Oahu Civic Orchestra


The Oahu Civic Orchestra was originally founded in 1971 as the Windward Symphony. The orchestra now includes musicians from all 'walks of life', who live somewhere between Kahuku and Hawaii Kai. The Oahu Civic Orchestra is a volunteer, community orchestra which provides the opportunity for amateur musicians to perform classical, pop, and contemporary music. The mission of the Oahu Civic Orchestra is to enrich quality of life and culture on Oahu by providing a nurturing and supportive environment for ALL musicians to challenge, develop and enjoy their musical skills by regularly attending rehersals and participating in performances of music in the community. It is also Chaminade University's Orchestra in Residence.If you are a student at Chaminade, you can join the OCO and get credit.

Our conductor's are: Norma Parado , Roy Yanagida and Wilfred Kusaka.

Sponsored by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts

 

Come join us!
Rehearsals

Mondays, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Chaminade University
Eiben Hall multipurpose room

Performances

Performances are held on a periodic basis.
They are open to the public at no admission charge.

Upcoming concerts:

SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2005, 7:30 P.M.
ST. PHILOMENA'S CHURCH
3300 ALA LAULANI ST.
HONOLULU, HI (SALT LAKE AREA)

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2005 7:00 P.M.
ST. JOHN VIANNEY CHURCH
950 KEOLU DRIVE
KAILUA, HI

PROGRAM:

Leroy Anderson...................................The Typewriter
Antonin Dvorak......................................Symphony #9
Gioacchini Rossini......Overture to the Barber of Seville
Edwin Bagley......National Emblem March (midi)(mp3)
Richard Addinsell............................Warsaw Concerto
Robert M. Mondoy, piano
Frederic Loewe......................................My Fair Lady

Above Links are to midi files, which are useful to practice with! Or to .mp3 excerpts if available.

If you use a Mac, the free EasyBeat demo allows you to regulate the tempo of the midi playback to your liking while watching the music go by. Ronimusic's Amazing Slow Downer allows you to slow down a CD (or mp3 file) up to 400% so you can practice with it! Their Sweet Midi Player allows you to pan any midi channel easily between left and right so you can put your part on one channel and the rest on the other.

 

For more information, call or contact:

Ellie Lum 261-6127
Susan Spangler 734-2925
Past concerts of the OCO

Other webpages featuring the Oahu Civic Orchestra:

Our former conductor for over 20 years, Bob DeMello passed away on March 2, 2001. He had also been with the Honolulu Symphony for 50 years.:
OCO mirror
Paliku Theatre
Dr. Greene: Overcoming performance anxiety
ANO fan site
JadeBoard
Community Band and Orchestra links
Use Classical Studio's Ensemble Search Facility to find other groups.
The OCO is a 501c3 charity. Your contributions are tax deductible.

Other links:
Classical Music Archives
Classical Music Connection
Classical MidiWorld>Siu
Virtual Sheet Music
Violin Sheet Music
Sheet Music Archive
Music-Scores
Classical Midi Resource
Classical Music Midi Page
Midi File Search Engine
Shareware Music Machine
Digital Sheet Music reader
Pernambuco
Tarisio, auction results
Dluglolecki: gut strings
CDDB

Cellist Robert LaMarchina's webpage

Last updated 15 April 2005
by Duen Hsi Yen

E-mail me for more info at:
yen@noogenesis.com