In Loving Memory of Daniel Lee Dirksen1943-2022 Written by his daughter, Lauren Muñoz My dad was born on February 6, 1943 in San Diego, California to Daniel and Hazel Dirksen. His father was a minister and he grew up very involved in the church. At a young age, he found his love for spiritual music… Read More Remembering Dan Dirksen
Last Thursday, my sister, Doris Au MacDonald and her musical partner, Sharon Dennis, (aka The Braeded Chord) arrived for a 12-day concert tour in Hawaii. I can hardly believe that it has been ten years since their last tour here—it was at that time they introduced the Alleluia Mass setting of the communion service to the congregation… Read More The Braeded Chord in Hawaii week
We’re home for just a short nine days before taking off again across the pond. And on our “to-do” list is a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Requiem for the memorial service of our long-time friend, choral conductor Dale Noble who died on March 22. Go back and read my post “Aloha, Dale” for information about Dale’s… Read More Upcoming Fauré Requiem
Word has been received of the death on Dale Noble on Saturday, March 22nd. You may recall that in a previous post, Carl and I went to Santa Barbara to visit Dale and his wife, Alice, where they moved to be closer to their son and grandchildren. Dale was the long-time choral conductor of Kamehameha… Read More Aloha, Dale
Earlier in the week, we have been at the Region 4 conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM) held at California Lutheran University in cool Thousand Oaks, CA. The theme of the conference was “Behold I Tell You a Mystery: Telling God’s Story in the 21st Century.” In case you don’t know, going… Read More Day One: ALCM Thousand Oaks