Yesterday was a travel day, always an ordeal no matter the distance. Our objective was to fly from Copenhagen to London Heathrow, then use the Elizabeth train line to reach Kings Cross, from where we could take a National Rail train to Cambridge. Once we reached the Cambridge rail station we could take a taxi… Read More A day in Cambridge
If you are a Facebook user, from time to time you will be reminded by your past in a feature called “On this day.” I was reminded of Christmas 2009 when this post from 11 years ago popped up: And just for fun, I called up the music list of all the music we performed… Read More Remembrance of Christmas past
Just today came the sad news that Sir David Willcocks, the Director of Music of King’s College, Cambridge for 17 years (1957-1973), died today at age 95. You can find several tributes to him online: Gramophone “One of the most respected and loved figures of British 20th century choral life.” BBC News “He described his retirement… Read More Sir David Willcocks in Hawaii
Part of our family Christmas Eve tradition is to listen to the broadcast from Kings College Cambridge of their Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, which in Hawaii has been aired at 8:30 am on Christmas Eve morning. The broadcast has been sponsored in Hawaii by the choir of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu for… Read More A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
At tomorrow’s 10:30 am service, the LCH choir will be singing a “chestnut,” Ralph Vaughan Williams’ exquisite O taste and see, a beautiful motet based on Psalm 34. Apparently the piece was composed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey in 1953. There are a number of performances on YouTube, but I… Read More O taste and see
It’s Christmas Eve! and in the Crosier household we have a tradition of eating breakfast and listening to the annual broadcast of the Lessons and Carols service from Kings College. The local broadcast is on Hawaii Public Radio, KHPR 88.1 FM and will air at 8:30 am. For more than twenty years now, the LCH… Read More Lessons and Carols from Kings College