If there was one unsung hero throughout our musical career over these many years, it would certainly be Eric Doescher, who along with his wife Linden, did all of the “grunt” work and much, much more for our many endeavors, both personal, music and church-related. Back in March 2011, in my post about the Doeschers I mentioned that… Read More Unsung hero
Never one to miss an opportunity, Carl Crosier programmed a full slate of music at today’s 10:30 am service, figuring we would have a lot of visitors which we did. We began with a concerto for strings and organ by Archangelo Corelli as the prelude, then Psalm 23 from the Becker Psalter by Heinrich Schütz.… Read More No rest for the weary
Aside from a chair falling over in between movements, last night’s opening performance of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor was perfect in every way. Maestro Carl Crosier set the pace with a grand opening Kyrie followed by a series of fast, joyful choruses contrasted with expressive solos and duets. The final Dona nobis pacem… Read More A new high
On Sunday after the 10:30 am service, we began the transformation of the church into a concert hall. The first step was to bring the extra platforms down from over the Board Room, and to move the continuo organ off the elevated floor. Yes, that means I will not be playing the big organ and… Read More Bach Week begins
From almost the beginning of Carl Crosier’s tenure at LCH, he included the names of the choristers in the special services bulletins. And what you notice, of course, is that the roster always changes and transitions. I guess that when you live in a place like Hawaii, you see a lot of people come and… Read More The only constant is change