For several weeks now, I’ve been working on preparing the scores for my next concert, March 21, 2022, Bach’s 337th birthday. I always seem to make things hard on myself, because I simply can’t buy the music from a music store or find the sheet music online—in many instances, I am pretty sure it’s just… Read More Paper engineering
Now I know why my mother, after she retired at age 83, bought a second grand piano. To play duets! Being a pianist or organist can be somewhat lonely, as you really don’t need other people to create music. However when you have the opportunity to make music with others, it’s SOOOO much fun! Hence,… Read More Four hands, four feet
Our upcoming “Dueling Bach” concert is now only a week away and only today did I send off an order for gold organ shoes! You remember that this past summer I bought silver organ shoes to wear for Joey Fala’s wedding and I had them shipped directly to North Carolina, not willing to risk any… Read More The quest for gold … shoes!
Here are some comments from Facebook about last night’s event: There were many beautiful moments from last night’s concert. But this was truly my favorite of all. We were breathing, listening and in tune with another. (Ha, no pun intended!) I will always remember this special music making experience with these fabulous musicians. My heart is… Read More Organ trio reprise!
That organ music could be FUN?! Most people, unfortunately, associate organ music with the macabre, Phantom of the Opera, vampires dripping with blood, horror films and the like. Never in a million years would people think of music for the organ as cute or humorous. But that’s what tonight was all about, our Organists… Read More Whoever thought …
If you had gone to the Early Music Hawaii concert Saturday night, you may have seen this little blurb in the program: Upcoming concert of interest to Early Music lovers: Organists 1-2-3: Music for One, Two and Three Organs. For the first time in Hawaii, concertgoers will have the rare opportunity to experience music for one,… Read More Shameless self-promotion!
When the late Carl Crosier programmed Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion in the year 2000, he wanted to present the work as it was originally conceived for the Thomaskirche in Leipzig: for two separate orchestras, two choirs, and two sets of soloists. It meant we also needed two pipe organs, which meant purchasing a continuo… Read More Organ duets
It’s not as easy as it looks. From day one, you are taught to always sit in the middle of the organ bench so you can develop a sense of where the pedals are without looking. So if I were to play a duet with someone else on the organ, I would be discombobulated. This… Read More Four hands, four feet