How many of us think about what kind of music we want at our funerals? My husband, Carl Crosier, talked about the music for his funeral for at least twenty years before we finally had to act on it. He had heard women at the Church of the Advent choir sing the Gregorian propers one… Read More Music for a funeral
The city of Honolulu is in mourning over the death of Ian Capps, president emeritus of Early Music Hawaii and host of Hawaii Public Radio’s “The Early Muse,” and longtime news executive. There is a wonderful richness and variety in Western music before the year 1700. The Early Muse is a weekly one-hour program conceived… Read More More tributes to Ian
This afternoon was my turn at Hawaii Public Radio’s semi-annual fund drive, and I deliberately chose a time at which I would normally be listening: Fred Child’s Performance Today. Seems that in my busy schedule, I always seem to be driving around at that hour, and am able to enjoy the live performances which are featured.… Read More What a coincidence!