Outrigger Enterprises Groups' Na Mele No Na Pua free concert series celebrates the holiday season this December with the Honolulu Boy Choir performing on Sunday, December 21, 2008, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, at the Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk hotel's fourth floor Grand Lanai.
"It just wouldn't be the holidays without the Honolulu Boy Choir," said Brickwood Galuteria, who emcees the concert together with Kimo Kahoano. "We're excited that these youngsters will be with us to share their special gift of music and aloha, and those who join us for this special holiday concert are sure to be moved by the choir's wonderful performance."
Concert-goers who wish to continue the festivities and listen to more live music can head down to the Waikiki Beach Walk Plaza Stage for the center's regularly scheduled Sunday Showcase. "A Touch of Gold," Hawaii's premiere "Motown," oldies and contemporary musical group, will be sharing their soulful and harmonic sounds beginning immediately following the Honolulu Boy Choir.
Outrigger's Na Mele No Na Pua signature concert series is held bi-monthly on the final Sunday of the scheduled month, with the exception of the December holiday concert, which is held one week earlier. The concert time is from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. on the Grand Lanai of the Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk hotel.
Each concert is free and open to the public while seating allows. Elevator access to the Grand Lanai is located on Lewers Street ground level. $6.00 valet parking for up to four hours is available to concert-goers at the Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk (201 Beachwalk) and the Wyndham Vacation Ownership-Waikiki Beach Walk (227 Lewers Street), with any same-day purchase from any Waikiki Beach Walk merchant.
About the Honolulu Boy Choir
Roy and Nyle Hallman founded the Honolulu Boy Choir in 1974. The group is made up of boys' ages 7-13, representing all the ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds that make up Hawaii's distinctive rainbow of cultures. Seventy-five boys from over 45 public and private schools throughout the island of Oahu make up the Choir, which actually consists of three groups -- the Beginning Choir, the Performing Choir and the Select Choir, each characterized by vocal quality and range. The Honolulu Boy Choir is a tuition-free musical performance education program for boys that embraces cultural diversity and allows young boys who have had no prior singing experience to join the choir and have the opportunity to perform all over the world.
The Choir has captivated diverse audiences around the world, including Tahiti, Guam, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, China and Canada. Within the United States, they have performed at venues such as Disneyland, Disney World, Epcot Center, Dolly Parton's Dollywood, Rockefeller Center, Oakland Coliseum, Disneyland, Crystal Cathedral and various concerts in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Francisco, Aspen, and Washington D.C. In 1995, the Choir represented the United States at the 50th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Peace World Commemoration in Hiroshima, Japan. In 1998, they performed as "Artist in Residence" (guest choir) at the International Choral Kathaumixw in British Columbia, Canada, which featured choirs from over 17 countries. In July 2000, the Hiroshima Prefecture and City government invited the Choir to perform in Japan for the 100-day Pre-event to Japan's National Cultural Festival.
The Choir has appeared in numerous television specials, such as Bob Hope's Birthday Special, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Pageant, Jim Nabor's Christmas Special, Dolly Parton's Hawaii Special, Hawaiian Moving Company, 'Tis The Season, and Kauai Aloha. In addition, they have appeared on stage in concert with Kool & the Gang, Phylicia Rashaad, Kenny Loggins, Frank DeLima, Robi Kahakalau, Henry Kapono, Melissa Short (Miss Hawaii '96) and the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. Their recordings have included "Voices of Aloha," "Christmas with The Honolulu Boy Choir," and "We Are Young Men Of This Country." They have also been privileged to record with the Society of Seven (Song of Peace), Graham Nash and Glenn Medeiros (Kauai Aloha), and Glenn Medeiros (The Glenn Medeiros Christmas Album).
