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Category Archives: Carl Crosier
Elijah Rock
Tomorrow the offertory anthem will be the spiritual, “Elijah Rock,” a piece in a new genre for the LCH Choir. It was written by Moses Hogan (1957-2003), an African-American composer who published over seventy choral anthems and who tragically died … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Bauchle, Elijah Rock, Georgine Stark, Moses Hogan, spiritual
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Christmas in February
You won’t believe this, but two nights ago we just looked at the Christmas cards we received in December! Our Christmas was soooo busy and even though we were away in California, the cards have just been sitting in a … Continue reading
Gustav Leonhardt, early music pioneer
Today after church, one of our ushers, Chuck Pearson, handed me the obituary of Gustav Leonhardt (1928-2012), as he thought I might be interested in it. Little did he know that Leonhardt had an indirect influence on the LCH music … Continue reading
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Tagged Gustav Leonhardt, Joseph Pettit, Max van Egmond, St. Matthew Passion
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A giant in church music
Today is the Solemn Requiem for Gerre Hancock, formerly organist and choirmaster of St. Thomas Church in New York City for over thirty years. One tribute said, “He was one of the greatest church musicians of our time and inspired generations … Continue reading
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
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
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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