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!

Wilfred Kusaka, 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:

Fall Concerts

Friday, September 28, 2007 7:00 PM
Arcadia Retirement Home
1434 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI

Sunday, October 7, 2007 4:00 PM
Ala Moana Shopping Center
Centerstage

PROGRAM:

John Barry ................................................ Somewhere in Time
Duke Ellington .................................... Duke Ellington Medley
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .................... Magic Flute Overture
Richard Rodgers...........................A Salute to Richard Rodgers
Johann Strauss .................................. Die Fledermaus Overture
Tommy Tallarico....................................Bounty Hunter Theme
Hans Zimmer ........Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

I've just posted excerpts from the above concert onto YouTube!



Excerpts from previous concerts can be seen from the
Past concerts of the OCO webpage.

Search for other YouTube videos featuring the OCO. I'm not the only one posting videos of us on YouTube.

For more information, call or contact:

Ellie Lum 261-6127
Susan Spangler 734-2925

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 23 October 2007
by Duen Hsi Yen

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