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Monthly Archives: January 2012
All-American Sunday
This week at LCH we’re going all-American: the choir will be singing music by Randall Thompson (1899-1994) and I’ll be playing organ music by Gerald Near (b. 1942). Most people associate Randall Thompson with his famous “Alleluia” — an unaccompanied … Continue reading
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Tagged Alleluia, Barbara Adler, Gerald Near, Randall Thompson, Suite for Organ
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All in the family
The month of January has traditionally been one in which the LCH choir gets a break from Thursday rehearsals — and that is because at one time, several of the members went to sing in the chorus at Hawaii Opera … Continue reading
An Organist’s ‘Oops!’
When I teach my young students about playing the organ, I ask them, “And what is the last thing you do after you finish playing your piece?” Push the Cancel button! That is to cancel any stops that are on … Continue reading
New (to us) Gospel Acclamations
In the Lutheran liturgy, the Gospel Acclamation, once known as the Alleluia, comes right after the second reading and precedes the reading of the Gospel. Verses are appointed for the day, which are sung after the Alleluia refrain. Over the … Continue reading
Vivace! 2012 to honor Carl Crosier
Some of you may have received an email message from the Oahu Choral Society about their spring fundraising banquet and silent auction on March 10th. The Oahu Choral Society sponsors all the activities of the Honolulu Symphony Chorus and the … Continue reading
Four standing ovations
That’s what superstar organist, Ken Cowan, received at last Sunday night’s concert at St. Andrew’s Cathedral and I’m so sorry that I didn’t do more to publicize his recital through this blog so that more of you could have attended … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier
Tagged John McCreary, Ken Cowan, Lisa Shihoten, Neil Abercrombie, organ recital, St. Andrew's Cathedral
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Amazing coincidences
Sunday, January 8th was the Baptism of Christ and I programmed two settings of “Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam” by J. S. Bach. They were both from a collection called “Clavierübung” or “keyboard practice,” which is sometimes referred to … Continue reading
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Tagged Christ, Clavierübung, Joan Lippincott, Maurice Durufle, Rodney Gehrke, unser Herr, Veni creator, zum Jordan kam
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Two organ recitals in January
Yesterday when I opened the Star Advertiser newspaper, I cannot tell you thrilled I was to see Rodney Gehrke‘s picture prominently displayed in the entertainment section. Rodney arrived yesterday from San Francisco and will be playing a recital on the … Continue reading
No crescendo pedal!
Former organ student, Joey Fala, has been at home for Christmas break from college, and he and I were talking about Toccata in D minor by Max Reger (1873-1916) which he has been learning. I was telling him, it was “a heck … Continue reading
Posted in Katherine Crosier
Tagged crescendo pedal, fortissimo, Joey Fala, Jos van der Kooy, Max Reger, pianissimo, St. Bavo's Haarlem
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Compline Underground
Not too long ago, we were contacted by Ken Peterson, a singer in the Seattle Compline choir, for information about the Compline service at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Ken writes an excellent blog, Compline Underground, and he is beginning … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Peter Hallock
Tagged Compline, Compline Choir, Ionian Arts, Kenneth Peterson, Peter Hallock, St. Mark's Cathedral
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