The last I heard from Daniel J. Werning, former organist/choirmaster of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, was that after the death of his wife, Terry, he met a woman in Thailand and moved there to retire. Here is a picture of them on his Facebook page: According to his Facebook page, Dan has master’s degrees in… Read More A retirement project
Okay, I admit it, when I booked this Cleveland trip, I deliberately chose dates which would include my birthday, which was yesterday. So in a way, this whole trip has been a birthday present to myself! I was able to book a cheap flight from Honolulu to Burbank to see my family, then I booked… Read More Rich and robust
Today was both a treat and a privilege. Joan Ishibashi and I were given a special tour of the Norton organ at Severance Hall, led by curator Todd Wilson. The tour was all made possible by Joan’s two violinist friends in the Cleveland Orchestra, Sae Shiragami and Takako Masame, who joined us on the tour.… Read More The Norton organ at Severance Hall
In the last two days, I have been on four separate airplane flights. Yesterday I flew to Lihue, Kaua’i and back for my biweekly organ lesson with Hank Curtis; and today I flew to Burbank via San Francisco to spend a few days with my family before joining Joan Ishibashi in Cleveland. It seems I… Read More Trinity, Trinity, Trinity!