Ensembles

Jackie Pualani Johnson, Chair
Performing Arts Department
808-974-7304
jpjohnso@hawaii.edu

UH Hilo Performing Arts provides a variety of performing ensembles that are open to all qualified students:

Acting Troupe: An auditioned ensemble of actors that focuses on a particular work for public performance on the main stage of the Performing Arts Center or for touring throughout the community.
Chamber Ensembles: Small groups of varied instrumentation/voices, which may include strings, brass, percussion, voices, and winds separately or combined.
Dance Ensemble: A select performing group of dancers, presenting public concerts of modern, jazz, classical, and traditional dance forms. This group performs throughout the community and in university concerts.
Jazz Ensemble: A combo of varying size performing a variety of swing and Latin jazz standards, including improvisation workshops.
University Chorus: A large choral organization that performs major, large-scale choral works. Any student may join this group.
University Showcase Singers: A highly select group that performs a wide variety of choral music. This group performs throughout the community and in University concerts.