The first event of the morning for me was Choral Matins in Grace Cathedral. You must know that this whole convention was about choices — in addition to Matins, you could also elect to go to an African-American worship service in a Baptist church or an organ and violin concert by a Chinese organist. There… Read More Last day of the convention
Today Daryl Akamichi, a former organ student of mine, tagged me in some old programs he saved from the 1980s. He said he turned pages for me, and remembered attending the rehearsals and services for this performance. Looking at all of these brings to mind two words: Ancient History! Look at all the names of… Read More Ancient history
The last three days, I’ve participated or attended four different events and the common thread in all of them is the organ — (naturally!) On Saturday afternoon, there was the Children’s Benefit Concert at LCH, and I’m happy to report that all the children performed admirably. We heard music for piano, trumpet, violin, cello, voice,… Read More Four events in three days