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.

Ron Hirai, Associate Conductor

Sponsored by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, The Honolulu Advertiser and the Jhamanda Watumull Fund.

 

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:

"Heroes" Concert

Saturday, June 30, 2007 7:00 PM
Kahala Mall
Honolulu, HI

Sunday, July 1, 2007 4:00 PM
St. John Vianney Church (directions)
Kailua, HI

PROGRAM:

Adrienne Albert ................................................ Courage
Englebert Humperdinck ....... Hansel and Gretel Overture
Richard Wagner .................... Lohengrin, Act III Prelude
Ludwig von Beethoven.................Theme and Variations*
Roy Yanagida and Alden Hayashi, Oboes;
David Masunaga, English Horn;
Edvard Grieg .. Piano Concerto, Allegro Molto Moderato*
Robert Mondoy, Piano
Kui Lee Medley (arr. Rodney Wong)..(I'll remember you)
Jay Ungar............................................Ashokan Farewell
George M.Cohan ...............................................Overture
Roy Phillips............................................Band of Brothers
arr. Robert Wendel..........................Armed Forces March
John Philip Sousa.......................Stars and Stripes Forever

*Performance at St. John Vianney Church only.
NEW!!! Above Links are to YouTube files when available!
See us on YouTube! Excerpts from our last concert posted below.
Double click on arrow to leave a comment on YouTube (and immediately close this window so the music does not play twice):


Piano Concerto in A minor, Edvard Grieg


 

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:

Honolulu Weekly, 16 Aug 2006

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
Free Scores (Public Domain)
Classical Midi Resource
Classical Music Midi Page
Kunstderfuge
Midi File Search Engine
Shareware Music Machine
Digital Sheet Music reader
Pernambuco
Tarisio, auction results
Dluglolecki: gut strings
Violinmasterclass
The Violin SiteFree sheetmusic
CDDB
Music Dictionary
Morning Music Club of Honolulu

Cellist Robert LaMarchina's webpage

Last updated 13 August 2007
by Duen Hsi Yen

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