Composers of the Far North were often influenced by local religious beliefs, the constantly changing weather, and the many moods of pristine Nordic landscapes. In a variety of solo and chamber ensembles, our vocal and instrumental artists highlight the qualities of simplicity, minimalism, calmness, and meditation which exemplify so much Scandinavian music.
This concert, which was originally scheduled for May 2, includes:
- String Quartet in D Minor, “Voces Intimae,” Op. 56, by Sibelius
- Violin Duet by Nielsen
- Vocal and piano selections by Grieg, Stenhammar, and Becker Gröndahl
Featured musicians: Duane Padilla and Jeanine Markley, violins; Alexander Peña, viola; Aris Doike, cello; Thomas Yee, piano; Naomi Barrett, soprano; and Brian Minnick, tenor.
Free admission; suggested donation: $20
For those not attending in person, the concert will livestream on our Worship Services page and the LCH Facebook page.
Concert Program (PDF in a new window)
Through the generous sponsorship of the Arthur and Mae Orvis Foundation and support from other individual supporters, this concert is free. Additional donations to support this concert and the entire series are gladly accepted online (details below) or at the concert.
First Mondays 2021–2022 Concert Series
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Join the BYU-Hawai‘i Hoʻolōkahi Chamber Choir (HCC) for “A Puni ka Honua,” an evening of contemporary choral music featuring composers from around the world. Experience everything from Korean special music to Filipino folksong to a new and timely setting of Ukraine’s National Anthem by Kurt Bestor. Featuring members from over a dozen countries, the Hoʻolōkahi Chamber Choir exists to fulfill the intercultural peacebuilding mission of BYU-Hawai‘i through song. The choir is known for its multimedia, collaborative concerts, which often include elements of dance, visual art, and the spoken word. HCC is also committed to premiering new works, effecting social change via musical means, collaborating with performing artists of all kinds on O‘ahu, and bringing the choir’s motto (“harmony in diversity”) to the wider world through international tours and recording projects. We hope you will join us! Suggested donation $20.
Following revised City and County guidelines, Lutheran Church of Honolulu is no longer requiring proof of vaccination to participate in worship. However, for the protection of the most vulnerable in our midst, we strongly encourage all persons coming to the LCH campus to be fully vaccinated and boosted.
Please join your LCH ‘ohana as we journey through the Lenten season each Wednesday evening beginning March 9.
The First Mondays Concert Series continues with guest artists 545 Express. Glenn Ellington (baritone), Eric Faris (tenor), Scott Fikse (bass), and Ian Kelly (tenor), known as the “a cappella sensation of Celebrity Cruises” will perform a much-anticipated reunion concert in celebration of their 10-year anniversary. Audiences will be delighted by their diverse repertoire of show tunes, barbershop, contemporary a cappella, and jazz.
The season of Lent begins with a very special worship on Ash Wednesday. This beautiful evening service begins the Lenten season of reflection, prayer, and preparation as we hear the words from Genesis 3:19, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Ashes, a sign of mourning and repentance, are placed on our foreheads as a reminder of our mortality, but the ashes are in the shape of a cross, a sign of promise, and life, and hope.
Brianna Lloyd will be ordained to the ministry of Word and Sacrament and installed as associate pastor at Lutheran Church of Honolulu on Sunday, February 20, at 5:00 pm. Bishop Andy Taylor of the Pacifica Synod will preside, and Sister Joan Mitchell, a sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ), whose community supported and funded Bree’s divinity schooling, will preach.
The First Mondays Concert Series continues with a program of Renaissance Polyphony by the Italian master Palestrina and his student Allegri. Scott Fikse conducts a chamber choir composed of members of the LCH Choir and guests as they perform motets, madrigals, and Palestrina’s heavenly Missa Aeterna Christi Munera.