing a tracker organ
This Sunday, February 6th, I’m going to duck out of the choir warm-up and will be talking about Albert Schweitzer, his background as an organist, and how even we at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu have been influenced by his musical ideas. The Adult Forum will meet in the Board Room and will begin at… Read More Albert Schweitzer, Bach and LCH