Yesterday I attended the spring benefit event, Kupu A‘e 2019, for the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus at the Dole Cannery, which included a buffet lunch, silent auction and entertainment by the HYOC and guests. The Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus is Hawaii’s oldest and most advanced community youth choir, offering a full spectrum of music education… Read More 58 years of teaching kids
Either that, or I have a hole in my head! This morning I was happily reading my email messages, and I opened up the one from the Cathedral of St. Andrew. There I read about the concerts that are happening there this weekend, including this note about myself: This Sunday we are blessed to have… Read More When it rains, it pours
Over the years, many LCH children have been involved in the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus to further their music education. Naomi Castro, Karyn Castro, Marisa Castello, Elizabeth Pearson, and Joseph Pearson are some of the names which come to mind. Hilary Scherer (whose mom, Ulrike Scherer, sings alto in the LCH Choir) was also an… Read More Music education through performance
In earlier posts, I have written about passing the torch concerning the younger generation and the pipe organ. Last night we rejoiced with Naomi Castro as it was announced that she has accepted the choral directorship at St. Andrew’s Priory, where Carl Crosier is the chief financial officer and soprano Rachel Lentz teaches math. Soprano… Read More From generation to generation, Part II
Last night, Carl and I watched one of our favorite local PBS programs, “Long Story Short,” with host Leslie Wilcox. I was very happy to see that the guest was local choral conductor, Nola Nahulu. You can replay the interview or read a transcript by clicking here. Wilcox begins by saying “Choral music plays a… Read More The role of the choral conductor