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Tag Archives: Association of Lutheran Church Musicians
The Church is dying!
This was an admonition to us Portland ALCM conference-goers at the final plenary session by The Rev. Paul Hoffman. He told us about the three Bs of the traditional Church, and how this order has contributed to its free fall: … Continue reading
Day Three at ALCM Portland
It was another full day at the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians conference here in Portland which started with a Morning Prayer service, followed by a plenary session. It’s the plenary sessions at ALCM which differentiate these conferences from AGO … Continue reading
ALCM Opening Eucharist
One of the unique and most enjoyable activities of Association of Lutheran Church Musician (ALCM) conferences are the meaningful worship services, and this morning’s service was certainly on a par with other conference services. That meant hearing the thrilling sound of … Continue reading
Bach and a Dinner Cruise
No, silly, we didn’t hear Bach on a dinner cruise — the first day at the Region 4 conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM) started with a Bach Cantata vespers at St. James Lutheran Church in downtown … Continue reading
Bach in Tacoma
Yesterday we were in Tacoma, WA, and took in an all-Bach organ recital at Christ Episcopal Church, where we heard Tomoko Miyamoto from Ferris University in Yokohama, Japan, play selections from Bach’s Clavierübung III, the German organ mass. The tracker organ is by … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, J. S. Bach, Katherine Crosier
Tagged American Guild of Organists, Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Bach Collegium Japan, Christ Episcopal Church Tacoma, Clavierübung, David Dahl, Dick Tietjen, Evangeline Rimbach, John Brombaugh, Masaaki Suzuki, Pacific Lutheran University, Tomoko Miyamoto
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Organ Masterclass
This afternoon I attended an organ masterclass with Martin Jean, formerly of Valparaiso University, and now teaching at Yale University. You can read about all his accomplishments by reading the Wikipedia article by clicking here. In case you haven’t been … Continue reading
Not an ordinary hymn festival
Was it a hymn festival? Was it a concert? Last night’s presentation with the National Lutheran Choir and David Cherwien was equally both. If you have gone to a “typical” hymn festival, you know that it is usually an opportunity to hear … Continue reading
Worship in a Wireless World
Today was our first full day at the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians conference in Valparaiso, IN and it began with a Morning Prayer service in which several of the opening hymns were taught in song leader style, with no … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Katherine Crosier
Tagged Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Ernst Schwidder, Grace Lutheran Church River Forest, Joel Nickel, Michael Costello, Morning Prayer, Richard Tietjen, Sound the Bamboo, The Schwidder Project, unaccompanied hymnody, Valparaiso University
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Mecca for Lutherans
It’s been “Old Home Week” at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN, considered by many Lutherans to be their “Mecca,” where we are attending the Biennial Conference of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians. It’s only the first day, and we have … Continue reading
On to the next!
We are now flying to Chicago, on our way to Valparaiso, IN where we will attend the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians Biennial Conference. Carl and I have been members of this organization since 1987 when they held their first … Continue reading