The latest bulletin board in the courtyard of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu focuses on the history of the music program with special focus on the Rudolf von Beckerath organ and organ concerts which have been held at the church since 1975. You may or may not know that Carol Langner, whom I call the… Read More Queen of the Bulletin Boards
Nah, just kidding! I’m 100% Chinese-American! On Saturday, though, I was made an Honorary Member of the German Benevolent Society of Honolulu at their August meeting! Certificate of Honorary Membership presented to Katherine Crosier. The GBS Board and its membership would like to thank you for your selfless devotion to the Society and its mission… Read More I’m part-German!
At the announcement time last Sunday, Pastor Jeff Lilley asked parishioners to support the new Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra by buying tickets to their concerts and said there would be a group of LCHers going to one of the concerts together. A brochure has been printed and is titled “Lutheran Church of Honolulu celebrates the return… Read More The new Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra and LCH
There’s no question that the Lutheran Church of Honolulu is blessed with many talented musicians, artists, and scholars. Among them is Carol Langner, who has sung in the choir for over 30 years, and is now retired from the Art Department of the University of Hawaii. In recent years, Carol has become “The Queen of… Read More Cantate Domino
This Sunday it will be Carl Crosier’s turn to address the Adult Forum, and the topic he has been asked to speak on is the history of the liturgical worship at LCH. In an earlier post, I wrote about the beginnings of the church and the influence of Germans Henri Berger and Erich Kahl. Upon reading… Read More History of the LCH music program
Carl and I leave for Chicago tonight, on our way to attend the Bach Collegium Japan’s Mass in B Minor concert, and one book that he’s taking along is “For Beer and the Bible: One Hundred Years at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1900-2000” by Sandra Wagner-Wright. That’s because he will be giving a lecture… Read More For Beer and the Bible