Category Archives: Music Ministry

45th Annual Advent Procession • Sun., Dec. 1, 7:30 pm

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Lutheran Church of Honolulu ushers in the season with the 45th annual Advent Procession of lessons and carols. First presented in 1975, this festival service has become a beautiful Honolulu tradition and perennial favorite. Join in singing familiar carols accompanied by the Beckerath organ while our choirs share some of the finest choral works inspired by Advent texts.

Freewill offering accepted. All are welcome!

O Radiant Dawn: James MacMillan (b. 1959)
Tomorrow Go Ye Forth: Gabriel Jackson (b. 1962)
O Day Full of Grace: F. Melius Christiansen (1871–1955)
Magnificat, Collegium Regale: H. Howells (1892–1983)

and others

The LCH Choir
Rev. Jeffrey Lilley, pastor
Scott Fikse, conductor
Mark Wong, organist

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Stephanie Anne Johnson in Concert • Mon., Nov. 4, 7:00 pm

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Stephanie Anne Johnson

Come by for a free night of contemporary soul, gospel, and singer-songwriter music for the newest installment of our First Mondays Chamber Concert series.

Stephanie Anne Johnson is a multifaceted vocalist who enjoys singing handwritten acoustic soul music, performing with regional musical theater companies, and serving communities as a teaching artist. In the past few years, they have performed with Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Actor’s Theater of Louisville, The Village Theater in Hairspray and numerous venues in Seattle including the Tractor Tavern, the Royal Room, and the Triple Door. They were a lounge singer for Holland America Cruise Line, a member of the Seattle area Dickens Carolers, and a Top 20 Finalist on Season 5 of NBC’s Emmy Award Winning The Voice. Their final song “Georgia on My Mind,” rose to the #4 spot on iTunes R&B and Soul charts.

Accompanying Stephanie Anne will be Maika‘i Nash, a Hawaii-born pianist with an illustrious solo career, and the Co-Artistic Director of HIArts Lab.

Pupus and non-alcoholic drinks will be served before the concert beginning at 6:30. Meet the members of your local music community, and enjoy an electrically soulful program. You won’t want to miss this!

Free-will donations are accepted.

The 2019–20 series of First Monday Chamber Concerts is free, and all are welcome. Visit our First Mondays Chamber Concerts page for a listing of the concerts in the series and to learn how you can support these concerts.

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Vespers for All Saints and All Souls • Sun., Nov. 3, 7:30 pm

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Mourning into Dancing is a ceremony in honor of All Saints and All Souls, featuring beautiful choral and instrumental music, inspiring text, and time to come together for a collective and personal moment of reflection and remembrance.

Joined by harp, organ, and cello, the LCH Choir will present stunning works by contemporary and Renaissance composers that seek to guide us on a journey out of the darkness of grief and into the light of joy. All are welcome. Donations to the music program welcome.

Selections include:

  1. Magnificat, swv 426, by Heinrich Schütz (1585–1672)
  2. Funeral Ikos by John Tavener (1944–2013)
  3. Phoenix by Peter Hallock (1924–2014)
  4. Faire is the Heaven by William Harris (1883–1973)

LCH Choir
Jeffrey Lilley, pastor
Scott Fikse, conductor
Mark Wong, organ
Tugce Bryant, cello
Megan Bledsoe Ward, harp

Maurice Duruflé at St-Étienne-du-Mont • Monday, October 7, 7:00 pm

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Renowned organist, composer, and improviser Maurice Duruflé held the post of titular organist at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont in Paris from 1929 until his death in 1986.

Duruflé composed the majority of his relatively small output of works during this time. He was a perfectionist by all accounts, and all of his surviving compositions are gems of the repertoire.

Tonight’s program features:

  1. Messe “Cum jubilo,” op. 11
  2. Quatre motets sur des thémes grégoriens, op. 10
  3. Notre Père, op.14
  4. Solo Organ works

LCH Choir & Men’s Schola
Scott Fikse, conductor
Mark Wong, organist

The 2019–20 series of First Monday Chamber Concerts is free, and all are welcome. Visit our First Mondays Chamber Concerts page for a listing of the concerts in the series and to learn how you can support these concerts.

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Karol’s Karolers Summer Concert · June 13, 6:30 pm

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choir graphicKarol’s Karolers presents their summer concert of songs from around the world at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Songs in this concert deal different types of love, longing, loss, coming to terms with the hardships of life, and finding ways to be at peace with our struggles and suffering. The earliest is from 15th century Germany, and the most recent is by a UH graduate. Admission is free, and donations (unfortunately, not tax-deductible) are welcome. Several LCH members sing in this choral group, they hope to see you in the audience!

Karol’s Karolers, founded in 2012, is an organization devoted to producing professional level a cappella concerts. Originally known for spreading Christmas cheer with their caroling programs, the group has extended its repertoire and scope of musical projects beyond the holiday season and have self-produced nearly a hundred concerts and performances around the island of O‘ahu, on the Big Island, and in the summer of 2018, throughout Europe, performing in Italy, France, Austria, Czech Republic, and Poland. Over the years, the group has benefited from the collaboration of over three dozen diverse singers, each of whom contributed their voice and unique musical background to the ensemble.

Think Outside the Bach (Saturday, May 25)

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Fabulous music from the Bach family tree
Saturday + May 25, 2019 + 7:30 pm

LCH Choir and soloists Bach Chamber Orchestra
Scott Fikse, conductor + Mark D. Wong, organ + Katherine Crosier, harpsichord

Suggested Donation: $20 (by cash or check at the concert or using the “Donate” button below)





Johann Sebastian Bach belonged to a family whose members were almost universally gifted with a passion and skill in music. While we seldom hear the works of these other Bachs, they possess great beauty and ingenuity. Join us for the varied works of Carl Phillip Emmanuel, Johann Michael, Johann Christian, Johann Ernst, PDQ, and others who bore the famous name, Bach.

Program
Domine ad adjuvandum me

Johann Christian Bach (1735–1782)
Unsere Trübsal

Johann Ludwig Bach (1677–1731)
Quintet in A, Op. 11, No. 5

Johann Christian Bach
Das du den Hirten Freude sangst, Passionsoratorium

Johann Ernst Bach (1722–1777)
Violin Sonata in D Minor

Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (1714–1788)
Halt, was du hast

Johann Michael Bach (1648–1694)
Concerto for Viola and Pianoforte, Mvt. ii

J. C. Friederich Bach (1732–1795)
My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth

PDQ Bach (1807–1742)?
The Ground Rounds

PDQ Bach
Herr, wende Dich und sei mir gnädig

Johann Christoph Bach (1642–1703)