Oʻahu Choral Society
Dr. Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director
Dr. Tommy Yee, Collaborative Pianist
Singers
Soprano
Chris Bayot
Hannah Beal
Yunsuk Anna Chang
Anita Chip
Megan Cobb
Andrea DeMott
Joanna Habermann
Jackie Kimbro
Yoko Kokuni Kessner
Yeon Lee
Rachel Lentz
Faye Akamine McCoy
Sovankonthea Mills
Rebecca O'Neal Chock
Valerie Ossipoff
Linda Rich
Miranda Stone
Megan Takagi
Rose Wall
Catherine Yamashiro
Nami Young
Azusa Yumura
Alto
Amy Akana
KeAli`i Becera
Bonnie Chock Burke
A. Ezinne Dawson
Pamela Eliashof
Lucille Frances
Venus Gallo
Alma Grocki
Esther Haas
Sally Hattemer
Monica Herrera
Katrina Kalish
Diane Koshi
Mary McEldowney
Jeom Park
Holly Pippin
Kathryn Russell
Victoria Shiroma
Jan Sung
Hiroko Thronsen
Maarit Tiirikainen
Kimberly Won
Tenor
Liz Bush
Prince Co
Gene Corpuz
Paul Cosme
Douglas Kittle
Tomás Ramos
Dan Ream
Danny Richard
Kirk Sullivan
Nackil Sung
Keith Wallace
Dean Zane
Bass
Steve Buchthal
Thomas Chock
Charles Cox
Chris Crews
Mark Ethridge
Jegaan Faye
Thomas Goedecke
David Johnson
Clark Maxwell
Larry Schmitt
Philip Verhoef
A special thank you to all those who helped make this concert possible,
Click here to view OCS’s full listing of donors and sponsors.
About O'ahu Choral Society
The O'ahu Choral Society (OCS) has a 25-year history of bringing music of the highest artistic excellence to the people of Hawaii. OCS is committed to providing our island community with robust programming for all music, with repertoire that spans the decades. OCS presents choral/orchestral masterworks from Beethoven to Bernstein, major chamber ensemble works, along with new commissions, including contemporary and local composers like Michael-Thomas Foumai and Herb Mahelona.
Created in 1995, OCS functioned under the umbrella of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra until 2009. Our members include approximately 75 singers from all walks of life, including young adults to seniors, united by their talent and love for classical music and choral singing. Today, we perform major choral works with the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra (HSO), as well as smaller works with chamber ensembles, accompanists and a cappella. OCS features local and international artists as soloists, and frequently joins with other arts organizations in the community to continuously deliver choral music for the Hawai'i Ohana.
At the O'ahu Choral Society we strive to :
Present the highest quality performances of great choral music for the enjoyment and enrichment of the community of Hawaii;
Be a passionate leader and contributor to the cultural and artistic vitality and spirit of Hawaii;
Support and cultivate love and appreciation for choral music.
OCS has continued to provide fine choral music to the local Hawaiian community, thanks to the generosity of organizations and donors such as the Central Pacific Bank Foundation, Orvis Foundation, Atherton Foundation, McInerny Foundation, City & County of Honolulu, and Hawai‘i State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, as well as corporate and individual donors.
