Posted at 3:17 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2007
Langley Ukulele Ensemble plans Waikiki shows
News Release
WAIKIKI BEACH, O'AHU — For the Starwood family, summer signals the anticipated reunion of The Langley Ukulele Ensemble from British Columbia to its home away from home in Waikiki. The group is celebrating its 14th anniversary at the Sheraton Waikiki, playing free concerts in the lobby from July 13-19. In addition, musicians from The Langley Ukulele Ensemble will offer complimentary ukulele lessons. All concerts and ukulele lessons are free and open to the general public.
Free concert schedule:
Complimentary ukulele lessons:
Concert and ukulele lesson schedule subject to change.
The brainchild of Director Peter Luongo, The Langley Ukulele Ensemble celebrates its 26th year as musical ambassadors for Canada, British Columbia, Langley, as well as for youth. The 23 members in the ensemble range from 12 – 22 years and perform as many as 80 concerts per year throughout Canada and the U.S. The group has produced and released 10 CDs, including two with all Hawaiian music.
Ukuleles for the complimentary guest lessons will be provided by G String Ukulele. For more information on concerts and ukulele lessons at the Sheraton Waikiki, please call (808) 922-4422.
Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, LP owns the four Starwood Hotels in Waikiki, as well as the Sheraton Maui in Ka'anapali, Maui. Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, LP is one of Hawai'i's largest employers, with nearly 3,000 hotel associates in its work force. The hotels are a part of the 11-hotel group of Starwood-managed properties in Hawai'i.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood® Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Sheraton®, Westin®, Four Points® by Sheraton, W®, Le Méridien® and the recently announced aloftSM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.
