From time to time I have written about the pipe organ project at All Saints Episcopal Church in Kapa’a, Kaua’i. Check out my post, “Good news for a change!” for photos of the instrument in huge crates. The instrument actually arrived on the island in October 2020, and because of the pandemic, there have been… Read More A pipe organ for Kaua’i
Over the past seven months our world has changed due to the novel coronavirus, upending our churches, our choirs, our economies and our way of life. All of my spring concerts got cancelled, or took on a new format, as our latest Early Music Hawaii concert was videotaped and then broadcast over the internet. The… Read More Good news for a change!
A year ago, there was a fundraising concert at All Saints Episcopal Church in Kapa’a, Kaua’i, Hawai’i, to benefit the reconstruction of its pipe organ. Please notice that the concert was advertised as FREE, but that donations were welcomed. You may ask: But how are they going to raise money if the concert is free?… Read More Free means more?
Today I watched a YouTube video shared by Manuel Rosales, the builder of the magnificent Trinity Cathedral organ in Portland, OR where John Strege was formerly the organist/choirmaster and Michael Kleinschmidt is there now. Someone had commented on Manuel’s FaceBook page that this is where the world-class Catharine Crozier had played — except that he had… Read More The grande dame of the organ