Every so often, I have the feeling that Carl Crosier is trying to prod me into not forgetting him, not that THAT would ever happen. I already wrote about Derek Chester‘s sending me the article from the San Francisco-based examiner.com, in which the writer used my photo of Derek and Carl at the Boston Early… Read More Popping up again!
You remember Derek Chester, don’t you? He was one of three tenors who came to sing our unforgettable Monteverdi Vespers in 2010. Today he mentioned my name in a Facebook link to the publication, examiner.com (published just today, February 24, 2015), and was I ever surprised to find this picture! The title of the article by… Read More Still speaking to me
Do you remember Derek Chester? He was one of three tenors who came to Honolulu in 2010 to sing in our performances of the Monteverdi Vespers, celebrating the 400th anniversary of the work. Derek recently wrote a blog about his experiences in singing in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Bach spent 27 years as Kantor and I’m… Read More Singing in Bach’s church
It was just about three years ago, that the Lutheran Church of Honolulu launched its historic performances of Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610. You may remember how miraculous those performances were, in that the whole production, from conception to closing night, was a span of only five months. John Renke is St. Andrew’s Cathedral called Carl Crosier… Read More Remembering Monteverdi
One of the really great things about attending the Boston Early Music Festival is the sometimes chance meetings we have with people with whom we have made music. Two nights ago we were coming out of Jordan Hall from a concert and walked by an outdoor cafe. There was Richard Savino, theorbo player from our… Read More Chance encounters of the close kind
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked at the clock this morning — 9:30 am! but then I remembered that it was only 3:30 am in Honolulu. We spent the morning shopping before getting to our first concert this afternoon at 3:30 pm. Being at the Boston Early Music Festival is a cross… Read More A musical banquet
Thirty-two years ago, Carl and I moved from an apartment to a townhouse and elicited the help of friends to help us move. In exchange for their assistance in moving boxes and furniture, I think we took everybody out for pizza or something like that. I think I overheard someone say, “I’ll never help musicians… Read More Digging out from under
One of the “gimmicks,” if you will, about the Monteverdi Vespers, is the use of echo — that is, the repetition of a musical phrase by another soloist in another location. At St. Theresa’s we took advantage of the rear gallery and positioned Matthew Tresler, (one of the tenors) for the Audi Coelum, with a… Read More How did they do that?
The time slots for the Monteverdi segments on HawaiiNewsNow’s Sunrise program tomorrow (November 4th) have changed. At 7:15 am, Richard Savino, theorbo player, will perform and at 8:50 am, The Whole Noyse (period brass ensemble) will play. If you can’t get near a television at that time, the two segments will be archived on the HawaiiNewsNow… Read More Sunrise HawaiiNewsNow Update
Over 30 years ago, Carl and I helped to organize a regional convention in Hawaii for the American Guild of Organists. I was General Chair and Carl was Program Chair, positions we were “volunteered” for before we got married. So we had no idea that it would be so time-consuming and energy-exhausting! For six months… Read More The Three Tenors sing Monteverdi