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Peter Luongo Ukulele Experience: Workshop & Concert

About the Event

Together with the Legacy Ukulele Ensemble, Peter Luongo will present a fun and educational workshop for attendees and a special ukulele performance.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own ukuleles or borrow one from the Museum. All skill levels can be incorporated, and everyone involved will feel the special thrill that comes from making music with others.



Peter Luongo
Peter Luongo is one of the most experienced and highly regarded ukulele teachers/ directors in the world. He has dedicated over 40 years to enhancing the lives of generations of music students young and old.

Peter began teaching the ukulele in 1981 and over the past 5 decades has taught thousands of children and adults, served as a professor in the Music Education Department at the University of B.C., and been a featured presenter at conferences throughout Canada, the U.S., and Europe! He is best known for leading the internationally renowned Langley Ukulele Ensemble (1981-2013).

Peter continues to present at workshops throughout North America and Europe while also directing adult and children’s groups in Canada and the U.S. Since 2016, he has led The Legacy Ukulele Ensemble, an adult performing ensemble that regularly presents at ukulele festivals and events across the United States.

Since 2016, he has been a Kala-sponsored artist and a regular consultant and presenter for the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM Show). He has also organized and led the NAMM ukulele initiatives since 2018. His workshops, retreats, and seminars are always stimulating, invigorating, inspiring, and a lot of fun!

The Legacy Ukulele Ensemble
The Legacy Ukulele Ensemble is a group of 14 players from across America and Canada who are committed to developing music literacy, musicianship, and ukulele playing skills. Their goal is to perform and share their music with audiences.

The group was established in September 2016 and has continued to evolve, meeting both online and in person. Its repertoire includes Hawaiian, classical, folk, rock, pop, and country pieces.

Past accomplishments have included appearances on the main stages at the Los Angeles, Hawaiian, Reno, Palm Springs, Ohio, and Michigan-based Ukulele Festivals. The ensemble has also participated in tours to Hawaiian, West Coast American states (Washington, Oregon, and California), Boston, and Pittsburgh. In recent years, they have had several performances at The California Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

The Legacy Ensemble’s mandate is to model life-long learning and to inspire adults to embrace life-long learning through music.

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