Our most senior member, Ruth, is not only a powerful bass, she’s also a proud Roosevelt High School alumna. In keeping with tradition, she celebrated her 91st birthday this month with an enthusiastic rendition of the Rough Riders’ school song, joined by fellow alumnae Rosie, Carole, Janice, and more! Hail to thee, Roosevelt, and Happy Birthday to you, Ruthie!
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Friendly face-off
Nothing like a little competition to bring out the vamp in all of us! At this week’s rehearsal, we divided into two ensembles and sang to (at?) each other from across the room.
Group 1 had a blast hamming it up, as you can see in the clip below.
Singing with sisterly love on Galentine’s Night
Enjoy this short clip on Instagram of Na Leo Lani singing one of our favorites — “That’s What Friends Are For” — what better way to express how we feel about our chorus connections?
Birthday buddies & feelin’ the love
This week we celebrated our January birthday twins, Nora and Chris — Happy Birthday, ladies! — and we started building our repertoire with new and old tunes. What fun to learn new songs and revisit favorites!
A Concert full of Christmas Vibes and Holiday Jives
After much hard work and immense amounts of help from family and friends, we put on our first holiday concert in three years! Thank you to all who came and enjoyed the show!
Very special thanks to
Reverend Won-Seok Yuh and Harris United Methodist Church
for so generously allowing us use of their beautiful facility.
Jeff LeFebvre and his team for their much appreciated technical expertise and audio equipment support
Our very generous monetary donors for contributing to this hobby we love so much.
Your contributions go toward rehearsal space rental, director fees, new music, music education, and preparations for our 2024 regional contest.
Our friends and family, who help set up, staff tables, bake delicious things, and pitch in to accomplish the essential tasks that enable us to put on a show!
Whether you support us with your time, your spirit, or your funds, know that our gratitude knows no bounds.
Two generations of barbershoppers!
Performance among the Poinsettias
Na Leo Lani had a great time rolling out our holiday show for the public at Kahala Mall on December 8. We were joined on three songs by our Sing With Us for the Holidays guest. Afterwards, a large contingent headed over to The Counter for burgers and fries for our chorus fundraiser. Thank you, ladies, for all you do for Na Leo Lani, and thank you to our supportive audience at the mall.
See below for pics & a clip from our performance
Mele Kalikimaka from the land where palm trees sway!
More Krazy Kwartet fun!
See below for more clips of our high-spirited members hamming it up for Halloween 2022.
Celebrating our director, 2022 recipient of a SAI Director’s Scholarship
Na Leo Lani proudly celebrates our Director, Christine Wee, for her selection for a 2022 Sweet Adelines International Small and Midsize Chorus Director Scholarship. The award helped underwrite her participation this past July in the International Education Symposium in San Antonio, Texas.
Clap along with us as you watch this short video produced by SAI, in which Chris expresses her appreciation for the award.
Director’s Scholarship Impact Story featuring Christine Wee
Proof that singing keeps you young
Happy 90th birthday, Ruth!
Putting the “non-aging” in “nonagenarian,” one of our longtime members, Ruth de Mesa, recently celebrated her 90th (!!) birthday, which fell on our regular weekly rehearsal night. A loyal alumna of Roosevelt High School, Ruth didn’t miss a beat when our Birthday Captain, Wally, asked her to sing the Rough Riders’ school song.
Enjoy this video of Ruthie belting out “Ever faithful, ever true; Roosevelt, to thee our song shall be– All Hail! Hail! Hail!” https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3157519444568006&ref=sharing
Performing live!
Na Leo Lani Chorus was thrilled to perform the U.S. national anthem and Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī for the Diamond Head Classic Basketball Tournament at UH Manoa on December 22. Watch our video, below, and sing along with us!
For the tournament opener between Northern Iowa University and Liberty University, we sang the Star Spangled Banner and Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī.
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