About a week ago, I got an email from Jason Anderson, about whom I’ve written posts as he is Peter Hallock’s successor as the director of the Compline Choir in Seattle. You may also remember that Jason was Peter’s biographer and wrote his doctoral dissertation on The Life and Works of Peter R. Hallock (b. 1924) at… Read More A virtual interview
Editor’s Note: Today I’ve turned this column over to my local consultant following the death of Peter Hallock. How does one properly acknowledge a person who ultimately influenced your life in such a profound way that it totally informed the direction of your artistic life? For me, that person was Peter Hallock. I don’t think… Read More The Hallock legacy in Hawaii
Psalm 23 from the Ionian Psalter, conducted by Carl Crosier Since Peter Hallock‘s death last Sunday, the tributes have been pouring in for this extraordinary church musician and mystic. Especially poignant and touching was the Office of Compline for April 27, 2014, which was sung at St. Mark’s Cathedral on the very night that Peter… Read More Tributes pour in
without smartphones and the Internet? Eric Doescher, whom I wrote about in the last post, reminded me of the summer of 1999 when Carl Crosier attended Dennis Keane’s workshop on Bach’s St. Matthew Passion in preparation for the Honolulu performances. His workshop was scheduled to be held in Kent, CT to be followed by a… Read More Whatever did we do… ?
If there was one unsung hero throughout our musical career over these many years, it would certainly be Eric Doescher, who along with his wife Linden, did all of the “grunt” work and much, much more for our many endeavors, both personal, music and church-related. Back in March 2011, in my post about the Doeschers I mentioned that… Read More Unsung hero
I think that one of the things that sets Association of Lutheran Church Musicians conferences apart from other meetings of professional musicians, like American Guild of Organists conventions, is in its emphasis, number and variety of worship services. I had told you about the opening Morning Prayer, where the assembly mostly sang a capella (without accompaniment), contrasted… Read More Worship at ALCM
This week we are hosting Jason Anderson, director of the Compline Choir of St. Mark’s Cathedral — Peter Hallock’s hand-picked successor to the men’s choir he founded over 50 years ago in Seattle, WA. A native of Indiana, Jason first sang Peter Hallock’s music at Trinity Church in Indianapolis, IN and later moved to Portland,… Read More Jason Anderson, Compline Choir director
Word was received yesterday, that Jeane Turnell passed away peacefully, at the age of 94. Chances are, you didn’t know Jeane — but she was for more than twenty years, the nice lady who answered the phone when you called Ionian Arts. The music publishing company was founded in 1986 by the Crosiers and composer… Read More The voice of Ionian Arts
There is nothing like a new coat of paint to jumpstart the new choir season! Today when I met with Miguel Felipe to help him type his first LCH bulletin, I couldn’t help but notice that the Music Director’s office had been completely repainted and the furniture rearranged over the weekend. Wow, everything looks so… Read More Nothing like a new coat of paint
I can’t believe it, but we are getting ready to go on another trip. AGAIN. Next Friday we’ll leave for Seattle, WA for the national biennial conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. Carl and I have attended ALCM conferences nearly from the beginning of its founding in the late 80s. I think I counted… Read More The next big push