HYOC's OPERAtunities Summer Youth Program
Grades: 5-12
June 13 - July 1, 2022
Performances: Thursday June 30 & Friday July 1 at 7:00 PM
Orvis Auditorium
REGISTER to attend a PERFORMANCE NOW!
ORVIS Auditorium at the UH Manoa Music Department
Open seating! UH Manoa Requires Masks for ALL indoor spaces. Please wear a mask. Please practice social distancing when attending.
Parking at the UH Music Department is required. Please be prepared to pay for your parking.
City Bus Stop NEAR BY
ORVIS Auditorium at the UH Manoa Music Department
Open seating! UH Manoa Requires Masks for ALL indoor spaces. Please wear a mask. Please practice social distancing when attending.
Parking at the UH Music Department is required. Please be prepared to pay for your parking.
City Bus Stop NEAR BY
61st Annual Spring Concert
Kawaiolaonapukanileo: Singing brings us JOY!
Saturday 5/14/22
7:00 PM
Kawaiaha'o Church
Click this link to watch a video from the livestream
Spring Into Music - Spring Benefit Event
Saturday May 14, 2022
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Kawaiaha'o Church Lawn
Proceeded 61st Annual Spring Concert
MAHALO TO ALL WHO SUPPORTED OUR EVENT!
WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
HYOC's 62nd Season 2022-2023
Fall Semester & Enrollment will start on August 20, 2022
Accepting NEW members grades K-12
Have questions? Call 808 521-2982.
Want to have your child join us? We welcome ALL Students Grades K - 12. Enrollment Dates for FALL 2022 Semester Classes - August 20, 27 & September 3, 2022. Enrollment link will be made available in late July to register your child. ALL NEW students should complete this Google Docs form PRIOR to arriving. Space is limited for our K-1 Ensemble. ALL returning students check your email and Chorus Connection for your enrollment link.
Keep in Mind: Due to evolving COVID-19 and CDC, State and County Guidelines. HYOC is currently planning to offer "in person" rehearsals with COVID protocols in place. This will mean "limited in person enrollment", rehearsals will be adjusted to allow for social distancing, Singers Masks REQUIRED, CDC best practices (rehearsal length of time, airflow etc), possibly multiple activity and rehearsal spaces etc. This is still evolving. We thank you in advance for your understanding, flexibility, tenacity and support. We are NOT offering synchronistic instruction.
Please be sure to read the Enrollment Info Handout prior to completing the registration. We look forward to welcoming your child and your family to the HYOC Ohana. Once you complete your form successfully, you will receive a response email with details on when to come and what to expect.
Monthly Payment plans available. Limited Scholarships Available.
Want to have your child join us? We welcome ALL Students Grades K - 12. Enrollment Dates for FALL 2022 Semester Classes - August 20, 27 & September 3, 2022. Enrollment link will be made available in late July to register your child. ALL NEW students should complete this Google Docs form PRIOR to arriving. Space is limited for our K-1 Ensemble. ALL returning students check your email and Chorus Connection for your enrollment link.
Keep in Mind: Due to evolving COVID-19 and CDC, State and County Guidelines. HYOC is currently planning to offer "in person" rehearsals with COVID protocols in place. This will mean "limited in person enrollment", rehearsals will be adjusted to allow for social distancing, Singers Masks REQUIRED, CDC best practices (rehearsal length of time, airflow etc), possibly multiple activity and rehearsal spaces etc. This is still evolving. We thank you in advance for your understanding, flexibility, tenacity and support. We are NOT offering synchronistic instruction.
Please be sure to read the Enrollment Info Handout prior to completing the registration. We look forward to welcoming your child and your family to the HYOC Ohana. Once you complete your form successfully, you will receive a response email with details on when to come and what to expect.
Monthly Payment plans available. Limited Scholarships Available.
COVID-19 Safety Protocols for HYOC
- Vaccination is strongly recommended for ALL students. ALL our STAFF is VACCINATED and Volunteers need to be vaccinated too!
- Singers MASKS REQUIRED at ALL time! We will distribute to ALL singers at their first rehearsal. UH is still requiring masks in doors.
- Controlling Entrances and Exit patterns at UH, or what ever facility we are at. ALL students will enter at the top of the ramp at UH in the department where temperatures will be taken!! Please do NOT enter the department from ANY other location.
- Students will stand socially distance (minimum 3')
- Students will wash and sanitize hands frequently
- Rehearsal spaces will be sanitized upon arrival and departure
- NO hugging or hand holding!
- Doors and windows will remain in the "OPEN" position to allow for airflow
- Utilize Outdoor spaces as much as possible for rehearsals
- Students bring their own water bottles
- NO music sharing. Students MUST bring their own music to rehearsal
- Students will use toilet prior to arrival at rehearsal to minimize public restroom visits
- IF ANY student or their family member is exposed, you MUST notify HYOC ASAP! Student and family may NOT come to any HYOC function until cleared to participate. Student will be required to quarantine for 10 days and return to rehearsal with a clear COVID test 48 hours prior to return. HYOC will also immediately PIVOT to Zoom Rehearsals till it is safe to resume in person. Please watch emails!
E Aloha E - Celebrating HYOC's 60th Season
Watch Video Here
61st Season
1961 - 2022
Singing, Community & the Value of the Arts in the time of COVID19
We at the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus (HYOC) believe in Singing! We believe in the transformative power of music and music education. We are Ohana! We share ALOHA through music, melody, friendship and community. We believe that the voice contained within each person is unique and needs to be fostered, developed and guided. Singing has lifetime cognitive, physical, emotional and spiritual benefits. We believe that singing together transforms individuals and communities. The poetry and melodies contained within sung music has more value than ever to soothe, inspire and affect lives in powerful ways. Choirs, and the experience of group singing and making real connections, are powerful ways to express beauty, joy and hope!
The last 15 months have completely changed everything. In our time of COVID-19 advisories recommended "distancing", singing considered "dangerous", CDC, State and County Mandates, reveals more than ever understanding the importance, value and need for the Arts, especially the Art of Singing and the Art of Singing in Community.
HYOC is working on a path forward to continue our important work as an educational resource for our community and the keiki and `opio of Hawaii.
HYOC will offer choir, instruction and musicianship this coming season. However, due to COVID-19, government restrictions and mandates, facility access etc., our service will pivot accordingly. The staff and board of HYOC are currently developing plans to offer music this coming season. The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and families is our utmost concern. We are developing policies and instructional plans that take into account all best practices and recommendations to make music learning and singing possible in the coming season. We thank you for your ongoing support, flexibility, tenacity, suggestions and above all ALOHA.
Aloha Pumehana - HYOC Staff and Board of Directors
The last 15 months have completely changed everything. In our time of COVID-19 advisories recommended "distancing", singing considered "dangerous", CDC, State and County Mandates, reveals more than ever understanding the importance, value and need for the Arts, especially the Art of Singing and the Art of Singing in Community.
HYOC is working on a path forward to continue our important work as an educational resource for our community and the keiki and `opio of Hawaii.
HYOC will offer choir, instruction and musicianship this coming season. However, due to COVID-19, government restrictions and mandates, facility access etc., our service will pivot accordingly. The staff and board of HYOC are currently developing plans to offer music this coming season. The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and families is our utmost concern. We are developing policies and instructional plans that take into account all best practices and recommendations to make music learning and singing possible in the coming season. We thank you for your ongoing support, flexibility, tenacity, suggestions and above all ALOHA.
Aloha Pumehana - HYOC Staff and Board of Directors
Watch Videos and Recordings we've presented this Spring 2021 Season
Check out our FaceBook Page for YouTube Links
to our concerts and much more.
What do we offer?
Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus (HYOC) fosters the performing arts through choral music, utilizing world music and honoring Native Hawaiian Culture. Our programs include:
- Saturday choral and music education program for youth in grades K to 12
- Hawaiian Culture based music program for Elementary Schools
- Annual Choral Festivals that involve children from around the island.
Check out photos and YouTube video recordings of our concerts via our Facebook page "Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus HYOC". Stay up on HYOC's happenings also via our Instagram & Twitter accounts. If you are an alumni, be sure to link in via the HYOC alumni facebook page too!
Ma o na keiki, e mau ai ka `ike ku`una o ka lahui
Through our children we perpetuate our knowledge and heritage.
Through our children we perpetuate our knowledge and heritage.
