Standing here is quite transition for me – I’m much more accustomed to sitting in the transept or the choir stalls. When I was younger, but not much shorter – those of you who see me process Sunday mornings will notice that I am aspiring to the 5ft mark, thank you Brooks for the use … READ MORE…
I hadn’t fully recalled that Evensong now twenty-eight years ago until the other night when I attended a ‘salon’ for the restoration of the organ. But that said, that Evensong lives very close to my consciousness and rises in my memory with very little effort. Probably the first time I ever heard the organ at … READ MORE…
In late 1996 I left my home in Georgia for Navy Boot Camp in Great Lakes, Illinois. Several weeks later I started Basic Hospital Corps School here, in San Diego. My first order of personal business was to seek out the Chaplains at Naval Medical Center and see if there were any Episcopalians afoot. There … READ MORE…
Cathedral Choir Member Susan McClure wrote this letter to the San Diego Union Trib, published today. Let me sound a note or two in defense of the Spreckels organist, Carol Williams, and the maintenance of the organ. As a taxpayer in District 8, I have helped pay for Petco Park and the revamping and upkeep … READ MORE…
I want to start by saying “thank you!” Thank you to Martin Green for being both a teacher and a mentor, and thank you to all of you, for providing this place, this church is much more than a mere building, it is a community, and I’d like to thank you all for having given … READ MORE…
I have heard organ music since before I was born. How can that be you ask? My mother was a church organist. I have often said that I was on an organ bench before being in a highchair! Mom used to take me around Long Beach in my stroller on the bus to her various … READ MORE…
You know when you discover something magical, something that really sings to your soul, and you want to wrap it up and bring it home? I felt that way at Mt. Calvary in Santa Barbara listening to Lauds. I attend Good Samaritan Episcopal up in UTC, but when I heard St. Paul’s was having a … READ MORE…
One of the things I do in my admittedly lazy retirement (besides volunteer work for St. Paul’s and occasional pro bono consulting) is the writing of hymntext – new verse for beloved Anglican tunes. My “Hymn For Jubilee,” written for the Jubilee Year 2000, received commendation from the Queen of England and the Archbishop of … READ MORE…
Do you enjoy singing? Does music enhance your experience of worship? Whether you sit in the pews, in the chancel, or in the choir, your opinion is being sought! A survey is being conducted to see whether a revision of The Hymnal 1982 is needed and wanted by the Episcopal Church. From the survey page: … READ MORE…