The Early Music Hawaii concert, “Rome 1600,” is now over, and here are my thoughts: When I saw the words “Singers Circle” on the rehearsal schedule for our pre-concert warmup, I had no idea what it was, never having heard this term before. Most of us performers met in Isenberg Hall just prior to entering… Read More Singers Circle
Tomorrow, May 15, is the Feast of the Pentecost, and I was so glad to read that the Men’s Schola will be performing Peter Hallock’s “Come holy spirit” for Evensong at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, 5:30 pm. Did you know that the world premiere of this piece happened right in Honolulu at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on… Read More Come, holy spirit
It’s less than 40 days away to my Bach Great Eighteen concerts on August 18 and 25. I am in “full court press” mode, a term I know from basketball but also an expression meaning “an all-out effort or offensive.” Since returning home from “vacation” I have had three practice sessions, and since I am on… Read More The countdown begins!
Today when parishioners walked into the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, they couldn’t help but notice that things were different. At LCH, Pentecost has been the festival when balloons, liturgical dance, jazz, or different configurations of the nave were seen. Today was Carl Crosier’s last Pentecost as Cantor. You could certainly call today’s service another over-the-top… Read More The last Pentecost
For several weeks the choir has been working on two pieces for Pentecost by Peter Maxwell Davies: “Dum complerentur” and “Veni sancte spiritus.” His music reminds me of Pentecosts past at LCH when the lesson was read in several foreign languages. In the early years one heard the lessons read one after the other. But for… Read More Peter Maxwell Davies and Pentecost