Category Archives: Peter Hallock

Preparations for Easter Vigil

I read online that in India among Orthodox Christians, the Easter Vigil actually starts in the evening after the service on Good Friday. In the Crosier household, we actually began our Easter Vigil preparations on Good Friday itself, because that … Continue reading

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The marathon begins

Today is Maundy Thursday, the beginning of our four-day marathon (The Three Days plus Easter Day). The choir will meet tonight for rehearsal at 6:15, followed by the service at 7:30 pm. For some reason, it doesn’t seem like it … Continue reading

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Spectacularly WILD!

It’s the Monday in Holy Week, and we always have our dress rehearsal for Easter Day with the instrumentalists. This year’s big Easter anthem is by Peter Hallock (“Exsultate Deo”) and is new to all of us, even though it … Continue reading

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Russian Music at LCH

This Sunday, in addition to Arvo Pärt’s “The Beatitudes,” the choir will also be singing “Cherubic Hymn No. 7″ by Dmitri Bortniansky (1751-1825). You might be surprised to learn that there are well over a dozen Russian anthems in the … Continue reading

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Down to the wire

    It’s New Year’s day! 1/1/11! And the Crosiers are down to the wire again on the worship booklet for tomorrow’s German Vespers. No copy shops are open today, so I think we’re going to have to find an … Continue reading

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Behold, a mighty Prophet

I forgot to mention that in addition to the four pieces of Peter Hallock that the choir is singing at 10:30 am on the First Sunday of Advent, and the seven pieces of “The Great ‘O’ Antiphons,” at 7:30 pm, … Continue reading

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The Great “O” Antiphons

It’s Thanksgiving week, which means that LCH choir rehearsal is moved to Tuesday, because even if God made Thursdays for choir practice, Thanksgiving always takes precedence! Dress rehearsal for Advent Procession is always the Saturday before, which means we have … Continue reading

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Hallock in Hawaii

I just typed Sunday’s bulletin, the one for the First Sunday in Advent, and we are singing four pieces by composer Peter Hallock in the service! The four compositions will include The Advent Litany, Psalm 122, the Gospel Acclamation (“Show … 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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We are in rehearsal–Again!

Thursday night was our one and only rehearsal with the percussionists for Peter Hallock’s “The Last Judgment,” which will take the place of the sermon at both  8  and 10:30 am services on Sunday, November 14th. The three percussionists are … Continue reading

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