It’s not as easy as it looks. From day one, you are taught to always sit in the middle of the organ bench so you can develop a sense of where the pedals are without looking. So if I were to play a duet with someone else on the organ, I would be discombobulated. This… Read More Four hands, four feet
Yesterday I hosted a luncheon for my former students who are home from college for Christmas vacation and although it was a smaller group from last year, what a joyful and high energy reunion it was! Because I just came home from the mainland on Monday, and because of my broken wrist, I wasn’t able… Read More Former students’ luncheon
Gales of laughter and trading of “war stories” — this is what I enjoyed most about the luncheon I gave yesterday for four of my former organ students, home for the holidays from college. “All the congregations I’ve played for sing slower and s-l-o-w-e-r!” “The organist used the SAME registration throughout eight verses of the hymn!”… Read More Flip-flops? No, slippers!
Last night Carl and I attended the annual dinner meeting of the Hawaii Chapter, American Guild of Organists (AGO). It’s probably the only chapter among 20,000 members worldwide which includes a free dinner at the end of the year. At the dinner we announced a PipeWorks program which will take place this summer at LCH… Read More From generation to generation