Perhaps you are familiar with Michelangelo’s quote about sculpture: Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it. ”– Michelangelo Peter Hallock once told us that it is the same with music and poetry. It’s the poetry which dictates what the music will sound… Read More Music and sculpture
Tonight was the first of two Hallock at 100 concerts that I will be attending this weekend at St. Mark’s Cathedral, dubbed “The Holy Box” because of its shape like a cube. The evening began with a pre-concert conversation with Mel Butler (Peter Hallock’s immediate successor, now retired from the Cathedral and serving St. Luke’s… Read More Hallock in the Holy Box
The year 2024 marks 100 years since the birth of organist, composer, liturgist and countertenor Peter R. Hallock (November 19, 1924-April 27, 2014). Even though Peter’s 100th birthday is not until November, the celebrations will take place all year, beginning with a pair of concerts this coming weekend. I will be leaving Thursday night for… Read More Hallock at 100
This morning I was at St. Mark’s Cathedral Seattle where the worship service was in-person but a little different from the usual. When you enter, you see this sign: Upon entering on the left, a person spritzes your hands with hand sanitizer and on the right, another person will hand you the service bulletin. I’m… Read More At St. Mark’s Seattle
In my last post, I wrote about the upcoming 65th anniversary of Compline which will be celebrated at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle after 65 years of weekly services . I couldn’t help but think all of that was due to the work of one man, namely Peter R. Hallock, our former business partner of… Read More Love, prh
The first time I heard the word “Compline” was when I was a music student at the University of Southern California and learned about the Daily Offices in Music History 101. That was more than fifty years ago! The Lutheran Church of Honolulu started its own Compline Service modeled after the one in Seattle on… Read More 65 years of Compline
In another move to normalcy, this week I’m hosting Jason Anderson and Sal Salinas as houseguests. You’ll recall that Jason is the second director of the Compline Choir in Seattle, succeeding Peter Hallock in 2009, our former business partner in our music publishing business, Ionian Arts. Jason wrote his doctoral dissertation on “The Life and… Read More Post-Easter houseguests
April 27, 2014 was the day our business partner and friend of 38 years, composer and church musician Peter R. Hallock passed from this life to the next. I invite you to reread the posts I wrote six years ago to mourn his passing: In paradisum, Peter Hallock: Announcement of his death on April 27,… Read More Six years ago today
As I am sitting and waiting for my flight to London, I would like to share with you some thoughts on yesterday’s videoconference of the Hallock Institute—an entity which was formed at the death of composer Peter Hallock, our long-time friend and business partner in Ionian Arts music publishing. It seems hard to believe that… Read More Gin and pupus
So the whole reason that I’m here in Seattle was to attend the dedication of the Compline Window to the Glory of God and to the memory of Peter R. Hallock. It was just then coincidental that the Compline Choir presented a program called Laetare of readings and musical reflections in response to “Sanctuary,” a… Read More Laetare