Last night was the Vivace! fundraiser for the Oahu Choral Society, a night in which the musical accomplishments of Carl Crosier were honored and celebrated. Held at the Honolulu International Club, the theme was Monte Carlo — and it was fun to see everyone dress up! My biggest concerns for the night were: 1) Finding a… Read More Carl Crosier’s Night
Tomorrow the offertory anthem will be the spiritual, “Elijah Rock,” a piece in a new genre for the LCH Choir. It was written by Moses Hogan (1957-2003), an African-American composer who published over seventy choral anthems and who tragically died at the age of 45 of a brain tumor. A website devoted to his music… Read More Elijah Rock
This Sunday, the LCH Choir will be singing anthems by British composers Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) and Gerald Finzi (1901-1956). You probably know Britten for his “Ceremony of Carols” which we have done at Christmas with women’s voices and harp. At LCH we do a lot of unaccompanied choral music, so Britten’s “Hymn to St. Columba”… Read More Britten and Finzi
“I thought I wasn’t going to have to open the Poki Lot anymore!” sighed Carl Crosier as we drove into the church’s secondary parking lot last Sunday and found it locked. Peter Hallock often told us that if he had a nickel for every time he opened and closed St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, he would… Read More Second fiddle
Today is Reformation and assistant choirmaster Allen Bauchle was honored at all services, 8:00 am, 10:30 am and tonight’s Vespers. Miguel Felipe said that in the two months that he’s been on board, Allen has been an invaluable asset behind the scenes — talented and hard-working in so many respects — but also had great… Read More Allen’s Day
In the last post, I listed all the music that the Lutheran Church of Honolulu will be performing at the Choral Vespers service this Sunday night at 7:30 pm. Now I would like to tell you all about the music that is being done on Sunday morning at the 10:30 service. The organ music will… Read More Reformation Sunday 2011
The word “aloha” can have several meanings. In Hawaii, it’s common to use the word as a greeting, meaning either ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye.’ For example, on September 1st we said ‘Aloha’ to Miguel Felipe, our new Director of Music and Liturgy, when he joined the LCH staff. In that case, ‘aloha’ means ‘welcome.’ This coming… Read More Aloha to Allen Bauchle
Worshippers at the 10:30 service at LCH will probably recognize the name Bruce Bengtson from the Sunday bulletins. This Sunday the choir will be singing another of his Alleluias (Gospel Acclamation). Bruce has been organist and director of music at Luther Memorial Church in Madison, Wisconsin since 1978. We met Bruce over twenty years ago… Read More Our friend Bruce
There is nothing like a new coat of paint to jumpstart the new choir season! Today when I met with Miguel Felipe to help him type his first LCH bulletin, I couldn’t help but notice that the Music Director’s office had been completely repainted and the furniture rearranged over the weekend. Wow, everything looks so… Read More Nothing like a new coat of paint
Here’s just a sampling of the many cards, emails and other letters of congratulations and thanks to Carl Crosier on his retirement after 38 years at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu: Your zest for living and for honoring the important moments in our lives have given all of us the opportunity to celebrate your retirement… Read More A thousand thanks