The New York Times had an article this week about Dr Carol Williams, St Paul’s organist in residence, and the civic organist of San Diego. You may recall a vigorous discussion in the city about whether San Diego can afford to pay the organist. Says the NY Times, SAN DIEGO — On the best days, … READ MORE…
Thank you! The Campaign Committee wishes to express its profound gratitude to all who have a made a pledge to the campaign thus far. We received a flurry of new pledges last week in response to the Dean’s request to turn pledges in by the end of June. In addition to the well over 200 … READ MORE…
You may think that I’m going to tell you about why I think it is important to give to Perfecting our Praises in the context of the need to support our music program. And maybe, peripherally, I am. But I really want to talk about three virtues that I perceive in our common life at … READ MORE…
As a part of our organ campaign, I am glad to be here to speak for a couple of minutes about the power of this organ and music in general. Music has surrounded me my whole life but it wasn’t until the terminal cancer of my step father that I realized its power and importance. … READ MORE…
This fascinating article from the Huffington Post by a neuroscientist discusses how music affects us in the same way as religion does. The author describes his own experience as a reverent non-believer. Many people, myself included, experience a religious-type awe when listening to certain pieces of music. What exactly is the relationship between music and … READ MORE…
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…