This afternoon the choir had the first read-through on the Haydn “Lord Nelson Mass” which will be sung as the Ordinary for Carl Crosier’s last Sunday, August 21st. I was telling someone that when we heard it sung as the Ordinary as Christopher Robinson’s last Sunday at St. John’s, Cambridge, during most of the service… Read More Rehearsal, then Party!
During last week’s Association of Lutheran Church Musicians conference, I can’t tell you how many people came up to Carl and said, “How’s retirement?” And Carl would answer, “I have three Sundays left!” It’s Sunday night as I write this, so that means it’s one down, and two more to go. The planning for The… Read More One down, two to go!
This was the title of the email message we sent out to the choir last night. Yes, the choir vacation is over, and we will resume this Sunday at 8:15 am for a rehearsal before the 9:15 am service. “Six weeks off is just about right,” Carl says about summer vacations. Some churches give their… Read More Welcome back!
It was a couple of months ago that Georgine Stark approached me about celebrating Carl Crosier’s tenure at LCH with a T-Shirt, and today she brought the finished shirts to church. At first she wanted it to be a surprise for Carl, but we decided it would be too difficult to keep a secret. Last… Read More The T-Shirts are in!