A musical mahalo

Jul20

What a great time we had with our summer concert this afternoon! Our performance marked the culmination of our Amazing Summer Program 2024. In addition to our Hawai’i-themed repertoire, we also premiered our two ASP songs celebrating family, friends, and the indomitable feelings of joy that singing brings.

Mahalo nui loa to University Avenue Baptist Church for allowing us to perform in your beautiful sanctuary, and thanks as always to Mo’ili’ili Hongwanji for our weekly Wednesday evening rehearsal space. And thanks most of all to Yoko, Lark, and Stephanie for joining us this summer. We hope to see you again soon! 🥰🎶

Enjoy the pics and a snippet of each of our ASP songs below.

We are a chorus family
Don’t worry about the blazing heat; we’ve got sunshine in our pocket!
Mahalo to everyone for working so hard to make our concert come together!
Yoko 🎶
Lark! 🎵
Stephanie 🎼
Post-concert reception

It’s concert time!

Jul11

We’ve been working hard learning new music since June, and now it’s time for Na Leo Lani and our Amazing Summer Program singers to show what we can do. We hope you can join us!

When: Saturday, July 20, 2 p.m.

Where: University Avenue Baptist Church, 2305 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822 (Right next to Mid-Pac school in Mānoa)

Cost: Free! (donations to help support the chorus gladly accepted).

Our performance will celebrate a cappella four part barbershop harmony, island style!

If you like piña coladas . . .

Jul11

Yesterday’s rehearsal was a cocktail of pineapple and coconut-themed hijinks as we celebrated National Piña Colada Day. (Apparently there really is a day for everything.)

It so happens our fruity festive fun (light on the rum) came just a couple of days after the annual Lānaʻi Pineapple Festival, which began in 1993. The state of Hawaiʻi has lots of pineapple-related celebrations, but few events are as sweet as our weekly rehearsals. If you like singing in juicy four-part harmony, then come check us out! We rehearse weekly on Wednesdays from 6 to 9 PM. You can find location info and others details about Na Leo Lani HERE. Or come to our upcoming ASP (Amazing Summer Program) concert on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 2 p.m. to hear what we learned in just a few short weeks over the summer! We hope to see you there!

We’re coconuts for barbershop a cappella singing!

Roses are red. . . and rosé is pink!

Jun18

Everything came up roses at last week’s rehearsal as we celebrated National Red Rose Day on June 12. For chorus members who love our weekly themes, it was a perfect opportunity to dress in our favorite chintz prints. As it turns out, it was also National Rosé Day on June 8! Who knew??

Whether you’re a person who always stops and smells the roses, or a woman who loves sharing a glass of wine with friends, every occasion is more festive with song, and don’t we know it! Here’s to raising a glass and gifting a rose — and doing so in four part harmony!

A rose by any other name is 🎶

Singing with Pride!

Jun9

June marks Pride Month and we are feeling the love. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🥰

It’s also the first week of our Amazing Summer Program. If you like to sing and want to experience the joy of harmony with a great group of women, come check us out this week or any other Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:30. See here for details about our summer program.

Celebrating the freedom to be oneself.

Party time

May19

After all the intensity and excitement of our Region 12 competition last month, what fun it was to decompress and enjoy each other’s company over a great meal. In addition to watching the webcast of the Region 12 performances, our spring celebration marked the installation of our 2024-25 Board of Directors and honored our Music Team and Director. Thank you so much, each and every one of you, for all you do in keeping Na Leo Lani running!

And thanks to Rosie for the fabulously fun and lighthearted headwear. Busy mice sound twice as nice when we squeak in harmony!

Many thanks to our stalwart BOD, Nora, Pam, Anna and Deb!
Mahalo nui loa to the Music Team! L to R: Chris, Anna, Carole, Rosie and JoAnne (missing Arlette, Summer and Eimi)
Tenor live life on a high note!
Baris make beauty sound easy
Basses keep it on the down low
Our leading lights!

Listen in on our performance!

May7

What joy it was to raise our voices with so many others this past Sunday at the KE KANI O KE KAIĀULU (Sound of The Pleasant Breeze) community choral festival at Kawaiahaʻo Church! If you missed the concert or would like to hear it again, see the video and photos below.

Mahalo nui loa again to the festival organizers. We are honored to have been a part of this marvelous event!

Poised and ready to perform
The directors of Na Leo Lani and Sounds of Aloha
What an amazing array of voices!

Lei Day is May Day

May4

Freshly back from our Sweet Adelines regional convention in Nevada, the women of Na Leo Lani celebrated our return to rehearsal on the first day of May — Lei Day in Hawai’i.

Joining us as a special guest was the multitalented musical director, educator, and accompanist Phil Hidalgo, who helped us learn the group song for the Ke Kani O Ke Kaiāulu Community Chorus Festival.

Thank you, Phil!
Flowers and lei to mark the holiday.

We also belatedly celebrated our April birthday gals. Happy birthday, Coralyn!

Get in the SING with Na Leo Lani’s Amazing Summer Program!

May3

Our Amazing Summer Program is back for the second year in a row, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Whether you’re an experienced choral singer or a car-commute crooner, we invite you to join us for our easy breezy seven-week Summer Program. You will learn two songs in a cappella barbershop arrangements, experience the fun of our weekly rehearsals, and take part in a summer performance for friends and family.

When? Weekly on Wednesday evenings 6-8:30 p.m., June 5 – July 17, concert on July 20

Where? We rehearse in the Mo’ili’ili Hongwanji Social Hall Annex, 902 University Avenue, Honolulu

How much? $35 (includes sheet music, learning tracks, and seven weeks of vocal instruction with the chorus). Please register HERE and remit payment via cash or check at first rehearsal.

For driving and parking directions, see: https://naleolani.org/join-us/

Register now at: NLL ASP 2024 form or simply come check us out on the first night of the program on June 5.

Questions? email naleolanichorus@gmail.com