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Yet Another Year of Insanity

Musings from the Organ Bench

Tag: Bernd Becker

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Beyond busy …

May 28, 2025

Ever since Easter, I have been beyond busy and have been juggling so many balls in the air that this is the first time in many weeks that I’m able to sit down and write this post. By far, the project that has consumed more than 60 hours (and counting!) of my time has been… Read More Beyond busy …

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Last minute dinner party

May 13, 2023

I think it was already Wednesday when I decided to have a dinner party Friday. That was last night, when I invited the German organ builders, Hans-Ulrich Erbslöh and Bernd Becker, along with Barry Wenger and Steve Hoover, plus Frank and Sue Haas, who are hosting Hans in their home in Kailua. Barry, as you… Read More Last minute dinner party

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The German organbuilders are here!

May 8, 2023

Hans-Ulrich Erbslöh, who first came to Hawaii nearly 50 years ago to install the Beckerath organ, is back in town, along with his assistant, Bernd Becker, to service the two organs in the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, in addition to the J. W. Walker organ at St. Christopher’s Kailua; the Beckerath organ at Holy Innocents,… Read More The German organbuilders are here!

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Bach—the second time around

February 3, 2020

”You mean, you would play your concert for only one or two people?” Indeed we would, and in fact, Jieun Kim Newland and I actually gave the Dueling Bach concert a total of five times (!) and luckily it has gotten easier each time. We did two run-throughs (in front of a few people) before… Read More Bach—the second time around

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Birch, cherry and plum

January 28, 2020

Much as I loved my little “box organ” from the workshop of Klaus Grüble which I purchased three years ago for my condo, I found it nigh impossible to play a significant part of the organ literature: music for three distinct voices or trios—music which necessitates two manuals and pedal. My baby organ has only… Read More Birch, cherry and plum

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