March 3 & 16, 2019:
20th Anniversary Concerts
Celebrating 20 years singing a cappella music together, the Waimea Consort presents 2 free concerts featuring their favorite songs from past performances. Works range from early polyphony to the Renaissance to the modern day - from Dufay to Lauridsen. Please join us for an afternoon of vocal music in Waimea and Hilo!
March 3, 2019 - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea
March 16, 2019 - First United Protestant Church - Hilo
20th Anniversary Concerts
Celebrating 20 years singing a cappella music together, the Waimea Consort presents 2 free concerts featuring their favorite songs from past performances. Works range from early polyphony to the Renaissance to the modern day - from Dufay to Lauridsen. Please join us for an afternoon of vocal music in Waimea and Hilo!
March 3, 2019 - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea
March 16, 2019 - First United Protestant Church - Hilo
December 1, 2017: 'Tis the Season
Marking 18 years of singing a cappella songs, Waimea Consort welcomes the holiday season with a concert, ‘Tis the Season: An a cappella Celebration. Singers will present a mix of favorite carols and modern arrangements, from Praetorius to Lauridsen.
Friday, December 1, 2017 - 7pm - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea
Marking 18 years of singing a cappella songs, Waimea Consort welcomes the holiday season with a concert, ‘Tis the Season: An a cappella Celebration. Singers will present a mix of favorite carols and modern arrangements, from Praetorius to Lauridsen.
Friday, December 1, 2017 - 7pm - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea
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March 31 & April 2, 2017: Transitions
The Waimea Consort will present Transitions, its annual spring concert. These songs of growth and change span from the Renaissance Period to the 21st century and celebrate the inevitable passages in all our lives. The two concerts will include pieces by Early Music composers Thomas Morley, Pierre Passereau, and Hans Leo Hassler. Contemporary works include compositions by Ola Gjeilo, Dan Forrest, and Frank Ticheli. Friday, March 31, 2015 - 7pm - Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity - Kona Sunday, April 2, 2015 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea |
December 4 & 6, 2015: Light!
In recognition of 2015 being UNESCO’s International Year of Light, the Waimea Consort is pleased to present a concert focussed on Light in its many forms. Natural, reflected, metaphorical, and spiritual light are explored in songs about love, fire, sunrise, sunset, and the divine. Our two concerts will include pieces by Early Music composers Thomas Tallis, Thomas Morley, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Contemporary works include compositions by Morten Lauridsen, Guy Forbes, and Eric Whitacre.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 7pm - University Campus Building (UCB), Room 100, University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo
Sunday, December 6, 2015 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea
In recognition of 2015 being UNESCO’s International Year of Light, the Waimea Consort is pleased to present a concert focussed on Light in its many forms. Natural, reflected, metaphorical, and spiritual light are explored in songs about love, fire, sunrise, sunset, and the divine. Our two concerts will include pieces by Early Music composers Thomas Tallis, Thomas Morley, and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Contemporary works include compositions by Morten Lauridsen, Guy Forbes, and Eric Whitacre.
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 7pm - University Campus Building (UCB), Room 100, University of Hawaiʻi-Hilo
Sunday, December 6, 2015 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel - Waimea
May 1 & 3, 2015: Animal Voices
In our Animal Voices concerts, we'll be exploring various corners of the animal kingdom - from the very small to the very large. Some are even imaginary! As usual, it will be a mix of early a cappella works and contemporary ones. Some of the composers we're featuring in these concerts are: Josquin des Prez, Clément Janequin, John Rutter, Ola Gjeilo, and Eric Whitacre.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 7pm - James Walker Hall, Kapaʻau
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 4pm HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
In our Animal Voices concerts, we'll be exploring various corners of the animal kingdom - from the very small to the very large. Some are even imaginary! As usual, it will be a mix of early a cappella works and contemporary ones. Some of the composers we're featuring in these concerts are: Josquin des Prez, Clément Janequin, John Rutter, Ola Gjeilo, and Eric Whitacre.
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 7pm - James Walker Hall, Kapaʻau
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - 4pm HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
November 20 & 22, 2014: A Feast of Song
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Waimea Consort is pleased to present A Feast of Song. Each song in our selection has a distinctive flavor and texture of sound, language, and form. Most of the a cappella works we will perform explore themes of gratitude and reverence; others are simply fun. Some of the featured composers in this concert are: René Clausen, Eleanor Daley, Pierre Certon, Kentaro Sato, Sergei Rachmaninov, and the ever-popular Anonymous.
Thursday, Nov 20, 2014 - 6:30pm - James Walker Hall, Kapa'au
Saturday, Nov 22, 2014 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Waimea Consort is pleased to present A Feast of Song. Each song in our selection has a distinctive flavor and texture of sound, language, and form. Most of the a cappella works we will perform explore themes of gratitude and reverence; others are simply fun. Some of the featured composers in this concert are: René Clausen, Eleanor Daley, Pierre Certon, Kentaro Sato, Sergei Rachmaninov, and the ever-popular Anonymous.
Thursday, Nov 20, 2014 - 6:30pm - James Walker Hall, Kapa'au
Saturday, Nov 22, 2014 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
May 24 & 25, 2014: Sounds of the Senses
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The Waimea Consort is happy to announce our next series of concerts - Sounds of the Senses.
As usual, we will be singing a wide range of a cappella works spanning many centuries. This special selection of music depicts various sights, sounds, and feelings - the Senses portrayed in song via Sound. Some of featured composers of this concert are: Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Bob Chilcott, and Morten Lauridsen. Saturday, May 24, 2014 - 6:30pm - Tiki Barn, Hawi Sunday, May 25, 2014 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea |
September 23 & 29, 2013: Somethings Old... Somethings New...
The Waimea Consort is back again to bring a cappella choral music to the Big Island of Hawaii. Two North Hawaii concerts will offer a semi-eclectic mix of works from the 1500's as well as pieces from the 20th and 21st centuries. The accomplished singers of The Waimea Consort hope to show the communities of Kohala and Waimea how beautiful both Early and Contemporary choral music can be. Please join us for this exploration of music from two very different time periods!
The two concerts will include pieces by the Early Music composers Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and John Taverner. The Contemporary works will be by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Randall Thompson, Paul Basler, John David, and Eric Whitacre.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 6:30pm - North Kohala Public Library, Kapa'au
Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
The two concerts will include pieces by the Early Music composers Josquin des Prez, William Byrd, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and John Taverner. The Contemporary works will be by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Benjamin Britten, Randall Thompson, Paul Basler, John David, and Eric Whitacre.
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 6:30pm - North Kohala Public Library, Kapa'au
Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 4pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
January 25 & 26, 2013: A Celebration of 14 Years of a cappella Music
This concert will give the Consort the opportunity to revisit some of the pieces which were the highlights of its young years as it is entering its teens. From Monteverdi to Milhaud, Dufay to Duruflé, Tallis to Tavener... the program will explore the rich a cappella repertoire which has been one of the trademarks of the ensemble over the years.
While this concert will be more an au-revoir than an adieu, it will definitely be an evening of celebration of a cappella vocal music, which current and past singers of the Consort will be happy to share with you!
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 6pm - St. Augustine Church, Kapa'au
Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 4:30pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
While this concert will be more an au-revoir than an adieu, it will definitely be an evening of celebration of a cappella vocal music, which current and past singers of the Consort will be happy to share with you!
Friday, January 25, 2013 - 6pm - St. Augustine Church, Kapa'au
Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 4:30pm - HPA Davies Chapel, Waimea
