Tag Archives: Jordan McCreary

Welcome, home!

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Katherine Crosier

Today marked the third year I have hosted a lunch for my former organ students who are away at college on the mainland but home for Christmas in Hawaii. We could have had as many as six (or seven!) students there, … Continue reading →

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Former students’ luncheon

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Katherine Crosier

Yesterday I hosted a luncheon for my former students who are home from college for Christmas vacation and although it was a smaller group from last year, what a joyful and high energy reunion it was! Because I just came … Continue reading →

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Baby’s coming out party

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Katherine Crosier

Yesterday, one day after the magnificent 40th Anniversary celebration of the Beckerath organ, twenty members of the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists came to “The Marble Palace in the Sky,” (my condo) — for the members’ annual … Continue reading →

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Flip-flops? No, slippers!

Posted on January 5, 2015 by Katherine Crosier

Gales of laughter and trading of “war stories” — this is what I enjoyed most about the luncheon I gave yesterday for four of my former organ students, home for the holidays from college. “All the congregations I’ve played for … Continue reading →

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A cool encore

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Katherine Crosier

It was Carl Crosier’s idea that I play Bach’s monumental six-voice chorale motet, Aus tiefer Not from the Clavierübung, Part III as the encore for my first Great Eighteen Chorales concert. In previous posts, I mentioned that this is one … Continue reading →

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Organists don’t retire . . .

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Katherine Crosier

Organists don’t retire — they just keep substituting! Even before the tragic event of her husband’s death, Margaret Lloyd had contracted me to play the 7 am service at Central Union Church some time ago since she was still going … Continue reading →

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The strife is o’er

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Katherine Crosier

  And with these words from my Iolani colleague, John Alexander (and former LCH pianist), came the news that our colleague and friend, John McCreary, passed from this earthly life to life with the angels, and is now conducting the … Continue reading →

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The best surprise

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Katherine Crosier

When we found out that a Lei Shower and reception were going to be held on my last Sunday, needless to say our biggest disappointment was that my husband, Carl, would not be there because of his commitment to sing … Continue reading →

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Midsummer Night’s Organ Concert

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Katherine Crosier

If you are a reader of the Star-Advertiser newspaper, you may have seen my photo of Jordan McCreary in last Saturday’s edition. Yes, it’s time for the 23rd Annual Midsummer Night’s Organ Concert at Central Union Church, next Sunday, August … Continue reading →

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Zounds! the zimbelstern

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Katherine Crosier

When Carl Crosier retired as Cantor from the Lutheran Church of Honolulu after 38 years, he decided that his first Christmas out of church music would be spent with our family on the mainland — which meant that I would … Continue reading →

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