My absolute favorite moment of Fritz Fritschel’s memorial service came when we sang the Hymn of the Day, the tune BRYN CALFARIA, sung to Fritz’s text. The hymn is a Welsh tune written by William Owen and was supposedly written by Owen on a piece of slate while on his way to work at the… Read More Bryn Calfaria and Deep River
We have just now received word that our May 13-14 performances of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor were a success in every way — we knew that they were an artistic triumph, but now we have just learned that we not only broke even — we ended up about $4908 over the top! What… Read More A miracle by any measure
Never one to miss an opportunity, Carl Crosier programmed a full slate of music at today’s 10:30 am service, figuring we would have a lot of visitors which we did. We began with a concerto for strings and organ by Archangelo Corelli as the prelude, then Psalm 23 from the Becker Psalter by Heinrich Schütz.… Read More No rest for the weary
One of Carl’s famous quotes after our performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion was: “I don’t know how Bach did this without a spreadsheet!” For a major work such as the Passions or the B-Minor Mass, Carl details all the rehearsal schedules in elaborate spreadsheets: what pieces are rehearsed on which week and for the… Read More Musical Chairs