As organists, we always have to be prepared with a Plan B, in case Plan A doesn’t pan out. I have written about arriving at the church and having to make last-minute substitutions of stops for when a note is dead or stuck, or having to use a different manual. Or, in the case of… Read More Plan B, revisited
Around the Crosier household, you never know when there will be an impromptu concert. Such was the case last night, as we invited our neighbor, Kelly, to pick up some leftover beef stew, and my husband Carl was showing our houseguests, Sylvia Rhyne and Eric Redlinger (“Asteria”), our fortepiano. They then responded by giving us… Read More Impromptu concert
This weekend I’m going to two, count ’em, two vocal and instrumental concerts at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, featuring two performers who are husband-and-wife teams. The first will be Friday night at 7:30pm and will be presented by Early Music Hawaii. The concert by Asteria, called “Flower of Passion — Thorn of Despair,” featuring Sylvia Rhyne,… Read More Duo duos