Last weekend was Candlemas, and there was a special High Mass that I played at St. Mark’s which included offerings by the choir, a candlelight procession throughout the neighborhood, and a delicious potluck dinner afterwards. I made another batch of the fresh cranberry shortbread to bring to the potluck! But what instantly transported me to… Read More Transported …
Today was Bill Potter’s birthday and our tour director, Sonia, called for everyone on the bus to sing “Happy Birthday,” which turned out to be more of a monotone rather than the typical multiple-tonal version performed by non-musicians. Our day started with a tour of City Hall, where the annual Nobel Prize banquet is held… Read More City Hall, Vikings and Uppsala
organist superhero noun organist su·per·he·ro ˈsü-pər-ˌhir-(ˌ)ō -ˌhē-(ˌ)rō : someone able to play the organ for church services: a fictional hero having extraordinary or superhuman powers, namely playing organ voluntaries such as preludes and postlude; accompanying congregational hymns and chant by cantors; improvising as necessary to connect various parts of the services; providing music during distribution of Holy Communion; also : an exceptionally… Read More Organist superhero!