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“Old” Compline is back!
Last night, I went to the Compline service at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, and after talking with director Scott Fikse afterwards, it seems that the “old” Compline is back! Well, at least it’s back on a once-a-month basis. There … Continue reading
Clavierübung—so many notes!
Yesterday I have to admit that the period between 5:30 and 6:15 pm was pretty frantic. I actually had a relaxing day, as my only task was to find a piece of jewelry to wear to dress up my outfit. And … Continue reading
No train wrecks!
Tonight was the dress rehearsal for my Bach Clavierübung concert and I am happy to report there were no train wrecks—at least in my part! As you will see in the program, this body of Bach’s chorale preludes are among … Continue reading
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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Toe-tapping music
Monday night was Dana Marsh‘s first rehearsal conducting the Early Music Hawaii choir for its upcoming concert, “Spain & The New World,” which will take place on Saturday, September 24th at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, at 7:30 pm. Poor Dana—he had been … Continue reading
Posted in Katherine Crosier
Tagged Anna Callner, Bowe Souza, Dana Marsh, Diane Koshi, Early Music Hawaii, Fred Mariano, Georgine Stark, Hideki Yamaya, Jeremy Wong, Juan de Araujo, Karol Nowicki, Karyn Castro, Keane Ishii, Naomi Castro, Philip Gottling, Rachel Lentz, Richard Savino, Sarah Lambert Connelly, Scott Fikse, Spanish baroque music, Todd Beckham
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Switching gears
Okay, I haven’t yet recovered from jet lag, but it’s now time to switch gears. From French music and organs, now I have to think “Spanish,” for the upcoming Early Music Hawaii concert, Saturday, September 24th. It’s a concert called … Continue reading
Posted in Carl Crosier
Tagged baroque guitar, Bowe Souza, Dana Marsh, Diane Koshi, Early Music Hawaii, Georgine Stark, Hideki Yamaya, Indiana University, Jeremy Wong, Karol Nowicki, Karyn Castro, Keane Ishii, Naomi Castro, Rachel Lentz, Richard Savino, Sarah Lambert, Scott Fikse, Spanish organ music, theorbo, Todd Beckham, vihuela
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Back to the salt mines
A couple of posts ago, I used the expression, “Back to the salt mines.” Ever wonder where that expression came from? According to the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer, this means to: “Resume work, usually with some … Continue reading
Posted in J. S. Bach, Katherine Crosier
Tagged Back to the salt mines, Clavierübung, metronome, Scott Fikse
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Sneak preview
Today, more than four months before my concert date of October 30, 2016, I played through my program before an audience of two: Scott Fikse, who will conduct a small chamber choir to sing the four-part chorales, and Todd Beckham, … Continue reading
Glorious St. Paul’s Service
Last night before the Joint Evensong with the combined St. Andrew’s Cathedral and Lutheran Church of Honolulu choirs, director Scott Fikse posted on Facebook: “Come hear two of the finest choirs in Hawaii combine forces for Evensong at St. Andrew’s … Continue reading
Blue and red
I am a hopeless political junkie and we are once again in one of my favorite news cycles —a presidential campaign. I just love the debates, the polls, and the talk shows. And of course there’s a lot of talk about … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Bauchle, Charles Scharbach, Emily Haswell, Frances Viglielmo, Georgine Stark, Herbert Howells, John McCreary, John Renke, Joint Evensong, Karol Nowicki, Marisa Castello, Naomi Castro, Rachel Lentz, Randy Castello, Scott Fikse, Simon Crookall, St. Andrew's Cathedral, St. Andrew's Cathedral Choir, St. Paul's Service
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