Category Archives: Monteverdi Vespers

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

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A miracle by any measure

We have just now received word that our May 13-14 performances of Bach’s monumental Mass in B Minor were a success in every way — we knew that they were an artistic triumph, but now we have just learned that … Continue reading

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Christmas and Monteverdi

No, we didn’t sing any Monteverdi during the six Christmas services the past three days, but I thought I’d share what I gave Carl for Christmas. It was a photo memory book of our Monteverdi Vespers performances, with lots of … Continue reading

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Thank you, Honolulu, we’re on our way!

Since my post of yesterday, I am excited to report we have received $750 towards the Monteverdi concerts $13,000 deficit, and one of our bills came in about $700 lower than expected! I’m confident we’re on our way towards breaking … Continue reading

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Dear Friends of Monteverdi . . .

It has been just over a week since our Monteverdi concerts and that beautiful music is still stuck in my head! It seems like everywhere we go, we encounter people who were at one of the performances and were so … Continue reading

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Post-Rutter and Post-Hallock

Our next “biggie” is not for two weeks, so we have a little downtime to reflect on the past weekend’s performances. Last Thursday, of course, was our regular choir night when we rehearsed Peter Hallock’s “The Last Judgment” with the … Continue reading

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Accolades for Monteverdi

We are continuing to receive thanks and accolades for our recent performances: If you did NOT attend the Monteverdi, you missed one of the most amazing musical events to take place in Hawaii since statehood!  Kudos to Carl Crosier for … Continue reading

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It’s Party Time!

One event the Hospitality Committee kept pushing for was a reception for the artists, especially those who had come from the mainland for the Monteverdi concerts. The biggest proponent of this idea was Carl Crosier, and if you know Carl, … Continue reading

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How did they do that?

One of the “gimmicks,” if you will, about the Monteverdi Vespers, is the use of echo — that is, the repetition of a musical phrase by another soloist in another location. At St. Theresa’s we took advantage of the rear … Continue reading

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Magnificent Monteverdi at St. Andrew’s

The Monteverdi Choir (we’ve already renamed the group!) and The Whole Noyse brass group was asked to come to St. Andrew’s Cathedral on Sunday at 2:45 pm for a sound check, since we had never rehearsed in the space before … Continue reading

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