All of our rehearsals EXCEPT for the one with the University of Hawaii Chamber Singers have been completed and we are ready to go for Monday’s “Happy 337th Birthday, J. S. Bach” concert, March 21st at 7:00 pm at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. As it turned out, our planned rehearsal with the choir had… Read More Back to basics
I have an upcoming concert on March 21st that I’m spending a lot of my waking hours practicing for, and naturally, the program is all-Bach since March 21st is his 337th birthday. It’s the last concert in a weeklong festival celebrating the pipe organ in Hawaii, and I just sent off the brochure to the… Read More Best thing since sliced bread!
Those eleven minutes of terror happened in tonight’s First Mondays concert, “La camera y la chiesa,” in which violinist Darel Stark and I played the “Violin Sonata in G minor” by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. I’m not even sure I took a breath during that work! The piece begins at about 33 minutes and 26… Read More 11 minutes of terror!
Question: How many people does it take to play a trio sonata? Answer: 4 Huh? I thought a trio meant 3! Nope! That’s because the bass line requires two players, in this case, a cello plus a keyboard instrument to fill out the harmonies (harpsichord or organ). Here’s what Brittanica says on the subject: Trio… Read More When 3=4
Yesterday the Early Music Hawaii board made the difficult decision to postpone the September 11th all-Josquin concert. Here is the message from Ian Capps, president of Early Music Hawaii: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Dear Lovers of Early Music: Given the sudden and serious developments in COVID infections here and the uncertainty of whether gatherings will be further… Read More Blame the delta variant
In the last week, I have stepped up my practice for two concerts I’m playing soon. September 6, First Mondays Concert. “La Camera e la Chiesa”, 7:00 pm, Music by Antonio Lotti, J. S. Bach, Henry Purcell, C.P.E. Bach and Arcangelo Corelli. In addition to myself on organ and harpsichord, I will be joined by… Read More Every … single … note!