Dr. Momoro Ono has taught in the music department at Creighton University since 2008. He teaches applied & class piano as well as Music Appreciation. Dr. Ono holds the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the Juilliard School, where he studied with Adele Marcus as a recipient of the William Petschek Piano Scholarship. During this time, he won 1st Prize at ...
The first of two performances by Duo Yumeno, this concert will include new works by UH Composition faculty. Duo Yumeno - Concert 1 New York based koto / shamisen player and singer Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki create a singular fusion sound, inspired by tradition but with a contemporary sensibility. Duo YUMENO’s repertoire includes a dynamic range of ...
Yamada Style Koto and the Beauty of Song — Performance with Explanations Yoko Reikano Kimura–Voice, Koto & Shamisen Christopher Yohmei Blasdel–Shakuhachi Mika Kimula–Voice Tickets online: $14 / $10 / UHM music majors free / Music students: this concert is eligible for Mus 199 concert attendance credit.
American pianist Matthew McCright has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific as piano soloist and chamber musician. He has thrilled audiences and critics alike with imaginative programming that places the greatest piano repertoire alongside the music of today’s most innovative composers. A native of Pennsylvania, McCright now resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a ...
UH Saxophone Choir Todd Yukumoto, director The University of Hawai‘i Saxophone Choir presents an exciting program with several new premiers for this ensemble including: Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral (arr. Kaneshiro), Allegro from Beethoven’s Wind Octet (arr. El-Farrah), and Va! Laisse Couler me Larmes (arr. Yukumoto). Joining our concert is special guest, mezzo-soprano Maya Hoover. Praised for her vocal beauty, Ms. Hoover has been featured in performances locally and ...
University Chorus and UH Chamber Singers at Orvis Auditorium Jeremy Wong, director Join us in a celebration of music centered around the Hawaiian choral tradition, as well as an exploration into the world of gospel and spirituals. Featuring arrangements and compositions by Shawn Kirchner, Justin A. Ka’upu, Alice Parker, Alec Schumacker, and the world premiere performance of “Some Voice of ...
UH Opera Workshop in Concert John Mount, director Stephen Strugnell, accompanist Sister Grace Capelas, costume coordinator Students of the UHM Opera Workshop class perform scenes from operas, operettas and musicals. The program will include: Fugue for Tinhorns (Guys and Dolls) Matchmaker (Fiddler on the Roof) Act III Duet and Aria (Orfeo) la ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni) The Girl ...
The UH Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Mike Lewis, will perform an outdoor concert at the Music Department's Barbara Smith Amphitheater. In case of rain the concert will be moved indoors to room 108. The ensemble will perform Oliver Nelson, Count Basie, Michael Buble, Horace Silver, and many others, including a special arrangement commissioned by the UH Music Department ...
Chaekyung Moon, piano Born in South Korea, Chaekyung Moon, a professional pianist, has received acclaim for her performances throughout the United States and South Korea. Dr. Moon distinguished herself as an exceptional young pianist upon winning top prizes in the Kyung-Hyang Music Competition, National Young Artists Piano Competition for six successive years, Suwon Women’s University Music Competition, and International Piano ...
UH Gamelan Ensembles Gamelan Kyai Gandrung - UH Javanese Gamelan Ensemble, Byron Moon, director Gamelan Segara Madu - UH Balinese Gamelan Ensemble, I Made Widana, director with Gamelan Parisudha (community ensemble), I Made Sumayasa, director The UH Gamelan Ensembles present an evening of Javanese and Balinese music and dance at the Barbara Smith Amphitheater. Tickets: $14 / $10 / ...
