Choral Director Susan Duprey on HPR
Craig DeSilva of Evening Concert interviewed Susie on his radio show to talk about her favorite Christmas Carols and Why. The show aired on KHPR on November 30, 2022. To give it a listen CLICK HERE!
A Conversation with KHPR’s Noe Tanigawa
Click HERE to listen to Artistic Director, Susan McCreary Duprey’s interview on HPR 1 – The Conversation with Noe Tanigawa.
Kona Choral Society’s Highly Anticipated Annual “Joy to the World” Concert 2019
By Hadley Catalano Symbolically known as one of the great equalizers, music has the ability to unite and connect. To facilitate this timeless bonding through song, the Kona Choral Society will once again usher in the holiday season by welcoming the community to their annual free “Joy to the World” concert on Friday, November 29 […]
Susan McCreary Duprey selected as a judge of the 99th Kamehameha School’s Song Contest!
The Kona Choral Society was well represented at the recent Kamehemeha School’s Song Contest!
West Hawaii Today Article: “KCS brings Mozart’s Requiem to the stage”
The community certainly is feeling the hype about our upcoming concert on May 19th! Grateful for this article published in West Hawaii Today’s Big Island Entertainment Scene, KCS brings Mozart’s Requiem to the stage (published May 10, 2018). Tickets are selling fast, you won’t want to miss it! KCS brings Mozart’s Requiem to the stage By […]
A Message from the Artistic Director
Aloha from Susan and the Kona Choral Society! Mahalo for your support! We hope you attend our upcoming concert as your presence sends a powerful message of aloha that reminds us that music matters. We thank you. We are in for a very special performance of Mozart’s Requiem. It is an honor and pleasure to […]
‘One of the Greatest’ – West Hawaii Today’s Article About Our Guest Conductor Joseph Flummerfelt
We are getting excited for our concert in just a few weeks on May 19th! In yesterday’s paper (West Hawaii Today) there’s a great article about guest conductor, Joseph Flummerfelt. Here’s a quote from Flummerfelt given in the article: …Every conductor, by nature of his or her psychophysical makeup and the sum total of that […]
In the News! “Kona Choral Society Presents: Joy to the World”
Check out this awesome article in West Hawaii Today’s Newspaper (12/14/2017) highlighting our upcoming Joy to the World Concert. We are grateful for West Hawaii Today and Karen Rose for the write-up. This upcoming concert is truly a delight for our community every year. “We need performing arts to unify us, to bring joy,” said […]
A Message from the Artistic Director
Greetings from the Kona Choral Society Artistic Director! I’m listening to a recording of Dan Forrest’s Requiem for the Living as I ponder what I’d like to share with all of you, our Kona Choral Society audience. Why this work? Why did I choose this work for KCS? Last summer, as I have done for the last 30 […]
In the News: SPARK!
The Kona Choral Society is in the news with a nice write-up about our SPARK! Music Camp! You’ll find the article printed in the Big Island Entertainment Scene supplement of today’s (April 28th 2017th) West Hawaii Today newspaper. You can also read the article here or in the e-edition of the publication here on page 10. Mahalo […]