It was only today, the next to last day of the Three Choirs Festival 2017, that the construction fencing came down around Cathedral Square and we were able to see the statue of Sir Edward Elgar! The plaque reads: Sir Edward Elgar, who rose from obscurity to become England’s greatest composer for 200 years, was… Read More On the next to last day…
Happy music. That is how one of my fellow GoAhead travelers described the concert we heard at the Palais Palffy, the very same site where Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed here with his sister, Nannerl, in 1762. That would make him 6 years old. The concert hall seats about 200 people and as far as I can… Read More Happy music
Last night’s concert at Jordan Hall had some of the most extraordinary music-making we have ever heard. The hype was that Mozart’s actual violin and viola were used in the performance, but the artists who made music on them were especially expressive and sensitive, making for a magical evening. They included Amandine Beyer, violin; Milos… Read More Extraordinary music-making
This afternoon was the second all-Mozart Konzert and I feel that after today’s program, the fortepiano redeemed itself by staying mostly in tune. For one thing, the air conditioning went off after the Sunday morning services, and we left the fortepiano’s cover on. Carl came to tune the piano about 2:45. We changed the order… Read More Finally, redemption
We have just finished the opening Mozart Konzert and it was a night of spectacular singing and playing, especially from Darel Stark (Mozart’s Violin Concerto in A major) and Georgine Stark (soprano in Exsultate jubilate) who with her extreme agility and vocal pyrotechnics, got the biggest applause of the night. But what we learned the… Read More Live and learn
It’s often been said that the Lutheran Church of Honolulu is the best-kept secret in town. Hopefully that is no longer the case, especially since we have been working hard to publicize the upcoming Mozart Konzerts on Saturday, October 1st (7:30 pm) and Sunday, October 2nd (4:00 pm). So what do we do to get… Read More Covering the bases
Last week when we started putting the program together for our upcoming Mozart Konzert (October 1, 7:30 pm; October 2, 4:00 pm) Miguel Felipe suggested that we try something new, and that is to have the performers directly speak to the audience. He would like to personally welcome people to LCH, the Abendmusiken Series, and… Read More Program notes, something new!
Last night at choir rehearsal, we practiced Mozart’s “Venite populi,” which will close out our all-Mozart Konzert, Oct. 1 and 2. The last time we sang this was actually under the direction of Sir David Willcocks, perhaps one of the most famous choral conductors in the world. Here’s a little information for you: He was… Read More Down memory lane with Mozart
Yesterday I sent out the press releases on the first Abendmusiken concert of the season, The Mozart Konzert, scheduled for Saturday, October 1st at 7:30 pm and repeated on Sunday, October 2nd at 4:00 pm. Miguel Felipe designed this concert’s very sophisticated and classy postcard. This will be a concert of Firsts: it will be… Read More The Mozart Konzert
Since I’ve been typing the weekly church bulletins for the 10:30 service since last fall when Carl’s computer died, one advantage (?) I’ve had is being able to change the organ music at the last moment. Even though I had already programmed Mendelssohn on the repertoire list, when I saw that the choir was singing… Read More Mostly Mozart