I have been home scarcely two days and jet lag has hit me hard—as it always does. There’s no problem going east in spite of having no sleep on the plane, but coming home is a different story! I arrived in Honolulu about 3:30 pm on Tuesday, with a 3 hour stop in San Francisco… Read More John Alexander’s Requiem
Tomorrow I’m off to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii for the Kona Choral Society’s annual performance of Handel Messiah. This will be my fifth year in a row that I’ve been in Kona for this annual event and I’m honored to be asked back year after year. For the last two years, during the… Read More Upcoming weekend in Kona
In my last post, I told you that I’m playing in the Iolani School Spring Concert next Friday, and as such, I’m playing from the same musical scores that my predecessor, John McCreary, played from. For you non-musicians, we often make marks in the music to give ourselves “reminders” on playing the piece. Often it is as… Read More Marking the score
We’re home for just a short nine days before taking off again across the pond. And on our “to-do” list is a performance of Gabriel Fauré’s beloved Requiem for the memorial service of our long-time friend, choral conductor Dale Noble who died on March 22. Go back and read my post “Aloha, Dale” for information about Dale’s… Read More Upcoming Fauré Requiem
Last Sunday (Advent I) we sang “Lo, he comes with clouds descending,” (tune name HELMSLEY) for the exit hymn, one of my favorite Advent hymns. “Lo, he comes with clouds descending” was also the caption to the cartoon above, which was posted on the Episcopal Meme’s Facebook page yesterday. It reminded me of the few times… Read More Lo! he comes with clouds descending
Thursday night was our one and only rehearsal with the percussionists for Peter Hallock’s “The Last Judgment,” which will take the place of the sermon at both 8 and 10:30 am services on Sunday, November 14th. The three percussionists are Stephen Dinion (timpani and vibes), Ira Wong (chimes and tamtam) and Travis Kaneshiro (bass drum… Read More We are in rehearsal–Again!
Another BIG weekend filled with music is coming up, and right on the heels of the Monteverdi Vespers! On Saturday afternoon, November 13th at 4:30 pm, members of the Bach Chamber Choir will perform John Rutter’s “Requiem,” in memory of Marilyn “Lyn” Klein, wife of long-time Compline Choir member, Bud Klein. The concert will be… Read More Rutter “Requiem” and Hallock “Last Judgment”