Organists and Organ Playing

Music for Maui

“It’s what musicians do.” That’s what Marie Lickwar said on Wednesday night, when I was at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, my former parish, along with scores of others. It was a benefit concert for the victims of the Maui wildfires, and was presented by jazz and classical musicians in addition to members of the… Read More Music for Maui

Organists and Organ Playing

Wishful thinking

A couple of weeks ago, Tim Carney of the Hawai’i Vocal Arts Ensemble wrote me: Organist for Luigi Gatti Creation? Hi Kathy, HVAE is singing this fascinating Mass based on music from Haydn’s Creation…Gatti was one of many composers who adapted Haydn’s music for a Mass setting in the early 18th century. It has an… Read More Wishful thinking