- Nola Nahulu
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Nola A. Nāhulu (born 3 November 1954) is a Hawaiʻi's choral conductor. She is the artistic director of the Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus (HYOC), as well as the Kawaiahaʻo Church Choir, Kawaiolaonāpukanileo, an a cappella Hawaiian choral ensemble, and others. She is a teacher and lecturer at UH Mānoa. Additionally, she runs Bette Muʻumuʻu, a dress manufacturer in Hawaiʻi. Nola Nāhulu is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools.
Career
Nahulu studied at Whitman College and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, receiving a master's degree in music education.[1] She has served as the executive director for HYOC since 1986.[1] With HYOC, Nahulu has directed many festivals in Hawaiʻi, such as the Na Leo Pili Mai Choral Festival and E Mele Kākou Children's Choral Festival.[2] She also participates in the annual Pacific Rim Children's Chorus Festival every summer, and assists with the Hawaiian pieces, considered a staple of the festival.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Music at Manoa - Faculty - Nola A. Nahulu". University of Hawaii at Manoa. http://www.hawaii.edu/uhmmusic/faculty/Nahulu.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ^ a b "Hawaii Opera Theatre - Nola Hahulu". Hawaii Opera Theatre. http://www.hawaiiopera.org/about_hot/who_we_are/hot_chorus/nola_nahulu/. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
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