Author: Mark Lucas

As this is being written, most members of the Bethany Choir and Handbells have been awake for more than 30 straight hours, save a few hours of bad sleep on an international flight. Our day began with Marc Anderson leading a devotional on the steps of Presser Hall, just before we sang the Alma Mater. Read More …

Anders and I stayed up late working last night on a fun potential project and we had to get up early 🙁  However, the positive side is that I was invited back to the Royal Academy of Music to sit in on the school’s conducting class. So, it was back to the coolest choir room Read More …

Before I get to pictures of the coolest choir room ever, let me tell you about the rest of my day. I woke up late (YES!) and enjoyed a wonderful breakfast that Anders had prepared the night before.  Then he picked me up so we could visit his school, the Hannige Cultural School.  I will Read More …

I arrived in Stockholm last night.  My friend, Anders Jalkéus, picked me up at the train station to give me a ride to his home.  Anders was one of the soloists last year for Messiah, as well as the Pearson Professor at Bethany College.  He has recently retired from the internationally known vocal jazz group he Read More …

I hope you read that in a computer voice, ala the Matthew Broderick movie from the 80s “War Games.”  If not, well, here’s what we are going to do. . . I am currently on a train with no WIFI.  I am going to post pictures of my day so that I only use a Read More …

Today was mainly a travel day from Helsinki to Mora, Sweden via Stockholm.  So, here are a couple of pictures of Helsinki in the daytime as I was leaving. . . The flight was easy and nice to Stockholm, where I boarded a train for 3 1/2 hours north to Mora.  It was nice to Read More …

Forgive me if this blog entry is more pictures and less text.  I need to sum up two days and I am incredibly tired and need to hit the sack.  So. . . Friday in Lutherstadt-Wittenberg Yesterday I visited Lutherstadt-Wittenberg with new friend Robert Moore.  Robert is an ELCA minister who, along with wife Kathy, Read More …

What would you do if you had 24 hours in one of the most famous cities in the world?  Well, I gave it a go. (NOTE:  I actually have tomorrow as well, but I am planning to go to Lutherstadt Wittenberg). I should start by saying I DO still have another blog post about Bratislava Read More …

Today was a good day.  Today was a great reminder to me of one of the main goals of the trip.  I had an opportunity to visit the Evangelical Lutheran School in Bratislava.  The school itself (not the current building) is more than 400 years old and has withstood many changes throughout these centuries, including Read More …