Today on the Second Sunday of Lent, the LCH choir will debut a newly-composed Psalm 22 by composer Forrest Pierce, a friend of Miguel Felipe’s. From today’s Sunday bulletin: Forrest Pierce’s music is not new to LCH audiences; we heard a movement of his il Cantico del Sole (2011) last September, and a psalm setting… Read More A new psalm
Last Sunday at both morning services, a rite of installation was held to welcome Miguel Felipe as the Director of Music and Liturgy. That means that after the sermon, there was a short series of questions asked of the candidate, similar to other rites (such as baptism or confirmation): Our Lord Jesus, who came among… Read More A new director, a new rite
The reputation of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu in the community is that it is a storehouse of “old” music — works by Renaissance composers, Johann Sebastian Bach, and the like. But it is also a place where much new music is brought to light, pieces which have been written in our time. For example,… Read More New director, new repertoire