Psalm 23 from the Ionian Psalter, conducted by Carl Crosier Since Peter Hallock‘s death last Sunday, the tributes have been pouring in for this extraordinary church musician and mystic. Especially poignant and touching was the Office of Compline for April 27, 2014, which was sung at St. Mark’s Cathedral on the very night that Peter… Read More Tributes pour in
Here is a slideshow I put together of Peter’s 85th birthday party, against the backdrop of his Fall City home, and music “To the supreme being.” From the more than thirty years that we have known Peter Hallock, we have many photos, memories and hundreds (maybe thousands!) of letters, emails, and faxes, starting with Carl… Read More Peter Hallock photo album
Yesterday the following message was sent out to members of the Association of Anglican Musicians: If you would like to visit the CaringBridge site created for Peter, please click here. Jason Anderson, Peter’s successor as director of the Compline Choir, created the site. Over the past three years, I have written eighteen posts about composer… Read More The legacy of Peter Hallock
The Flentrop organ at St. Mark’s is Peter Hallock’s legacy. On Sunday morning we took Peter Hallock to St. Mark’s Cathedral where he had been the church musician for decades. No sooner had we walked in the door and we were besieged with people wanting to come up to greet him. Mel Butler, the organist… Read More Sunday at St. Mark’s
Carl and I are in the Seattle area for the next two weeks visiting special friends, and of course, many are people whom we have met through our music. We are staying with our business partner, composer Peter Hallock, who at age 89 is still as sharp as a tack, but doesn’t get out as… Read More Reconnecting with Northwest friends
A few posts ago, I made mention of a Compline documentary film which was shown as part of the Compline celebration we attended at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. I’m happy to learn that the video has been posted to YouTube. The video is the result of a school assignment that Austin Rickel (son of the… Read More The monks of Broadway
Yes, indeed, there was once a naked lady sitting in the bishop’s chair just before the Compline service at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, and it was one of many anecdotes we heard last night at the celebration of 57 years of Compline. The story is recounted in Ken Peterson’s new book, Prayer as night falls,… Read More A naked lady in the bishop’s throne!
My wife and I have been married for over 20 years and we went to Compline on our first date. I met my life partner at Compline. One by one, we heard stories like this last night at the Compline celebration at St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle, where the monastic service of Compline has been sung… Read More Hallock lovefest
For many years you could consider that the Lutheran Church of Honolulu had a composer-in-residence — Peter Hallock, whose psalmody has been sung since 1986, as well as numerous Advent processionals, grand Easter and Pentecost anthems. You may recall that a few weeks ago I wrote a post about Peter Hallock finishing a commission. A… Read More Advent Calendar
“Carl! Carl and Kathy!” We had just come out of downtown Chicago’s Crate and Barrel store and heard a man and woman calling our names. We had a six hour layover in Chicago on our pilgrimage to Mecca, aka Leipzig and took the train into town to kill some time. We turned around to look… Read More En route to Leipzig