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Join us for our Friends and Family concert!

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

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.

Blast from the past

Many of our members have been singing with Na Leo Lani for years. Enjoy this 2006 Honolulu Star Bulletin blast from the past featuring former long-running quartet, the Skylarks, just in time for Valentine’s Day!

COURTESY CLAUDIA CANNON
The Skylarks offer a woman’s touch in a singing Valentines Day greeting. Members are from left, Carol Wee, tenor; Charley Oyama, lead; Joann Kirihara, bass; Debbie Noguchi, baritone. (Star Bulletin features 7 February 2006)

Having a holly jolly rehearsal

With Christmas just around the corner and our holiday concert coming up in three weeks, we are ramping up our rehearsals with a lot of holly jolly energy! Enjoy this video clip of an impromptu ensemble at this week’s practice.

Like what you see? Come join the fun with us in concert on December 9 at Harris Methodist Church. See our concert announcement for details.

Our holiday concert is this Saturday, Dec. 9!

Honoring Veterans

On Armistice Day, November 11 (Veterans Day in the U.S.), Na Leo Lani performed for residents of the Plaza Hawai’i at Punchbowl and celebrated at our evening rehearsal with songs and colors honoring those who have served. Click here for a FB reel of our Plaza pics, and see below for our rehearsal photo.

Many thanks to Suzanne for the group photo!

In Flanders field, the poppies blow . . . [photo Tijl Vercaemer]
Happy Veterans Day from Na Leo Lani

Celebrating World Singing Day

On October 21, Na Leo Lani joined with members of Honolulu Blend Show Chorus and men from Sounds of Aloha to celebrate World Singing Day.

Following a picnic and talk story time, we circled up and sang. The gorgeous surroundings of Kapiolani Park and Diamond Head were especially inspiring as we harmonized tunes we knew in common and new songs we learned on the spot.

Special thanks to HBSC director, Stephanie Brictson, for organizing this event, as well as to NLL members who attended: Jojo, Anna, Yvonne, Charley, Deb, Summer, Rosie and Chris, and dual NLL and HSBC members Yvonne and Charley.

We love harmonizing with all of you!

Beautiful music in a beautiful setting
Directors Chris and Stephanie
Barbershop harmony in harmony with nature!

Hip hip hooray for our new tenor!

A warm welcome to new Sweet Adeline, Rose, who was confirmed by the chorus as a new Na Leo Lani member this week. Rose brings her melodious voice, warm smile, and previous choral experience to our tenor section. We are thrilled to have her and look forward to many happy musical moments together!

Marking the occasion with cookies!

Making it official with our director, Chris, and president, Deb.

Sing with Us for the Holidays 2023!

It’s almost that time of year again when the malls are decked out in poinsettias and we find ourselves crooning along with Bing Crosby, Mariah Carey (and Wham!?!) about Christmas days of old. If you love putting the “Mele” in “Mele Kalikimaka” (you know you do!), then Na Leo Lani’s “Sing with Us for the Holidays” (“SWUFTH”!) is for you!

Returning this year for another memorable season of song, SWUFTH 2023 is a ten-week program for women and women-identifying singers, age 14 and up, of all vocal talents and ranges.

WHEN? Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:30 pm, October 11 – December 20 (December rehearsals may extend a bit longer)

WHERE? Mo’ili’ili Hongwanji, 902 University Avenue, Honolulu. Click HERE for map and parking details.

WHAT & HOW MUCH? $30.00 (Includes sheet music and learning tracks for three songs and two singalongs, plus weekly rehearsals & participation in our holiday performances in December.)

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Email naleolanichorus@gmail.com or simply come to one of our weekly rehearsals.

For general info about Na Leo Lani chorus, see our Join Us and Who We Are webpages.

Whether you are an old hand at choral music or have only ever sung in the shower, we invite you to embrace the spirit of the season and experience the delights of four-part a cappella barbershop harmony for the holidays.

“SWUFTH” 2023 starts October 11. Come join the fun!

Supporting our Barbershop Brothers!

Na Leo Lani recently had the opportunity to celebrate the musical talents of our brother chorus on O’ahu, Sounds of Aloha, at a Friends and Family performance. The men were putting the final touches on preparations for the 2023 Pan-Pacific International Convention in Auckland, New Zealand.

To make sure they kept their strength up on their journey and to infuse their singing with local flavor, we presented them a basket of local kine goodies — iso peanuts, arare, and more. 🙂 See photos below.

Since then, we heard back from the men that they had a wonderful time onstage and off. In addition to SOA’s performance, four Hawai’i quartets took part, and one of them, H4, was awarded the silver medal for Pan Pacific senior quartets!

Sounds of Aloha, under the direction of Bryce-William Irvine
H4 puts the “H” in hamming it up (whose “helping hand” is that in the photo??)
Our director, Christine Wee, presents a snack cornucopia to keep up the men’s singing superpowers