Trio Rafale Maki Wiederkehr, piano Daniel Meller, violin Flurin Cuonz, cello This promising piano trio from Switzerland carries the French name for a gust of wind, which can be a rough blast or just a warm breeze. Together, agitation and calm are a metaphor for movement in the form of music. Since its foundation the trio has performed numerous concerts ...
The second of two performances by Duo Yumeno, this concert will include new works by UH Composition students. Duo Yumeno - Concert 2 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 ...
Tate Sakamoto, a student of Kenneth Hafner, will perform a recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music Education.
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 ...
Jonathon-Michael Palompo, a student of Dr Maya Hoover, will perform a recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music Education.
University of Hawaii presents THE ALT The beautiful mountain Knocknarea in Ireland’s County Sligo is said to be the final resting place of the ancient Irish warriorqueen Maeve. The ‘Alt’ is a storied glen on the side of Knocknarea, and it was in the shadow of this glen in the little village of Coolaney that the three master Irish traditional ...
University of Hawaii Presents Pianist Kenny Broberg - 2017 Van Cliburn Silver Medalist A native of Minneapolis, 23-year-old pianist Kenny Broberg won the silver medal at the Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for performances that showed “an imaginative shaping of themes, revelation of inner voices, and an unfailing sense of momentum” (Texas Classical Review). His 2017–2018 debut season as ...
Qiao Jiang, a student of Dr Jonathan Korth, will perform a recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music in Performance.
Aoi Shinagawa, a student of Sabrina Saiki-Mita, will perform a recital in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Bachelor of Music Education.
