Setting the bar high

July 25, 2026

I said goodbye to my family at London Heathrow Airport and met up with Joan Ishibashi, and together we waited for Bill Potter to arrive from Honolulu. It took us about four hours to drive to Gloucester owing to the bad traffic—ordinarily it would take only 2-1/2 hours to drive the 100 miles, but we… Read More Setting the bar high

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Those little black marks!

April 16, 2013

Some people have asked that I share with you a poem by Fritz Fritschel, written for last Sunday’s celebration of my thirty-five years as Organist at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, so here it is: On a Day of Celebration Those little black marks on the page Neither move nor make sound, Lying dormant, locked… Read More Those little black marks!

Yet Another Year of Insanity

Musings from the Organ Bench

Tag: music

Setting the bar high

Those little black marks!