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Category Archives: Choral Music
“Unforgettably beautiful”
From the ridiculous to the sublime . . . as I transition from my last post on cell phones in church to something more cerebral . . . As I may have mentioned before, I subscribe to an electronic mailing … Continue reading
Posted in Choral Music
Tagged Deep River, Duruflé Requiem, Gerre Hancock, Paul Emmons, St. Thomas Church
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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
Posted in Choral Music
Tagged Alleluia, Barbara Adler, Gerald Near, Randall Thompson, Suite for Organ
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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
Young conductors
Today, the Third Sunday of Advent, the LCH choir sang two motets by German Lutheran composers, “Ich bin eine Stimme eines Rufers” by Melchior Vulpius (1570-1615) and “Ich taufe mit Wasser” by Andreas Raselius (1563-1602). The first motet was sung … Continue reading
Posted in Choral Music
Tagged Andreas Raselius, Melchior Vulpius, Naomi Castro, Nola Nahulu, Renson Madarang
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Full circle
There were a bunch of people at the St. Andrew’s Priory’s choir concert last night who were beaming with pride. It was Naomi Castro’s choral directing debut in her new role as director of choral activities, a position she was … Continue reading
Countercultural Advent
Today was the last Sunday in the church year, Christ the King Sunday, which means that we will be starting up another church year next Sunday. Today was a truly mixed bag — the organ music I played was by … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Choral Music, Katherine Crosier, Miguel Felipe
Tagged Advent, Advent Procession, Christ the King
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V is for Vasconcellos
Last night I gave our choir librarian, Jerome Vasconcellos, a much-belated birthday card (his birthday is in September!) and I finally am getting around to writing about another of our Valuable Volunteers (see my earlier post about Vreni Griffith). (What … Continue reading
Rehearsal, then Party!
This afternoon the choir had the first read-through on the Haydn “Lord Nelson Mass” which will be sung as the Ordinary for Carl Crosier’s last Sunday, August 21st. I was telling someone that when we heard it sung as the … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Choral Music, Peter Hallock
Tagged Franz Joseph Haydn, Haydn, Lord Nelson Mass
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Digging out from under
Thirty-two years ago, Carl and I moved from an apartment to a townhouse and elicited the help of friends to help us move. In exchange for their assistance in moving boxes and furniture, I think we took everybody out for … Continue reading