Spring has sprung, and with it, we achieved a fabulous new milestone in March — three new members, all of them Leads, in a single month! Congratulations and welcome to Suzanne, Karlyn and April — we are so excited to have you join us. We look forward to a long and mutually rewarding celebration of song together.
What better way to celebrate Spring and honor the Earth than to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle unwanted goods from your closets and garage? You can do so AND support Na Leo Lani at the same time by donating your gently used household goods and clothing to our APRIL 2023 Savers FUNdraiser!
Bring your bags and boxes of donation items to rehearsal this week Wednesday, April 5 and next week Wednesday, April 12.
Savers pays non-profit organizations by the pound for goods that we collect and donate on a designated date of our choice.
If you are not a chorus member and but have items you would like to donate, please contact us at naleolani[at]gmail.com Or combine dropping off your donation items with sitting in on our rehearsal and joining us in song! Prospective members are always welcome. Visit our “Join Us” page for our rehearsal location info and more.
Please see below for info about the kinds of donations items that Savers accepts.
We had a wonderfully intense coaching weekend with Angela Suraci, Sweet Adelines International Master Director and longtime Director of the award-winning Mission Valley Chorus. In addition to an evening session on Friday night and a full day of coaching on Saturday, Angela guided our leads and basses through sectional instruction and had energy leftover on Sunday to coach the Pure Nerves quartet. Throughout it all, she maintained her signature good humor, keen ear, and amazingly perceptive insights. Angela put us all through our paces, and for that, we say thank you so much!
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!
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.
Na Leo Lani celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a Wonder Woman theme, and we welcomed three new members to the chorus — April, Karlyn, and Suzanne!
Singing is not only wonderful, it also works wonders at lifting the spirits and building community.
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?
Hang onto your hats, ladies! Na Leo Lani’s rehearsal tonight, March 1, 2023 is cancelled due to unexpectedly challenging winter weather. With traffic lights out in various parts of the island, light posts and trees down in some neighborhoods, and winds gusting at 30 miles per hour, our Director, Chris, and the NLL Board agreed that we should put safety first.
Stay home and dry tonight, and we will see you next week instead.
NEW!: starting next week, our rehearsals will be every week on WEDNESDAYS — no more “second Wednesday on a Thursday” confusion! So we look forward to seeing everyone next week WEDNESDAY, March 8, at 6:00 p.m. at our usual rehearsal location at the Mo’ili’ili Hongwanji, 902 University Avenue, Honolulu.
It’s wild and windy out! Rehearsal tonight is cancelled to keep everyone safe. See you next week!
If you have been thinking about getting in the swing of singing again, or just want to check out Na Leo Lani to see what our chorus is about, come join us on Wednesday, February 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for our “Galentines Day” Guest Night!
Where? 902 University Ave, Honolulu, HI 96826
When? Wednesday, February 15, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
For location details and parking info, click our Join Us page, HERE.
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!
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