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October 2019
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen (Honolulu Chamber Music Series)
Trio Con Brio Copenhagen (Honolulu Chamber Music Series) The HCMS season opens with a trio that the Washington Post says “clearly occupies a lofty perch in today’s musical scene.” The Korean- born sisters, violinist Soo-Jin Hong and cellist Soo-Kyung Hong, along with Soo-Kyung’s husband, Danish pianist Jens Elvekjaer, are known for bringing a fresh, contemporary approach to the core chamber music repertoire. Celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, this exciting ensemble plays a central role in Scandinavia’s vibrant contemporary music…
Find out more »“Musical Beasts and Where to Find Them” – Thomas J. Ricer, tuba (Lecturer Series recital)
A Lecturer Series recital “Musical Beasts and Where to Find Them” Thomas J. Ricer, tuba So Jin Kimura, piano Adjunct faculty member T. J. Ricer will present a musical menagerie featuring the monstrous tuba solos of John Williams, Leonard Bernstein, Alec Wilder, John Stevens, and more... Dr. Thomas J. Ricer teaches Tuba, Euphonium, and Music Education at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and plays Tuba with the Royal Hawaiian Band. He holds a Bachelor of Music from Miami University in…
Find out more »December 2019
String Quartet Invoke (Honolulu Chamber Music Series)
String Quartet Invoke (Honolulu Chamber Music Series) Not your typical classical string quartet, Invoke weaves together styles from across America, including folk, jazz, and minimalism to create a unique contemporary repertoire of music written by and for the group. Described as “not classical…but not not classical” (David Srebnik, SiriusXM Classical Producer), the group had a banner year in 2018, winning the Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition in New York and first prizes in the international chamber arts competition M-Prize in…
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