Delaney McGrath

Artistic Director - Delaney McGrath, Delaney McGrath was born and raised in Kona and is pleased to be the artistic director of Kona Aloha Singers. She earned a BA in Ethnomusicology from Columbia University and an MS in Education from the University of Edinburgh. She is currently on the upper school faculty at Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy, where she is the theatre director and performing arts teacher, as well as dorm head. She loves leading KAS because she serves her community while playing music with her family.

Assistant Artistic & Youth Chorus Director - Erin Deskin is an educator and musician with over 25 years of experience performing in choirs! A former musical director of Chordially Yours A Cappella group in Boston, she has been a member in choirs from Denver, CO to Seoul, South Korea. When she isn’t feeding her love of music, Erin is a high school science and math teacher in Kona and has lived on the Big Island for 10 years.

Music Director & Accompanist - Dale Ross has played piano as long as she can remember.  She is active in the Aloha Theater's musical productions and is the piano accompanist for the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity Church choir.  As lifelong residents of the Big Island, both Dale and her husband Ken are retired Kona attorneys and they have three adult children who are pursuing their dreams,