The Hawai’i Music Teacher Association (HMTA) has selected pianist and UH Professor, Dr. Thomas Yee, as Teacher of the Year for his “outstanding contributions to Hawai’i’s music and piano community as an educator and HMTA Vice President/President-Elect (2024-2026), and HMTA President (2026-2028)” (hmta.org). This award reflects Dr. Yee’s musicianship, leadership, and mentorship as a teacher here on O‘ahu. “It is …
New UH Mānoa Music Department Faculty
The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Department of Music is pleased to welcome two new faculty members, Dr. Thomas Kloss as an assistant professor of music and associate band director, and Dr. Tyler Ramos as an instructor of music. With more than 27 years teaching instrumental music in both secondary and higher education, Dr. Kloss brings a wealth of experience …
Music on Maui: Advancing the arts in the midst of hardships with Dr. Jonathan Korth
We all understand the limitations imposed on performers by the difficult circumstances we find ourselves in. However, these physical restrictions are providing musicians worldwide with opportunities to innovate and find alternative ways to share their music with others. On January 30th, pianist virtuoso and educator Dr. Jonathan Korth streamed a piano concert directly from the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s …
Dexterous: Meet Charleston International Music Competition finalist Alyssa Hironaka
“It was a huge, but pleasant surprise. I received an email from the Charleston International Music Competition about this and initially thought that it was spam mail because I never gave them my email address before. I checked into the competition, found out that it was legitimate, and decided to participate since I could send them a recent video of …
Tyler Ramos, Division Winner in the MTNA Piano Competition
TEMPE, ARIZONA—University of Hawai‘i Mānoa’s Tyler Ramos is the Southwest Division Winner in the MTNA Young Artist Piano Competition and will advance to the National Finals of the competition. The Southwest Division Competition, held January 9–10, 2016, at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, invites pianists who won their respective State Competitions representing Hawai‘i, California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and …
Lecture Recital: Jeffrey Jacob, Pianist
Acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Jacob will be giving a lecture recital on George Crumb’s masterpiece, Makrokosmos, Vol. 2 (12 Fantasy-Pieces after the Zodiac) at the University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa campus on Wednesday, November 5 at 2:30pm at the Music Building, Room 210. This rarely-performed work will be presented in its entirety, and will be accompanied by Dr. Jacob’s explanations of the various unusual playing techniques …
UH faculty member finds music ‘key’
Music Department faculty member Bichuan Li was the subject of a recent profile in UH Mānoa’s student newspaper, Ka Leo, The Voice. In the article by staff writer Abbygail Sadoy, Ms. Li’s remarkable journey as a musician is explored from her birth in China and relocation to Hawai‘i in 1982, to her graduate study at UH in the 1980s and her present …