I mostly associate the term “Christmas in July” as a retail event, when stores advertise Christmas merchandise in an effort to boost lagging sales. There’s even a Wikipedia entry for this: Christmas in July or Christmas in Summer is a second Christmas celebration held around the summer season, mainly during July. It is centered around Christmas-themed activities and entertainment,… Read More Christmas in July
In these 16 days back in Hawaii, my plate has been full, not the least of which has been to play for church services, “subbing” for the regular organist. (By the way, in England this is called “depping”— being the deputy organist.) On August 5, after being home from Europe for only nine hours, I… Read More Plan B! No, Plan C!
It was only because of pressure exerted by my husband, Carl, that I decided I should probably have a speech ready for today’s celebration. And so here it is: I first want to thank all of you for coming today. Those of you who know me know that I would much rather be busy behind… Read More Not another boring musical bio
This day is finally here . . . Christmas Day at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu and my final service as Organist. A week ago, I emailed Miguel Felipe to let him know I would be changing the postlude I had previously submitted — because it was too long! You see, as soon as the… Read More No long goodbyes
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU5CSjXgcWs] This organist is only ten years old and is playing Paul Manz’ “Toccata on Veni, redemptor gentium.” This coming Sunday, I’ll be playing Paul Manz’ “Toccata on Veni, redemptor gentium” (Come now, Savior of the heathen) as the postlude. We were first introduced to the works of Paul Manz by Dale Fisk, an organist… Read More Lutheran composer, Paul Manz
No — it’s not the end of my career — didn’t want to scare you just yet! Today on FaceBook, a lot of my organist friends shared a link to Frederick Swann’s encore of his farewell concert at the First Congregational Church in Los Angeles, which I have embedded here: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToAwhhEOgTc] Fred Swann (b.… Read More The end of a career