Henning's Headquarters

[Karl Henning]

I've tinkered off and on (since I've had Sibelius open for, e.g. the trumpet fanfare. Only the loose idea of the high pedal note came from the dream. Or, maybe it was a D in the dream ....

Well, my last Sunday on duty, and it looks tobe the last Henningmusick at a service at HTUMC Danvers. Barbara is playing et tenebræ super faciem abyssi for the Prelude, and the choir will sing Bless the Lord, O My Soul.

[Karl Henning]

Well, my last Sunday on duty, and it looks tobe the last Henningmusick at a service at HTUMC Danvers. Barbara is playing et tenebræ super faciem abyssi for the Prelude, and the choir will sing Bless the Lord, O My Soul.

Well, today's the day. Hæc dies.

[Luke]

Thinking of you, Karl.

[Karl Henning]

Thinking of you, Karl.

Fort apprécié. 

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Well, today's the day. Hæc dies.

 

PD

[Karl Henning]

Barbara played this for the Postlude:

[Karl Henning]

I was slow on the draw, so the first few seconds are missing. To compensate, we've got some ambient conversation ....

[Karl Henning]

[Karl Henning]

Last tango in Danvers

[Karl Henning]

Curiously, there do seem to be two possible choir director leads, though it's unclear at first blush whether either would work. A Lutheran parish in Natick, and a Unitarian parish in Rockport. The first question is if the organist is a separate position, since even if I had the use of my left hand, I am no organist. The really practical killer may be that both Natick and Rockport are outside of the service area of The Ride, so transportation would be costly in either case. 

[Karl Henning]

Curiously, there do seem to be two possible choir director leads, though it's unclear at first blush whether either would work. A Lutheran parish in Natick, and a Unitarian parish in Rockport. The first question is if the organist is a separate position, since even if I had the use of my left hand, I am no organist. The really practical killer may be that both Natick and Rockport are outside of the service area of The Ride, so transportation would be costly in either case.

I've connected via email with the Unitarian church. Will report.

[Karl Henning]

Just got a return call from the Lutheran church, they are looking for an M.D. who also plays the organ. Nae guid.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Just got a return call from the Lutheran church, they are looking for an M.D. who also plays the organ. Nae guid.

Eh!  Sorry to hear that.  Hang in there!

PD

[Karl Henning]

Eh!  Sorry to hear that.  Hang in there!

PD

Thanks. Keeping my eyes open.

[Karl Henning]

This probably counts as trolling and so, I should probably be ashamed, but I posted, "Darth Vader was a bad dad?" on Threads, and the poster replied in earnest. My work there is done. 

[Cato]

This probably counts as trolling and so, I should probably be ashamed, but I posted, "Darth Vader was a bad dad?" on Threads, and the poster replied in earnest. My work there is done.

According to the "mythology," Darth Vader was a highly annoying little kid, who became even more annoying and whiny as an adolescent!

Worse, he had no father, apparently some sort of genetic experiment gone wrong!   

[Karl Henning]

This being my first "free Sunday" after release from HTUMC, I was thinking of visiting at the First Congregational Church in Woburn, where I historically had ties. However, when investigating their new website, I noted that they've re-branded themselves as Evangelical. That, plus tendencies I recall from past association, left me suspicious that they've devolved into a MAGA recruitment cell, so no, thanks. Although I had heard (long since) that there was a good music program at the Lutheran church in Woburn, I'd never been. So, I decided I would visit this morning. The long and the short of it is, nothing like any employment prospect here, but the organist is a good colleague to have met. People here are nice, so I may continue to attend here.

[Karl Henning]

According to the "mythology," Darth Vader was a highly annoying little kid, who became even more annoying and whiny as an adolescent!

Worse, he had no father, apparently some sort of genetic experiment gone wrong! 

Amusingly, my dear friend Stéphanie named her two cats (both of them black and white) Anakin and Vader.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

@Karl Henning  Do you think that your former church will be able to survive much longer?

PD

[Karl Henning]

@Karl Henning  Do you think that your former church will be able to survive much longer?

PD

I haven't met the new Pastor (and probably will not, as things have played out.) His wife apparently has functional piano skills, and the plan seems to be that she will play along with hymns (our soon-to-be-former organist Barbara describes the result as passable ... the new pastor's previous services being on YouTube ... I haven't checked them out, myself.) I don't exactly know what other music there will be (Barbara feels it will be "canned," and I cannot gainsay her.) The extent to which the congregation will find that a satisfying experience? I'm not sanguine.