A Manoa Christmas Music Department ensembles, including the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Symphony Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and chamber groups will present a Christmas concert at Kennedy Theatre. Also joining the concert are performers from the Department of Theatre & Dance, and a special guest appearance by Raiatea Helm. Tickets: $20 / $10 Music students: this concert is eligible for Mus ...
An evening of rare trios for clarinet, bassoon and piano UH faculty members and Hawaii Symphony Acting Principal clarinetist James Moffitt, and bassoonist Tommy Morrison, will join pianist Thomas Yee. Music by Glinka, Villa-Lobos, Fucik and Richard Strauss. The trio will perform: Trio Pathetique - Mikhail Glinka Fantasie Concertante - Heitor Villa-Lobos Die Gardinenpredigt - Julius Fucik Duet-Concertino - Richard ...
Trio Soulaire Todd Yukumoto, saxophone Melanie Yukumoto, clarinet Katy Luo, piano with special guest Max Ignas, trumpet (Lecturer Series recital - free admission) Trio Soulaire is a brand new chamber group following the heritage of the traditional clarinet trio but with a new spin. The clarinet and piano remain in this ensemble with the saxophone replacing the usual string instrument. This unique ...
Prazak & Zemlinsky Quartets This unique concert brings two Czech chamber ensembles together for the first time in the Islands. This collaboration is particularly exciting because the Prazak mentored the Zemlinsky as it was just forming. The Prazak is celebrating its 46th year as a quartet while the Zemlinksy is returning for a fourth appearance for HCMS audiences in what ...
UH Bands Spring Concert UH Wind Ensemble - Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor UH Symphonic Band - Adam Kehl, conductor The program will include: UH Wind Ensemble Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor Omiccioli - Saint-Saëns - Orient et Occident Higdon - Mysterium Milhaud - Suite Française UH Symphonic Band Adam Kehl, conductor Leemans - Marche des Parachutistes Belges Newman - Avenue X Bach/Custer - Little ...
Yang Jing, pipa (concert 1) World renowned pipa virtuoso Yang Jing visits Orvis Auditorium for two exciting concerts of new works. Combining her love for the millennium-old tradition of Chinese music with an innovative spirit of exploration, Yang Jing builds on a vast amalgam of musical history from both East and West to create a musical experience that transcends boundaries. Concert 1 ...
Nicholas May, saxophone Heralded as “a musician of the highest caliber,” emerging saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer/arranger Nicholas May has been recognized as an outstanding musician from a young age, picking up the saxophone at the age of 10 and soon was performing with honor groups. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska he has won or been a finalist in numerous state, ...
Yang Jing, pipa World renowned pipa virtuoso Yang Jing visits Orvis Auditorium for two exciting concerts of new works. Combining her love for the millennium-old tradition of Chinese music with an innovative spirit of exploration, Yang Jing builds on a vast amalgam of musical history from both East and West to create a musical experience that transcends boundaries. Concert 2 March 8 ...
Daniel Hsu, piano (Van Cliburn Competition bronze medalist) UH Outreach College presents Pianist Daniel Hsu - 2017 Van Cliburn Bronze Medalist - Characterized by the Philadelphia Inquirer as a “poet… an expressive edge to his playing that charms, questions, and coaxes,” 20-year-old American pianist Daniel Hsu captured the bronze medal and prizes for best performance of both the commissioned work ...
Cortona Trio (Honolulu Chamber Music Series) The Cortona Trio unites the energy and artistry of three stellar solo and chamber musicians: violinist Amy Schwartz Moretti, cellist Julie Albers, and pianist Elizabeth Pridgen. The Cortona Trio is a natural collaboration of these artists who perform, teach and work together on a regular basis at the esteemed Robert McDuffie Center for Strings. ...
