Yesterday was September 11th, a day that is seared into the collective memory of Americans everywhere as a day of tragedy when a series of coordinated al-Qaeda terrorist attacks were made against the United States. You might remember that September 11th was also the birthday of Carl Crosier, my late husband, and in 2002, a… Read More At rehearsal on your birthday!
People have asked me about my “vacation,” and I feel like saying, “I need a vacation from my vacation!” or “I need to come back to work to relax!” In a nutshell, during my 30 nights away from Hawaii: At the Boston Early Music Festival, I attended two Monteverdi operas, the Monteverdi Vespers of 1610,… Read More Digging out from under
I am here in Boston at the Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) and so far in three days I have seen two Monteverdi operas, heard two concerts and been to the Church of the Advent for their Sunday service. But that is a piece of cake compared to what the performers, especially in the opera,… Read More BEMF: Boston Marathon
Today we had a Concert Committee meeting, and the dates for the major concerts are now set for next season. The dates are: Sunday, October 10, 4:00 pm. If music be the food of love Carl and Kathy Crosier celebrate milestone birthdays by performing with musical colleagues. A benefit for the LCH Music Endowment Fund. November… Read More The 2010-2011 Abendmusiken Season
Actually, we should have started this blog in 1972, when Carl Crosier became the organist of the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Little did he know, nor did the congregation know, what to expect when he was hired in December of that year, as to what kind of insanity would ensue over the next thirty-seven years.… Read More Why are we starting this blog?