Tonight was the first of two Hallock at 100 concerts that I will be attending this weekend at St. Mark’s Cathedral, dubbed “The Holy Box” because of its shape like a cube. The evening began with a pre-concert conversation with Mel Butler (Peter Hallock’s immediate successor, now retired from the Cathedral and serving St. Luke’s… Read More Hallock in the Holy Box
I went to the first hour of Thursday night choir rehearsal before I returned home to catch the 11:30 pm flight to Seattle, with a three hour layover in San Francisco. Both of my flights were early, and Scott Fikse, former Director of Music and Liturgy at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, picked me up… Read More A day with Scott
The year 2024 marks 100 years since the birth of organist, composer, liturgist and countertenor Peter R. Hallock (November 19, 1924-April 27, 2014). Even though Peter’s 100th birthday is not until November, the celebrations will take place all year, beginning with a pair of concerts this coming weekend. I will be leaving Thursday night for… Read More Hallock at 100
The international as well as the local news is consumed with information about the Maui wildfires where the death toll has risen to 80 and the number of structures destroyed estimated at about 3,000. It’s all a nightmare for the residents of Maui as well as to the entire state of Hawaii. The historic town… Read More Comfort among the ashes
“A previous commitment …” That’s what our former business partner, Peter Hallock used to call Thursday night choir rehearsals. “if you are invited to a dinner, or a party on a Thursday night, tell them you have a previous commitment.” For years, in fact, for decades, my Thursday nights were committed to rehearsing with the… Read More A previous commitment
I’ve got 72 hours in Honolulu! No sooner did I unpack my suitcase and wash my clothes, I’m going on the road again and packing for my departure tomorrow. However, I wanted to share some of the photos and videos of events I attended in Seattle so that you can enjoy them too. At first,… Read More Sights and sounds
I am in Seattle this weekend because the Compline Choir is celebrating a streak of 65 unbroken years of Sunday nights singing the last monastic office of the day. I felt special to be included in the festivities, starting with a buffet dinner on Saturday at “Chez Hallock,” the former home of Peter Hallock, now… Read More 65 years of Compline
This morning I was at St. Mark’s Cathedral Seattle where the worship service was in-person but a little different from the usual. When you enter, you see this sign: Upon entering on the left, a person spritzes your hands with hand sanitizer and on the right, another person will hand you the service bulletin. I’m… Read More At St. Mark’s Seattle
In my last post, I wrote about the upcoming 65th anniversary of Compline which will be celebrated at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle after 65 years of weekly services . I couldn’t help but think all of that was due to the work of one man, namely Peter R. Hallock, our former business partner of… Read More Love, prh
The first time I heard the word “Compline” was when I was a music student at the University of Southern California and learned about the Daily Offices in Music History 101. That was more than fifty years ago! The Lutheran Church of Honolulu started its own Compline Service modeled after the one in Seattle on… Read More 65 years of Compline