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Old Saybrook High School

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Jeremy Taylor, Band Director
Old Saybrook, CT

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Oahu Church Music Festival

Held annually in the fall

Featuring:

  • Thursday and Friday evening sessions with Michael Shasberger
  • Special Directors' session Saturday with Michael Shasberger
  • Mass Choir performance Sunday evening
  • Farewell dinner Sunday evening
  • Music scores of festival repertoire
  • Director's festival manual
  • Director's gift

Michael Shasberger, Artistic Director of the Oahu Church Choir Festival, comes from Denver, CO where he is Minister of Music at Augustana Lutheran Church, the music director of the Augustana Chancel and Chamber Choirs, Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra, and the Artistic Director of the Denver Bach Society.

He is active as a conductor, educator, composer and singer, and has considerable experience as a performer in professional opera, oratorio and musical theater.

Shasberger earned his bachelors degree in music from St. Olaf College and holds a masters and doctorate from Redlands University and the University of Southern California, respectively.

Additional Music Opportunities

  • Clinics @ University of Hawaii & Brigham Young University
  • School exchange concerts
  • Public performance venues
  • Local festivals and parades

Explore the Hawaiian Islands

Kauai

  • Waimea Canyon State Park
  • Smith's Tropical Paradise & Luau
  • Napali Coast snorkel cruises
  • Hiking
  • Golf
  • Beautiful Beaches
  • Traditional Hawaiian luaus
  • Island Hop to Oahu, Maui or the Big Island

Hawaii (Big Island)

  • Volcanoes National Park
  • Rainbow Falls
  • Macadamia nut farms
  • Black sand beaches

Music Festivals, Parades, and Events

2011
Sun Mar 13, 2011 17th Annual Honolulu Festival Parade
Sat Mar 26, 2011 Prince Kuhio Parade, Hawaii
Sat Jun 11, 2011 Pan Pacific Festival & Parade
Mon Jul 4, 2011 Kailua 4th of July Parade, Kailua, HI
Sat Sep 24, 2011 Aloha Festival Floral Parade
 
2012
Mon Jan 16, 2012 Martin Luther King Parade, Hawaii
Sun Mar 11, 2012 18th Annual Honolulu Festival Parade
Mon Mar 26, 2012 Prince Kuhio Parade, Hawaii
Sat Jun 9, 2012 Pan Pacific Festival & Parade
Sat Sep 22, 2012 Aloha Festival Floral Parade
 
2013
Sun Mar 17, 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade, Honolulu
Fri Nov 29, 2013 Waikiki Holiday Parade
 

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Contact Gateway now! (800) 331-8579 | gmf@musicfestivals.com