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Queen for a Day
Since I grew up without television, I had never watched the show, “Queen for a Day,” which began as a radio show in 1945 then ran on NBC Television from 1956-1960 and on ABC from 1960-1964. Every show began with … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Choral Music, Ian Capps
Tagged Ben Newland, Betsy McCreary, BIshop Museum, Early Music Hawaii, Frank Haas, Ian Capps, Jieun Newland, John McCreary, Karl Bachman, Kelly Brehm, Mark Russell, Oahu Choral Society, Queen for a Day, Rudy Riingen, Samuel Lam, Stuart Sutton, Susan Haas, Vreni Griffith, Wanda Gereben
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They read the program! (mostly)
This past weekend I was on the Big Island of Hawai’i with the Kona Choral Society. In past years, I had complained that the audience clapped after every movement in the Handel Messiah, and I was wondering whether they would … Continue reading
It’s that time again
Did you see this announcement in yesterday’s Star-Advertiser? (I highlighted it, just so you could find it easier!) Yes, it’s that time again—applications for studying the organ will be coming due soon. If ever you had a hankering to play the … Continue reading
Posted in Katherine Crosier
Tagged American Guild of Organists, Don Conover, Joey Fala, John McCreary, scholarship program
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Too many balls!
It was bound to happen on a day like today—I had six appointments scheduled in six different locations (!) and I thought I was prepared. My day was supposed to start with an early morning board meeting of Early Music … Continue reading
The rock star of the organ world!
That’s what Iolani School teacher Lisa Preston posted about Joey Fala’s concert last night. “It was positively glorious! What a treat to hear this; if you’re not a fan of organ music, he’d convert you for sure. I was his … Continue reading
Aloha, Frances
Tonight I went to the Church of the Crossroads where I attended a memorial service for Frances Viglielmo, a former soprano in the Lutheran Church of Honolulu choir. I mentioned her name once before in my blog post called “Blue and … Continue reading
Like going into someone else’s kitchen
Today the Hawaii Tribune-Herald newspaper on the Big Island published a story by Katie Young Yamanaka about our homeboy, Joey Fala, and his upcoming recital at the Higashi Hongwanji Mission, Sunday, March 12th at 3:00 pm. I was surprised that … Continue reading
…and then the lights went OUT!
It’s a musician’s worst nightmare… being in the middle of a concert and the lights go completely black! Yes, it happened in Kona last night, right after the Kona Choral Society had performed the Hallelujah Chorus, and we were in the … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Choral Music, J. S. Bach, Katherine Crosier
Tagged Bach Magnificat, Handel Messiah, Jeremy Wong, Jimmy Castro, John McCreary, Karyn Castro, Kona Choral Society, Lois Griffiths, Mihoko Ito, Naomi Castro, Olivia Castro, Renson Madarang, Susan McCreary Duprey, Tom Griffiths
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Familiar, yet different
Last night, I attended Compline at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu which was the first time I’ve been to the service since Carl Crosier sang his last Compline service on August 14, 2011. The weekly service was discontinued in 2012, after … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier, Katherine Crosier
Tagged Carl Crosier, Compline, Compline 30th Anniversary, David Del Rocco, David Hall, David Reese, Eric Doescher, George Macdonald, John Bickel, John McCreary, Kavin Higa, Keane Ishii, Larry Nitz, On On Restaurant, Paul Schwind, Peter Hallock, Randy Castello, Roger Sherman, Roy Helms, Scott Fikse, Steve Fitzgerald, Walter Williams
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