Karl Bachman generously invited Hawaii organists to a cocktail and pupu reception for my former student Joey Fala and Sarah Jones on their honeymoon! Back row: Paul Lillie, Guy Merola, Mark Wong, Karl Bachman. Front row: Sarah Jones, Joey Fala, Erin Richardson Severin, Steven Severin (Karl apologized for the lighting!) Sarah’s mom, The Rev. Susan… Read More Meanwhile, back in Hawaii
Deliriously happy—that’s how I would describe the wedding and reception of Joey Fala and Sarah Jones at The Cookery, a popular venue for newlyweds in Durham, NC. I have a feeling that that the couple’s face muscles are tired from smiling so much! People from 18 different states came to the wedding, as illustrated by… Read More Deliriously happy …
To play a wedding? For the wedding of Joey Fala and Sarah Jones, there were FIVE! For the Prelude: “Allegretto” from Sonata IV in B-flat (Mendelssohn); “Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele,” BWV 654 (Bach); and Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 531 (Bach). For the Procession of the Bridesmaids: Sonata III, Andante tranquillo (Mendelssohn)… Read More How many organists does it take …
It’s entirely typical for me to get lost when I am in another part of the world—in this case I am presently in Durham, North Carolina where I am here for the wedding of my former student, Joey Fala to Sarah Jones in Goodson Chapel at Duke University. Earlier in the day Joey had picked… Read More One hour to drive 3.2 miles!
You wouldn’t ordinarily laugh during a classical concert, but a lot of people couldn’t help themselves last Saturday night at the “Think Outside the Bach” concert. It came during Michal Nowicki‘s reading of PDQ Bach’s biography (in his beautifully accented English), who is described by PDQ’s creator, Peter Schickele as “the son of Johann Sebastian Bach and Anna… Read More You wouldn’t ordinarily laugh …
Today I was scheduled to play the Walker organ and conduct the choir at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Kailua, on the windward side of the island. My music bag was packed with my organ music and shoes and I put on a long-sleeved blouse, a full-length jacket and dress slacks. As I got dressed,… Read More Armed for battle
61 people “liked” my post when I asked this question on my Facebook page with some photos. Only one person, Susan Haas, seemed to know what I was up to when I showed off my dining table. If you count the number of plates, you will come up with the number nine—which is how many… Read More Guess who’s coming to dinner?