Livestream or watch a recorded webcast of our competition performance in Reno!

SAI Pacific Shores Region 12 Contest April 19-20, 2024

It’s coming soon! This weekend, April 19-20, Na Leo Lani will be joining the rest of the Pacific Shores region choruses in Reno, Nevada, for the 2024 Sweet Adelines International Region 12 competition. Be a part of the excitement by signing on for the livestream of our performance, or watch the recording afterward when it suits your schedule. To see the convention program, go to the Region 12 website, here.

To access the webcast ($30 + $3 fee; watch live or stream later) go to: https://www.sairegion12.org/dbpage.php?pg=webcastviewing

The webcast is an important fundraiser for Region 12, and it’s a whole lotta fun, as well. Support the singer in your life and watch us shine online!

In the swim of things!

Apr5

This week’s rehearsal theme was “World Aquatic Animal Day” and, true to form, we ladies sang with the allure of Sirens and the harmonic trills of Ariel the mermaid. Mostly, though, we celebrated fish, whales, and other species of the sea as we continued working on our contest set for Reno and our upcoming Friends and Family concert this weekend. ‘Hope to see you all there!

In purrfect harmony

Mar29

This week’s rehearsal featured meowsical fun as we celebrated “Respect Your Cat Day” on March 28 — one of many cat-themed annual holidays of which most of us were heretofore unaware. (Did you know there’s also a national “Drink Wine With Your Cat Week” every February?)

“Respect Your Cat Day” is apparently based on an edict by King Richard II of England on March 28, 1384, in which he forbade his subjects from eating cats. No need to convince us to refrain from eating our feline friends! We dressed up as cats instead.

The evening was made extra special by a visit from a former NLL member who now sings with our sister Region 12 chorus High Desert Harmony. It was great singing with you again, Olivia!

Putting the “leo” in Na Leo Lani! Roaarrrrw!

Join us for our Friends and Family concert!

Mar21

Saturday April 6, 2 p.m.

Harris United Methodist Church, 20 South Vineyard Blvd, Honolulu

Please join us for a special concert celebrating life in our islands, featuring Na Leo Lani and friends!

We have been working hard all spring and can’t wait to share our contest songs (and more!) as we prepare for our Region 12 contest performance in Reno in mid-April.

Admission free. Donations gladly accepted and will support our contest expenses.

St. Patty’s Day spirit

Mar14

Irish eyes were smiling this week as we sported many shades of green and welcomed a new tenor, Terry, to the chorus. Our tenor section is growing, and we couldn’t be happier! 🍀

Whether it’s 9 a.m. or 9 p.m., singing always puts us in a “Top o’the morning” mood

Our newest tenor, Terry, with NLL Director, Chris, and NLL President, Deb.

Coaching lifts our pitch and our spirits

Mar6

What a busy mind- and lung-expanding weekend we had, thanks to our excellent coaching workshop with Kathy Scheel. Thank you so much to all our Na Leo Lani members for pitching in (and pitching up!) to make this a great event, and a special mahalo nui loa to Suzanne for hosting the weekend sessions in such elegant surroundings!

An amazing vocal workout was had by all.

Me ke aloha – rehearsing with love!

Feb29

This week and last, we had the enormous pleasure of two special guest coaches, Kumu Hula Lauren Kanoelani Chang Williams of Hālau Nā Pua Hala, and Sweet Adelines Master Director Kathy Scheel of Oregon Spirit Chorus. Kumu Lauren offered vital guidance on pronunciation and interpretation and inspired us with her beautiful hula. Kathy Scheel filled us with energy and excitement and underscored the importance of exacting attention detail as we prepare for our upcoming contest performance in Reno. Thank you so much for your expertise and insights, Kumu Lauren and Kathy!

See below for a short video clip and photos of these special events.

This is aloha!

Director Chris and Kumu Lauren

Master Director Kathy Scheel and NLL Director Chris

Our SAVERS Fund Drive is coming up!

Feb18

Clean out your closet and help Na Leo Lani raise money at the same time for our upcoming competition in Reno, Nevada! Donate your new or used household goods and clothing to our MARCH 2024 Savers “FUNdraiser” and Savers will pay us by the pound for whatever we donate!

All our donations have to be delivered to Savers in one fell swoop on March 9th at 11:00 am, so please bring your donations to our Wednesday night rehearsals between now and March 6, or contact Anna at naleolanichorus [at] gmail.com to drop them off before hand.

If you are not a chorus member and but have items you would like to donate, please pass the goods along to your favorite Na Leo Lani member or contact Anna at naleolanichorus[at]gmail.com. You are welcome to drop off your donation items and sit in on our rehearsal after — prospective members are always welcome! Visit our “Join Us” page for our rehearsal location info and more.

Donations of clothing should be in large plastic bags, tied shut. Hard items such as dishes, knicknacks, small electric appliances (e.g., toasters, etc), and kitchenware should be boxed tied or taped shut. If you are donating larger items like small bookcases or dressers, please tie or tape the drawers and shelves so they won’t fall out.

See below or click HERE for a list of the items Savers accepts:

Valentine’s ❤️

Feb17

Rehearsal fell on Valentine’s Day this week, so what better reason to sing our favorite love songs, including “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”

We had other reasons to feel the love as well — we have two new members, Nicole (tenor) and Kristine (lead)! Welcome, ladies! Let the fun begin, and let our chords ring!

An enthusiastic ensemble rendition of LMCYS

Welcome new members Nicole and Kristine!

Backwards and forwards

Feb1

This week we hailed our January birthday celebrants, Chris and Nora, who wore the birthday sash with aplomb. In keeping with the theme of the week — “National Backwards Day” — they will now officially begin aging in reverse, like Benjamin Button. But we in Na Leo Lani already know that singing with a chorus is the secret to long life and a youthful spirit!

Congratulations, ladies, on another trip ‘round the sun, and may all your days be harmonious!

Happy birthday to you!