Graduate and Undergraduate Composers Symposium
Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United StatesHear new works by undergraduate composition students.
Hear new works by undergraduate composition students.
Piano-Vocal Collaboration teaches student pianists and singers to work together in teams to create beautiful music. This concert will feature some of the outstanding artistic highlights from this semester as they present an array of art songs from Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Prof. Jonathan Korth and Prof. Maya Hoover, directors
Students from the UHM Music Department’s introductory ethnic music and dance classes present their end-of-semester performances. The event begins in Orvis Auditorium and moves to the Barbara Smith Amphitheater after intermission.
Baritone Jeremy Wong and pianist Petra Peršola will present an evening dedicated to experiencing the often-unexplored world of American art song. Music by established composers and songwriters Stephen Foster and Aaron Copland will be sung, as well as living composers Richard Hundley and Tom Cipullo. There will be a foray into the world of the cabaret and early musical theater/opera ...
Megan Mount, a student of Laurence Paxton, will present a graduate voice recital as part of the requirements for the degree Master of Music in Performance.
Guitarist Carlos Barbosa-Lima is a world class performer and recording artist who has been described as “a genius of transcriptions of Latin American music for guitar.” His first recording was released in 1958; his latest in 2010. Don’t miss this guitar legend. Byron Yasui will make a guest appearance to join Carlos for some duets. This program includes works by ...
Canadian pianist Milton Schlosser is an award-winning music professor at the University of Alberta. The Toronto Star’s review of Milton’s latest CD exemplifies the type of artistry he is known for, acclaiming his playing for its "emotionally expressive, powerfully intimate journeys through beautiful harmonies and counterpoint.” He has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a prestigious McCalla Professorship for ...
Winner of the 2010 Northwest Guitar Festival international competition. Graham Banfield has performed at Carnegie Hall, throughout the US, Europe and Japan. His program will include works by Takemitsu, Bennet, Britten and Steve Reich’s “Electric Counterpoint“. He holds degrees from Yale University, the Conservatory Italian Switzerland, and is now pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto ...
Fifteen years after his first, path-breaking recording and tour of Bach’s six solo cello suites, cellist Matt Haimovitz (www.matthaimovitz.com) renews his lifelong exploration of these beloved works with a forthcoming recording on baroque cello and cello piccolo. Haimovitz will perform two Suites of Bach, each preceded by a work of the iconic living composers Philip Glass and John Corigliano. In ...
Gregg Akamine, a student of David Hirano, will perform a junior recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Education.