Join Hawai‘i jazz masters Duane Padilla on violin, Benny Chong on ‘ukulele, and Byron Yasui on bass as they present an evening of string-based swing music. Together, they explore what might happen if French jazz violinist Stephane Grapelli and American violinist Stuff Smith accidentally met in a Waikīkī night club and were asked to jam “island style.”
Summer Jazz Journey 2023 supports local musicians and gives the greater Honolulu community a fun summer program to enjoy. Our three-concert series takes place monthly on Tuesday evenings, beginning at 6:15 pm with pūpū in the Hörmann Courtyard and continuing with the concert at 7:00 pm. Tuesday Summer Jazz concerts are free. A suggested donation of $20 is humbly requested.
Help Make “Summer Jazz Journey 2023” a Success by Making a Donation
This series is generously supported by the Orvis Foundation, church members, and also by you! Your tax-deductible donations make it possible for us to offer these free concerts to the community. Please consider a donation by sending a check (payable to “Lutheran Church of Honolulu”) to the church at 1730 Punahou Street, Honolulu HI 96822 or using the button to the right to make a secure donation via PayPal. Mahalo for your support.
Just like your car or your house, a pipe organ needs regular repair and maintenance, and it’s time for regular service of LCH’s two Beckerath organs—the main organ and the small continuo organ. On Monday, May 8, Hans-Ulrich Erbslöh and his assistant, Bernd Becker, arrived from Germany to do that work. Also helping is Steve Hoover, an organ builder and the husband of Barry Wenger, our organist and director of music and liturgy.
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi. To honor the day, Duane Padilla and friends weave a lei of favorite songs by Queen Liliʻoukalani arranged for string quartet. The arrangements were created by Duane Padilla, and he will be performing them along with Daniel Padilla, Alex Peña, and Heewon Lee. They will be joined by world-renowned guitarist Jeff Peterson and students from Hawai’i Youth Opera Chorus presenting traditional mele. Get ready for an exciting program!
Julia Richter and Connie Uejio present a program of beautiful music for flute and harp, featuring works by Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, Bizet, and many more. Julia and Connie are both active performers in the Honolulu area; both playing with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, and Julia recently joined the Royal Hawaiian Band. This is an evening not to be missed.
Join us for our next First Mondays Concert, “Hooray for Bollywood!” which brings together the lush melodies and exotic rhythms of “Old is Gold” Bollywood hits arranged for string quartet! Join us as Helen Liu, Arlene Koh, Susan Leon, and Kathleen Long present this unique program.
Join Dr. Barry J. Wenger at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahou St., for the First Mondays Concert on February 6, at 7:00 pm. Dr. Wenger will present music over the centuries with pieces by J.S. Bach, Louis-Claude Daquin, W.A. Mozart, and contemporary composers including Craig Phillips, Eleanor Daley, and Aaron David Miller. Come enjoy a “tour” of organ music on the wonderful von Beckerath organ.
Join us for an evening of four hands piano as we enjoy music by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schubert, and Ravel performed by pianists Dr. Thomas Yee and Dr. Tyler Flores Ramos.
Horns go-a-caroling!!!! Join us for the Lutheran Church of Honoluluʻs First Mondays Chamber Concerts Horn Quartet performance. We will be getting festive with a variety of holiday tunes. Come ready to join in singing along with your favorite carol! To start spreading Holiday Cheer there will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes for the most-festively-dressed audience member.