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The week after Easter
I have to say that this year’s Holy Week has been about as unholy and unlike any other which I spent in church music. Oh yes, I remember the years of spending the entire week at the church, and even … Continue reading
I survived an amazing weekend!
I’ve had a houseguest for a week—my good friend Joan Ishibashi, a United Church of Christ pastor, massage therapist, former Hawaii resident for 15 years, and all-around BFF (best friends forever!) Nearly five years ago my husband Carl, son Stephen … Continue reading
Posted in Katherine Crosier
Tagged Byong-Suk Moon, Darel Stark, David Kennedy, Georgine Stark, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Irene Tanabe, Jason Anderson, Jieun Kim Newland, Joan Ishibashi, Karen Leatherman, Keith Lockhart, Matthew Leong, Mel Butler, Robert McDuffie, Sachi Hirakouji, Samuel Lam
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Standing ovation for Perfect Purcell
Fantastic Early Music Hawaii concert at LCH tonight! Congratulations and thank you to Scott Fikse for leading the charge, Katherine Crosier and the orchestra for great music and the singers, notably Naomi Castro, Keane Ishii, Karol Nowicki, Sarah Lambert Connelly, … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Katherine Crosier
Tagged Anna Womack, Bowe Souza, Darel Stark, Early Music Hawaii, Georgine Stark, Henry Purcell, Ian Capps, Jieun Newland, Karol Nowicki, Keane Ishii, Luke Trimble, Maile Reeves, Mitchell Moriwaki, Naomi Castro, Sarah Connelly, Scott Fikse, Steve Flanter, Sung Chan Chang, Taylor Ishida
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If Martin Luther King were alive …
If Martin Luther King were alive and had come to the concert at Lutheran Church of Honolulu last night, he would loved the scene, suggested soprano Georgine Stark. [First of all, did you know that King’s given birth name was not Martin but … Continue reading
How sweet the sound
How sweet the sound . . . Of course, you know that phrase as a quote from the hymn, “Amazing Grace,” written by the Anglican priest, John Newton (1725-1807). But it is also the title of an upcoming concert featuring soprano … Continue reading
Already a star!
Here’s a live Facebook video of Stanford’s Magnificat. I wasn’t even looking over in the direction of the choir, but as soon as she opened her mouth, I knew that voice. It was Sophia Stark, super-talented daughter of Georgine and Darel … Continue reading
The music gene
I just found a fascinating article called “Is Musical Talent Rooted in Genes?” in which author Jillian Rose Lim challenges the conventional wisdom by writing: Practice doesn’t always make perfect when it comes to becoming the next Mozart, a new … Continue reading