Organists and Organ Playing

Stiff requirement

I’ve been preparing music for the upcoming Early Music Hawaii concert which will be on Saturday, September 19 at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, and have chosen organ music by Heinrich Scheidemann (1595-1663). He is one of three “Sch” early German Baroque composers  — the other ones are Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654) and Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672).… Read More Stiff requirement

Organists and Organ Playing

Pay to play

As I reported previously, this week we are hosting young South Dakota organist Wyatt Smith. Wyatt gave a most colorful and interesting recital at St. Andrew’s Cathedral today at noon, including Bach’s Toccata in F, BWV 540a and a 3-movement work he himself commissioned, Missouri Sonata by Kurt Knecht (b. 1971). From his website, I learned… Read More Pay to play