Okay, you probably didn’t know that I knew this term from basketball? According to Wikipedia, “A full-court press is a basketball term for a defensive style in which the defense applies man-to-man or zone defense to pressure the offensive team the entire length of the court before and after the inbound pass. Some presses attempt… Read More Full court press!
This morning when we opened the Star Advertiser paper, we eagerly looked for Steven Mark’s article about the fortepiano — and were not disappointed. Click the link here to read the story. As usual, Mark’s article was filled with many quotes from Carl — all 100% accurate. “It’s time to debut the fortepiano,” Crosier said.… Read More Fortepiano hits the mainstream
We have just now received word that our May 13-14 performances of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor were a success in every way — we knew that they were an artistic triumph, but now we have just learned that we not only broke even — we ended up about $4908 over the top! What… Read More A miracle by any measure
I mentioned in yesterday’s post that Noe Tanigawa had interviewed Carl Crosier and recorded part of the orchestra rehearsal last night for a “sound bite.” The story will air on Hawaii Public Radio on Friday, May 13th. Turn on your radio on Friday to: 88.1 FM Friday 7:30am and 4:30pm, or 89.3 FM between 8-9 and… Read More Thank you, Hawaii Public Radio!
It’s less than two weeks until LCH’s upcoming performances of Bach’s “Mass in B Minor,” May 13 and 14, 7:30 pm. Here is a status report on what’s happening around the LCH campus: 1. The choir will resume rehearsals tomorrow night after having a “break” for Holy Week and Easter. We’ll see if everyone remembers… Read More The countdown begins!
Tomorrow, April 12th at 10:00 am, host Gene Schiller will have two guests in the studio: Ian Capps, host of Hawaii Public Radio’s The Early Muse, and Carl Crosier, cantor of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, during HPR’s semi-annual fund drive. You’ll hear Carl and Ian pitching LCH’s upcoming performance of Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and they… Read More LCH and Public Radio
We bought a new computer last week — but for anyone who has gone through this “process,” you know that we’re in a period of transition. It’s a little like moving — first of all there’s all the sorting — determining what you don’t need anymore. Then there’s the packing into boxes, then the actual… Read More Moving right along