We decided to go back to the Nikolaikirche for Sunday service based on the music list: Cantata 76 and Motet 6. Also Carl had left all of the umbrellas we just purchased in a bag under his seat, and we wanted to find out if the bag was still there. Unfortunately it wasn’t. Today’s service… Read More Sunday in Leipzig
The Easter music has hardly been put away and it’s already time for our next “biggie,” the Bach Pilgrimage VIII concert on Saturday, April 21st, as part of the Abendmusiken series. The concert will focus on music from Leipzig, in the year 1726. This upcoming concert will herald the return of retired cantor, Carl Crosier,… Read More No rest for the weary
and we’ll be celebrating by performing lots of Bach at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu this Holy Week and Easter. There are certain pieces that I play every year, and that includes works by the birthday boy, 327 years young today. On Maundy Thursday, I always play “O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig” (O Lamb of God… Read More It’s Bach’s birthday