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September 2018
Shamisen, Voice and Shakuhachi –– New Music for Old Instruments
Shamisen, Voice and Shakuhachi –– New Music for Old Instruments Honjo Hidetaro, Honjo Hidejiro, Christopher Yohmei Blasdel, Mika Kimula This performance will feature one of Japan’s top shamisen masters, Hidetarō Honjō and his star student, Hidejirō Honjō. Local musicians Christopher Yohmei Blasdel (shakuhachi) and Mika Kimula (voice) will join them for the concert at Orvis Auditorium. The program will feature a variety of contemporary compositions that showcase the depth and capabilities of both the instruments and the players in compositions…
Find out more »Quartet S
Quartet S HyeJeon Lee, piano JongWha Hong, violin SungEun Kim, viola KyungWon Rim, cello The quartet will perform Dora Pejačevič Piano Quartet in d minor, Op. 25 Seungki Hong "Variational Fantasy on a theme of Arirang" for Piano Quartet (world premiere) Gabriel Faure Piano Quartet No. 1, Op. 15 This concert is sponsored by Seoul Cyber University and supported by the Music Department of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the United Korean Association of Hawaii. In celebration of…
Find out more »Jason Byerlotzer, trombone / Jonathan Korth, piano (Lecturer Recital Series)
Jason Byerlotzer, trombone / Jonathan Korth, piano (Lecturer Recital Series) In the inaugural event in the UH Music Instrumental Applied Faculty Recital Series, trombonist Jason Byerlotzer will perform Marcello, Sonata in F Major Cowell, Hymn & Fuguing Tune No 13 Jorgensen, Romance, op. 21 Barat, Andante et Allegro Sulek, Sonata Vox Gabrieli Free admission Music students: This event is eligible for Mus 199 recital attendance credit.
Find out more »UH Wind Ensemble @ International Market Place
UH Wind Ensemble @ International Market Place (in Waikiki) Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor Join us for this light outdoor concert at International Market Place (2330 Kalakaua Ave), featuring marches, Hawaiian tunes, trumpet and tuba trios, and even some Bieber Fever. Free admission
Find out more »UH Symphony Orchestra @ Windward Mall
UH Symphony Orchestra @ Windward Mall Joseph Stepec, conductor The UHSO presents its first program of the season entitled, UHSO ROCKS!, a pops program featuring the music of Star Wars and West Side Story. Enjoy shopping, strolling, sipping a nice coffee? All while listening to music?! Come support the UHSO at WINDWARD MALL for a fabulous evening of musical fun and flare! Free admission
Find out more »October 2018
Gustavo Romero, piano (visiting artist)
Gustavo Romero, piano (visiting artist) Concert pianist Gustavo Romero is internationally renowned for his exceptional technical brilliance and interpretive depth and has gained an acclaimed reputation for his commitment to in-depth exploration of a wide variety of composers. A native of San Diego with heritage in Guadalajara, Mexico, Mr. Romero discovered his love and gift for the piano at the age of five and gave his first public performances at the age of 10, when he also won his first…
Find out more »Geoffrey Kahapea, tenor (junior recital)
Geoffrey Kahapea, tenor (junior recital) Geoffrey Kahapea, a student of Prof. Larry Paxton, will present a junior recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theater. Free admission.
Find out more »Ensemble Nabi (visiting artists)
Ensemble Nabi Comprised of four traditional musicians and two dancers, Korea's Ensemble Nabi will present a performance that fuses music and movement and blends the traditional and the contemporary. Included on the program are classics from the traditional repertoire and works by Geon-Yong Lee and UH faculty composers Thomas Osborne and Donald Reid Womack. The troupe includes: Park Sung-Sin, gayageum Lim Ji-Won, gayageum Oh Byung-Og, daegeum Han Sung-Su, percussion Jung Yong-Jin, dancer Park Seo-Yeoun, dancer
Find out more »UH Wind Ensemble Fall Concert
UH Wind Ensemble Fall Concert Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor Adam Kehl, guest conductor With the Kailua Intermediate School Concert Band and the Kalani High School Wind Ensemble. The concert will be held at the McKinley High School Auditorium and begins at 5:30 p.m. Program to include music by Malcolm Arnold, Yukiko NIshimura, Kathryn Salfelder, Chen Yi, and Scott McAllister’s Bieber Fever. Tickets: $14 /$10. UHM music majors $5 Music students: this concert is eligible for Mus 199 concert attendance credit.
Find out more »November 2018
Iggy Jang Tango Extravaganza (Honolulu Chamber Music Series)
Iggy Jang Tango Extravaganza (Honolulu Chamber Music Series) Get ready to tango! Back by popular demand, Hawai‘i violinist Iggy Jang brings the Tango Extravaganza back to the Islands with award-winning dancers Guillermo Merlo and Fernanda Ghi, bandoneonist Javier Sánchez, bassist Hayden Joyce, and pianist Alfredo Minetti. Hawai‘i guitarist Ian O’Sullivan will join in the celebration. Be ready for an enchanted and enthralling evening of music and dance. An active soloist, chamber and orchestral musician, violinist Ignace (Iggy) Jang is the…
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