I can’t believe it, but we are getting ready to go on another trip. AGAIN. Next Friday we’ll leave for Seattle, WA for the national biennial conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Carl and I have attended ALCM conferences nearly from the beginning of its founding in the late 80s. I think I counted… Read More The next big push
This Sunday, June 26th, John Alexander will be away attending a niece’s graduation and he asked Carl to conduct the 8 am ensemble. That means you’ll have to put up with me playing the piano. Sorry! On the schedule will be the Alleluia Mass, written by the folk duo, The Braeded Chord aka Sharon Dennis… Read More Alleluia Mass this Sunday
Johann Sebastian Bach was the most famous Cantor where in Leipzig he provided music for two congregations (Thomaskirche and Nikolaikirche) as well as overseeing music at the Petrikirche and the Neuekirche. In 1997, at the celebration of Carl Crosier’s 25th anniversary at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, the title of “cantor” was bestowed on him.… Read More The role of the cantor
We were graciously invited to a pre-concert reception at the home of Lorraine Brugh, a short distance from the Valporaiso campus. Alas, we missed the turn and Carl insisted on driving all the way back to the hotel and starting over! So unfortunately we were a little more than fashionably late. Lorraine had invited about… Read More Pre-Concert Reception
I was scanning my new email messages this afternoon, and saw that the quarterly publication from the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Grace Notes, has now been posted. Was I ever surprised to read about the Christmas services from the Lutheran Church of Honolulu! We made the national Lutheran news— at least the music news.… Read More LCH is ALCM News
The Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM) is an organization that Carl and I have been members of for more than twenty years. According to their website, “ALCM is a service and professional organization dedicated to strengthening the ministry of worship and music in the Lutheran church. ALCM serves through a wide range of publications,… Read More Association of Lutheran Church Musicians