HYS Spring Concert Series 2022

Hawaii Youth Symphony presents:

Spring Concert Series 2022 Symphony Program & Class of 2022 Ceremony

Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center

April 24, 2022

Jazz Program Studio 909

April 30, 2022

Academy Program & Music in the Clubhouse

Mid-Pacific Institute Bakken Auditorium

May 7, 2022

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Acknowledgments We are grateful to our community partners, whose generous support and special talents are invaluable to Hawaii Youth Symphony.

State of Hawai’i David Ige, Governor

Program Design Mark Nakamura

Musicians Association of Hawaii

Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Jonathan Johnson, Executive Director

Public Relations Becker Communications Susan Wright Taryn Wells Chanel Carter

Le Jardin Academy Earl Kim, Principal Heather Tucker

City & County of Honolulu Rick Blangiardi, Mayor Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts Makanani Salā, Executive Director Accounting KMH LLP Evan Yamamoto Charles Gilmour Robert Loke Audio and Video Engineer Duane Padilla Hawaii Symphony Orchestra Dave Moss Merchandise Hybrid Design Hawaii ʻŌlelo Community Media Printing Edwards Enterprises Mark Ibara Justin You

Social Media Vibe Creative Marketing Erica Mau-Schank Jessica Nelson Ayari Tochika Website White Space Studios Marlon Sarmiento Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii Paddy Kauhane, Chief Executive Officer Claudia “Lala” Fernandez, Director of Operations Danielle Trinidad (Spalding) Ryan Nagano (Spalding) Kekoa Tupua (Nānākuli) Mid-Pacific Institute Lesley Kaneshiro, Chief Operating Officer Moanalua High School Robin Martin, Principal Jensen Ball Elden Seta

University of Hawai‘i Music Department Dr. Laurence Paxton, Chair William Watson, Facility Coordinator Academy Parent Volunteers Jill Kawaguchi Annie Reynolds Lisa Sommo Jazz Parent Volunteers Barney Brennan Nate Chang Doug Howe Symphony Parent Volunteers Neal Fujii Shelley Miyashiro Brooke Sakamoto Lawrence So Tee Swan Joyce Wong

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Mahalo to the music educators and private music teachers whose expertise, encouragement and support mean so much to our talented musicians. We are also grateful to the families and friends who volunteer their time and energy to strengthen our program and make it a success.

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Message from the President Dear Hawaii Youth Symphony supporters:

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am thrilled that you are finally able to join us for in-person concerts and know that you will join me in applauding and celebrating our state’s finest young musicians!

It’s no wonder that music’s ability to inspire emotions makes it mutually appreciable to all. From heart-pounding excitement to comfort and solace, music naturally is a soundtrack throughout our lives.

As you watch our Spring Concert Series, be proud—as I am—of each of these students and their determination to play and perform. At Hawaii Youth Symphony, we have a Mission: to develop each student to their fullest potential, through music. We believe that every can develop the passion, the creativity, and the determination to succeed and thrive.

Thank YOU very much for the countless ways you support these students throughout the year. We are grateful to all our parents and families, school music directors, private instructors, donors, audience members, and friends, for being partners and stakeholders in this journey, and for your commitment to HYS in support of our Vision to Make Music A Right.

Randy Wong President

2021–22 Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIRECTORS Patti Look, Chair Sharon R. Himeno, Vice Chair Erica Mau-Schank, Secretary Mary Ellen Williams, Treasurer

Directors

Alan Arizumi Lorrin Hirano, Esq. Collin Hoo Martin Hsia, Esq. Richard K. Ing, Past Chair Malcolm Lau Michael Onofrietti Aaron Salā Geoffrey S. Sewell, MD Jake Shimabukuro Jean Tsukamoto

ADMINISTRATION

Randy Wong, President Aris Doike, Director of Operations Parker Nakamura, Assistant Operations Manager Hannah Watanabe, Programs Manager Lori Yamashita, Finance Manager

FACULTY Symphony Program

Joseph Stepec, Director of Orchestral Activities; Conductor Wayne Fanning, Conductor, Elton Masaki, Conductor, Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductor Hannah Watanabe, Conductor

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Academy Program

Chad Uyehara, Director; Conductor, Intermediate String Ensemble, Concert String Orchestra & Super Strings Michael Lim, Conductor, Beginning String Ensemble & String Orchestra Ensemble Brent Ramos, Academy String Program Coordinator Jeff Hamano, Summer Strings Instructor

Music in the Clubhouse

Parker Nakamura, Music4Kids Instructor Yuseon Nam, Nānākuli Strings Instructor

HYS Jazz

Dean Taba, Director & Conductor Ryan Howe, Conductor Noel Okimoto, Conductor

Pacific Music Institute

Joseph Stepec, Artistic Director Jeremy Lawi, General Manager Ignace Jang, Solo & String Quartet Program Director Kassi Hatakenaka, Admissions Coordinator

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Symphony Program Spring Concert Sunday, April 24, 2022, 2:00 pm Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center

Youth Symphony II

Wayne Fanning, Conductor Elton Masaki, Conductor Hannah Watanabe, Conductor

Explosive

Tonci Huljic arranged by Fedor Vrtacnik

Camp Meeting

Dwight Gustafson

Danzon No. 2

Arturo Marquez

Michael Lim, piano

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Joseph Stepec, Conductor Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductor

The Planets, Op. 32 IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Symphony No. 1 in D Major IV. Finale

Gustav Holst Gustav Mahler

Senior Aloha Ceremony Michael Lim, Conductor

Aloha ‘Oe

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Queen Lili‘uokalani arranged by Michael-Thomas Foumai

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Kai Asakura Nicholas Chi Leia Choi Chani Chung Rafael Elham Ellie Fink Ymin Guo Madeline Hodge Kai Im Julie Kang Jayden Kim Meenakshi Kutty Koshiro Leonzon Brian Lim Mari Muramoto Katherine Ricks Max Shinno Sevastyan Swan* Eden Thompson Jason Yee Irene Zhong

VIOLA

Kaitlyn Dote Mikayla Hashimoto Gray Nauwelaerts Elizabeth Swan Lulu Wang

FLUTE

Chloe Aeum Dena Brennan Luna Kodama Shane Komeiji Sky Voong

OBOE

Morgan Garza Jeny Gorospe Ayaka Yoshii

CLARINET

Grace Kawaoka Euodia Lan Cori Matsumoto Haley Muramatsu Ethan Nakata Leanne So Chelsea Takushi Haylee Yokoyama

BASSOON

Spencer Lyau Kainani Nitz

HORN

McKenzee Espiritu Duke Katayama Caleb Tamargo Tyson Yoshikawa

TRUMPET

Zachary Choi Kyle Ehara Kyle Nagano

TROMBONE

Nicholas Biega Eric Ehara

EUPHONIUM Anna Huang

TUBA

Jesse Marcello Zoe Miyashiro

PERCUSSION

Macie Ho Carter Nobuhara *Concertmaster

CELLO

Ian Ahn Leo Bala Lei Yao Chang Anna Sophia Dao Danica Ibanez Ashlyn Ito Jason Vierra Ella Williams Jodie Wung

BASS

Samantha Barayuga Joshua Wung

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About Youth Symphony II

Youth Symphony II (YSII) is the second most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras. For the 2021–2022 season, YSII is composed of 71 students, grades 6–12, from 26 public, home, and independent schools across Oahu and Kauai. Sevastyan Swan, an eighth-grade home school student, is this season’s concertmaster.

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Preston Chi Ylang Guo Yxing Guo Ashley Jisue Hong Aileen Kang Cynthia Kawaiaea Erika Kwee Kayla Kwon Christine Lau Keanna Lau Clara Li Teo Lubecke Jacob Matsuda Kristyn Miyamoto Pieter Nauwelaerts Bao Nguyen Ellie Ochiai Angelina Pablo* Sakura Saito Kaitlyn Sim Belise Swartwood Gwyneth Tenn Kate Wong

OBOE

TRUMPET

CLARINET

TROMBONE

Emily Fujii Tiffany Nagano Kyle Siu Pamela Villanueva Eileen Liu Kenneth Nishikawa Aaron Omon Reese Yoshikawa

BASSOON

Dawson Chan Ethan Garland Joel Lee Austin Taniguchi Archer Aloiau Graysen Oumi David Togami Anthony Tran Luke Watanabe

Eric Kim Gabriel Paraso

EUPHONIUM

HORN

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Jacob Fetterman Kailyn Isobe Irene Kim Jennifer Moritaka Justin Park Kisa Tamai Hinano Tsuchiya Brevely-Ann Wiemer

Timothy Shimizu Dylan Serrano

PERCUSSION Zoe Chang Roice Galapon Brady Schultz Tristan Toma

*Concertmaster

VIOLA

Maggie Chen Sinjin Cho-Tupua Trevor Hyun Jonathan Kwon Taylor Ohta Keon Sagara Cassidy Sakamoto

CELLO

Andy Au Yun Hao He Cassidy Ibanez Ethan Ibanez Celina Lim Joey Maeshiro Jolien Tran Christian Yamada

FLUTE

Shane Komeiji Brooke Morita Iris Sim Noelani Velasco

Youth Symphony I (YSI) is the most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras and is one of the finest youth symphonies in the country.

In its history, YSI has performed with renowned guest artists, was a finalist in the Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, and had the special honor of performing on From The Top, a nationally-broadcast radio show.

For the 2021–2022 season, YSI is composed of 75 students, grades 9–12, from 18 public, home, and independent schools across Oahu. Angelina Pablo, a senior from Roosevelt High School, is this season’s concertmaster.

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About the Conductors Joseph Stepec

Conductor & Director of Orchestral Activities

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passionate arts educator, Mr. Joseph Stepec serves as the Music Director of the University of Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, the director of the Hawaii Youth Symphony‘s Symphony Program and as the Artistic Director of the Pacific Music Institute.

He has worked closely with countless artists and regularly clinics for ensembles in Hawai‘i and across the country and abroad in China. He has maintained a close relationship with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra and has been a frequent guest artist in their popular ‘Ohana Concert Series.

As the director of two of the top educational ensembles in the state of Hawai‘i, he has been featured on numerous broadcasts that have reached thousands.

In addition to leading orchestras, Mr. Stepec also maintains an active and varied teaching schedule.

He teaches a private conducting studio and teaches a popular violin studio class for non-music majors at the University of Hawai‘i.

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Susan Ochi-Onishi Conductor

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usan Ochi-Onishi has proudly served as a middle and high school music educator in the Hawaii State Department of Education since 1988. Prior to teaching at Kaimukī Middle School, she has held music teaching positions at Waianae Intermediate School and Moanalua High School.

Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is in her 29th year at Kaimukī Middle School where she instructs the beginning, intermediate, and advanced band students and directs the Kaimukī Middle School Symphonic Winds. During her tenure at Kaimukī, she has worked hard to nurture, build and consolidate the KMS Music Department. She provided opportunities for her colleagues to serve as KMS Department Head while she focused on leading the KMS Symphonic Winds to a higher performance level. As the first middle school band from Hawai‘i to receive an invitation, KMS Symphonic Winds have proudly represented the State of Hawai‘i by performing at the 2019 Music for All National Festival. In 2015, KMS Symphonic Winds was the first middle school band from Hawai‘i to perform at Carnegie Hall, where they received the Gold Award for their high adjudication scores. In addition to performing at the ASBDA Convention and traveling to share their music with others, many of our students continue to participate in the Hawaii Youth Symphony Programs.

Mrs. Ochi-Onishi received her Bachelor’s Degree and PDMUS in Music Education and Oboe Performance from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She received her Master’s of Music degree from Northwestern University, where she was an oboe student of Ray Still (CSO) and studied the english horn with Grover Schiltz (CSO). Her past oboe teachers include: Linda Strommen, Jeffrey Rathbun, Thomas Boyd, Margot Golding, and Roy Yanagida. She has performed with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra, Royal Hawaiian Band, Maui Symphony, Diamond Head Theater, and various music ensembles. She served as the oboe lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i and continues to serve as the oboe clinician for the Pacific Music Institute. Her professional affiliations include the Oahu Band Directors Association and the American School Band Directors Association. Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is Co-Conductor of the Hawaii Youth Symphony II and is an alumna of the Hawaii Youth Symphony Program where she served as Principal Oboe during her time as a student.

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Elton Masaki Conductor

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lton Masaki holds a Bachelor of Education Degree in Secondary Education with an emphasis in music from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a Master of Music in Education Degree from Boston University. Mr. Masaki is the current high school orchestra director at Kamehameha School Kapālama Campus and the associate conductor of Youth Symphony II. In the past, he has also taught orchestra at Mid-Pacific Institute, Kamehameha Middle School, and with the Hawaii Youth Symphony Academy String Program. In addition to this, Mr. Masaki also serves as an orchestra clinician for a number of different camps and workshops both on and off island and manages the A Major Quartet. When he isn’t teaching, he is active as a community violin/viola player with performances in numerous musical theater productions as well as with other community orchestras such as the Oahu Civic Orchestra, UH Symphony, Oahu Chamber Orchestra, Allegro Chamber Orchestra, Hawaii Chamber Orchestra and has also subbed as a violinist with the Hawaii Pops, Maui Symphony, and Kona Symphony.

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Hannah Watanabe

Conductor & Programs Manager

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annah Watanabe works for the Hawaii Youth Symphony as Programs Manager and conductor for the Symphony Program’s Concert Orchestra.

She is a graduate of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where she earned a Bachelor of Education degree in K–12 Music Education with an emphasis in Secondary Instrument Music. Ms. Watanabe is an alumnus of the Hawaii Youth Symphony where she performed under the direction of Mr. Michael Nakasone and Mr. Henry Miyamura. Prior to working at HYS, she taught orchestra for 16 years as an educator at Moanalua Middle School. While at Moanalua Middle School, she took the orchestra on several trips including Boston to work with musicians from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Disneyworld where the orchestra won Best in Class, the Gold Award, and received a superior rating twice at Festival Disney, Disneyland to perform and participate in the Disney Workshop, and to the neighbor islands where her students performed and taught elementary school students about music and the orchestra. Prior to teaching at Moanalua Middle School, Ms. Watanabe also taught K–6 general music and choir at Hawaii Baptist Academy, orchestra, piano, and music theory at Moanalua High School, and while still in college, she taught orchestra at Kalani High School part time. Ms. Watanabe is a member of the National Association for Music Education, Hawaii Music Educators Association, American String Teachers Association, and the Hawaii Chapter of the American String Teachers Association.

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Wayne Fanning Conductor

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ayne Fanning is a graduate of Hilo High School and participated in HYS Concert Orchestra and the Pacific Music Institute as a student. He received his Bachelor of Education and Master of Arts from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Fanning has performed with numerous professional and community ensembles throughout Hawai‘i. Prior to his current position at HYS, he served as director of the Music in the Clubhouse Band and a clinician for various HYS Orchestras. He has served as guest conductor for the Maui District High School Massed Band and the Central District Beginning Honor Orchestra, as well as several school bands and orchestras. He has been teaching band and orchestra at Niu Valley Middle School since 1998, where his musical ensembles have performed for music conferences in Honolulu, Denver, and Iowa. Most recently, they performed at Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House.

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HYS Jazz Spring Concert Program Sunday, April 30, 2022, 2:00 pm Studio 909 Dean Taba, Director Ryan Howe, Conductor Noel Okimoto, Conductor

Beginning Improvisation Group (BIG) Blue Seven

Sonny Rolins

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy

Joe Zawinul

Work Song

Nat Adderly

Tenor Madness

Sonny Rollins

Intermediate Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) Sister Sadie Road Song Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans) Blues in the Closet

Horace Silver Wes Montgomery Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter Oscar Pettiford

Advanced Contemporary Ensemble (ACE) Sea Journey

Chick Corea

Killer Joe

Benny Golson

Wayne’s Thang

Kenny Garrett

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HYS Jazz Beginning Improvisation Group (BIG)

Advanced Contemporary Ensemble (ACE)

Intermediate Contemporary Ensemble (ICE)

FLUTE

ALTO SAXOPHONE

ELECTRIC GUITAR

FLUTE, CLARINET & ALTO SAXOPHONE

KEYBOARD

BASS GUITAR

TENOR SAXOPHONE

David Cassens

Dena Brennan

Desmond Maurer Max Chin

ELECTRIC GUITAR Eli Wolfe

Spencer Howe

Elvis Imamura

Brix Kozuki

Austin Jim Jett Takazawa

BASS GUITAR

DRUM SET

Noah Chang

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Henry Powell

About the Jazz Program

A relatively new HYS program, HYS Jazz celebrates its third anniversary this year! HYS Jazz offers Intermediate Contemporary Ensemble and Advanced Contemporary Ensemble for students 14–18.

Advancing Hawaii Youth Symphony’s ongoing commitment to making music education accessible to all students, HYS Jazz also recently launched its Beginning Improvisation Group for ages 12 and up. HYS Jazz students are taught the skills necessary to play as a rhythm section, accompany others, and improvise.

This season’s HYS Jazz students represent 10 public and independent schools. Though the focus of HYS Jazz is music performance, many entrepreneurial facets of being a professional musician or working in the music industry are addressed throughout the year. Students have direct access to top audio engineers, influential musicians, and music business gurus.

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About the Conductors Dean Taba

Conductor & HYS Jazz Director

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highly regarded studio and freelance musician, Dean Taba began his musical studies on the piano at the age of 6 and played french horn in the Hawaii Youth Symphony. It was a desire to play in the high school jazz band that introduced him to the bass and improvised music. After extensive studies at the Berklee College of Music in Boston and a refinement of his skills on both the acoustic and electric bass, Dean relocated in 1984 to Los Angeles to become one of its most in demand musicians.

Also a respected clinician and educator (Los Angeles Music Academy, Musician’s Institute, Cal-Poly Pomona, Grove School of Music) Dean has recently performed/recorded with Jeff Lorber, David Benoit, Mark Murphy, Jake Shimabukuro, Andy Summers, Sadao Watanabe, The San Francisco Symphony, Hiroshima, Rick Braun, The American Jazz Institute Orchestra, Dave Koz, Jeff Richman, Pauline Wilson, The Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Ho, Bill Watrous, and many others as well as playing on countless CDs, TV shows, and movie soundtracks.

Dean returned to live in Hawai‘i in 2005 and in addition to his freelance work as a bassist, musical director, and record producer, he also directs the UH-Mānoa Jazz Ensemble and the Pacific Music Institute Jazz Intensive.

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Noel Okimoto Conductor

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orn and raised in Honolulu, Noel Okimoto has been playing professionally since the age of ten. Noel’s primary instrument is the drum set, but is also an accomplished orchestral percussionist, vibraphonist, composer and clinician.

He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Percussion from the University of Hawaii.

Noel has played in Hawaii, the mainland USA, and internationally with Freddie Hubbard, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Stan Getz, Bobby Hutcherson, Richie Cole, Bill Watrous, Ernie Watts, Bud Shank, Barney Kessel, Lew Tabackin, Sadao Watanabe, Wynton Marsalis, Ronnie Cuber, Makoto Ozone, Jeff Richman, Larry Coryell, Nestor Torres, Gene Harris, Take 6, David Benoit, Henry Mancini, Nelson Riddle, Steve Allen, Natalie Cole, Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald, Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Dionne Warwick, and Jake Shimabukuro, among others.

He was also a member of the Gabe Baltazar Group for five years. He is also the percussion section leader of the historic Royal Hawaiian Band.

Okimoto recorded an award-winning jazz CD in 2004, entitled ‘Ohana, that received a 4-Star review in Downbeat magazine and positive reviews in other national and international publications.

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Ryan Howe Conductor

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yan Howe graduated from Maui High School and completed both his Bachelor’s in Music Education and Master’s in Bassoon Performance at the University of Hawai‘i. He currently teaches middle school band at Moanalua Middle School.

Mr. Howe says: “I have two things that I love to do in life, teach music and cooking. Both are great ways to express one’s self and a great medium to change people’s perspectives in life and to teach humanity and good fellowship.

Other than music, I like to play sports such as tennis, basketball, and golf. I believe that in order to be healthy and effective teacher, you must have a balanced life. Mind, Body and Soul. I look forward to working with all students and parents. Please feel free to ask questions, because I believe that everyone is important and they deserve to be heard.”

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Academy and Music in the Clubhouse Spring Concert Program Sunday, May 7, 2022, 4:00 pm Mid-Pacific Institute Bakken Auditorium

Nānākuli Strings

Yuseon Nam, Conductor

From Violin Star 1 Trolls, Orcs and Goblins Strictly Tango William Tell

Edward Huws Jones Gioachino Rossini arranged by Edwards Huws Jones

Super Strings

Chad Uyehara, Conductor Joanne Watanabe, Piano

From Essential Elements for Strings Song for Christine Lightly Row Frère Jacques Mary and Her Lamb’s Adventures From Blue Book of Violin Tunes The Clown

German Folk Song French Folk Song arranged by Chad Uyehara French Folk Song arranged by Bonnie Greene

From Essential Elements for Strings Bile ‘Em Cabbage Down Ode to Joy

American Fiddle Tune Ludwig van Beethoven

Beginning String Ensemble (BSE) Michael Lim, Conductor

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Combined Ensemble Nānākuli Strings, Super Strings & BSE Twinkle Variations

Michael Lim, Conductor Yuseon Nam, Conductor Chad Uyehara, Conductor

arranged by Michael Lim

Intermediate String Ensemble (ISE) Postcards from Russia

Chad Uyehara, Conductor

Russian Folk Tunes arranged by Carrie Lane Gruselle

St. Anthony’s Chorale and Variation

arranged by Deborah Baker Monday

Wipe Out

words & music by The Surfaris arranged by Sandra Dackow

String Orchestra Ensemble (SOE) Michael Lim, Conductor

Blue Fire Fiddler

Soon Hee Newbold

Mantras

Richard Meyer

O Magnum Mysterium

Morten Lauridsen arranged by Sandra Dackow

Keystone

Alan Lee Silva

Jinghuan Dong, Eileen Zhang Kangmin Cho, Violin Soloists

Concert String Orchestra (CSO) Chad Uyehara, Conductor

Presto in D Major from Symphony No. 4

Paniolo Credo American Princess Lion City 16

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Franz Joseph Haydn, arranged by Robert D. McCashin

WORLD PREMIERE

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Paniolo Credo The creation of Paniolo Credo was commissioned by The National Orchestral Institute + Festival’s K12 New Music Project at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD, in partnership with the American Composers Alliance.

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r. Michael-Thomas Foumai (b. 1987, 2021 Sheraton Starlight Series at the Honolulu, Hawai‘i) is a composer of Waikīkī Shell. contemporary concert music and Performance highlights include educator. His music has been described Concerto Grosso with Yannick Nézetas “vibrant and cinematic” (New York Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Times) and “full of color, drama, and The Spider Thread with George Manahan emotion” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). and the American Composers Orchestra A prolific composer at Carnegie Hall, Music of symphonic music, from the Castle of Heaven his work focuses on with Osmo Vänskä and storytelling and the the Minnesota Orchestra history, people and at Orchestra Hall, Lady culture of his Hawaiʻi Dark (Orig: Three home.

Scenes from the Hell Recent projects have Screen) with Francesco focused on issues and Lecce Chong and the stories facing the people Milwaukee Symphony, of Hawaiʻi and climate The Light-Bringer with change. Raise Hawaiki, Matthew Kraemer and a large scale choralthe Buffalo Philharmonic symphony based on the Orchestra and with James Polynesian voyaging Feddeck and the Aspen Dr. Michael-Thomas Foumai canoe Hōkūleʻa was Philharmonic Orchestra, commissioned by the Wallace, Elizabeth and Nataraja with David Alan Miller and and Isabella Wong Family Foundation to the Albany Symphony. celebrate the return of Hōkūleʻa from her Hawaii Youth Symphony is honored three-year world-wide voyage Mālama to have a deep, long-standing relationship Honua. with Dr. Foumai. In addition to Paniolo Dr. Foumai arranged a number Credo, Dr. Foumai’s works have been of works for string orchestra for the featured in many of our concerts, including Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestraʻs Sounds of our recent Nā Mele televison specials! His Resilience concert series, live streamed first composition for HYS was premiered from the historic Hawaiʻi Theatre. when he was Associate Concertmaster From May to August 2021, the Hawaiʻi of Youth Symphony I, under the direction Symphony Orchestra performed seven of Maestro Henry Miyamura. Mahalo, works and new arrangements of Hawaiian Michael-Thomas, for all that you do to songs as part of the inaugural inspire and support HYS!

Learn more about Dr. Foumai, Paniolo Credo, and the Hawaii Youth Symphony’s involvement in the K12 New Music Project by scanning the QR code.

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Academy Strings Beginning String Ensemble (BSE) VIOLIN

Anna Kang Eileen Kim Taylor Nakamoto Keana Pegg Jeff Pitathawatchai Joseph Sanfilippo Mia Sanfilippo Olivia Schank Kimmie Sommo Azarellah Spencer

Intermediate String Ensemble (ISE)

CELLO

VIOLIN

Elora Asano Isaiah Asano Gabriel Lopez Albert Wang

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Evelyn Cody Kaylee Liang Sumireko McKean Louis Taguchi Griffin Tano Isaiah Wane Aya Wismeth Abigail Wood Jeannie Wu Timothy Yeh

String Orchestra Ensemble (SOE) VIOLIN

Dominic Chi Kangmin Cho Jinghuan Dong Clara Elham Minh Chau Nguyen Zuri Phung Sarah Roh Fara Ross Tenley Tanigawa Suriel Wane Lantana Widana Eileen Zhang

VIOLA

Hyunwoo Chang

CELLO

Audrey Branner Rex Lin

VIOLA

Jacquelyn Branner Leala Florendo

CELLO

Kaito Degnan Joseph Perez Alexia Sakaida

BASS

Ashley Kim, student guest

Concert String Orchestra (CSO) VIOLIN

Yunju Cho Ethan Chow Yanling Guo Brenna Lewis Victoria Lu Christopher Oyama Sage Shiroma Naomi Thompson Max Villanueva Katherine Wu

VIOLA

Sean Lee Zoe Sagadraca

CELLO

Paisley Sagadraca Kiron Toma

BASS

Micah Branner

About the Academy Program

The HYS Academy is composed of four string ensembles with entry points for students of beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. In proud partnership with Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, the Academy offers children ages 8 and older the opportunity to play violin, viola, cello, or string bass in group settings that emphasize the fundamental skills necessary for musical success. This season’s Academy students represent 40 public, home and independent schools.

During the summer, the Academy offers Summer Strings, daily instruction over a five-week session for beginning and intermediate players. All Academy classes are held at the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii’s Spalding Clubhouse.

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Super Strings Beginning Violin Apollo Carreira Bayla Casey Greer Gibson

Milla Poliahu Sarabeth Maldonado

Intermediate Violin Quetzally AndersonMartinez Kiane Durand QuirogaVerhaaf

Channing Henghold Kade Jaffe Emma Lukuy Li Olivia Lukuy Li Maya Wright

About Super Strings

Started in the summer of 2021, Super Strings at Le Jardin Academy is for Windward O‘ahu students who are interested in learning to play the violin and experiencing the joy of music through the violin. Students learn instrumental technique, rhythmic patterns, note reading skills, listening skills, concepts of musicality, basics of group playing, improvisation, and a variety of musical styles. In Super Strings’ inaugural year, students from eight different public and private schools participated in these classes and started their musical journeys!

About the Academy Team Chad Uyehara

Director, Academy String Program

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n alumnus of HYS, Chad Uyehara conducts the Intermediate String Ensemble and Concert String Orchestra, and has recently been appointed Academy String Program Director. He received his Master’s of Music in Music Education and Viola Performance from Northwestern University where he studied viola with Roland Vamos. He earned his Bachelor’s of Music in Violin Performance, studying with LaVar Krantz, Bachelor’s of Arts in French, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Additional studies include

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the Brevard Music Center Summer Institute and Festival, the Conductor’s Workshop of America, Mimi Zweig’s Retreat for Violin and Viola Teachers, Suzuki Association of the Americas teacher training, and Paul Rolland String Pedagogy certification.

Mr. Uyehara has performed on violin and viola with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Desert Springs Chamber Orchestra, and the Honolulu Symphony. He currently performs with the Maui Pops Orchestra, with local music theater companies, and as part of a violin-piano duo. He has taught orchestra for the Clark County School District in Nevada, the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic, the Hawai‘i Department of Education at Kalani High School, KaimukĪ Middle School, and Moanalua Elementary, Hanahau‘oli School, and St. Andrew’s Schools.

Mr. Uyehara also served as interim conductor for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Symphony Orchestra during the 2014–2015 school year. Currently, he directs orchestras for the Hawaii Youth Symphony, the Pacific Music Institute, and Moanalua Middle School. He also maintains a private violin and viola studio.

Mr. Uyehara serves as president of the Hawai‘i chapter of the American String Teachers Association (HASTA), and organizes the HASTA Junior Festival Orchestra. Other professional affiliations include the Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Society, Suzuki Association of the Americas, Music Teachers National Association, National Association for Music Education, and the American Viola Society. He has been honored with the 2018 Teacher of the Year award from the Hawaii Music Teachers Association.

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Michael Lim

Conductor, Beginning String Ensemble & String Orchestra Ensemble

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ichael Lim is a dedicated music teacher and professional violinist. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, he began his musical career at the age of four with the piano, and started his violin studies at the age of seven.

A graduate of Punahou School, Michael was involved in Punahou’s orchestra and string quartet program, and was a member of Hawai’i Youth Symphony’s YSII and YSI orchestras during his middle school and high school years. He is a graduate of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he received his Bachelors and Masters of Music in violin performance. After returning to Hawai‘i, he completed his Post-Baccalaureate Certificate of Music Education at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa, and currently teaches orchestra and choir in grades 6-12 at Mid Pacific. In addition to his music teaching career, Michael is also a full-time member of the Hawai’i Symphony Orchestra violin section, teaches private violin and viola lessons, and has served on the board of the Hawai’i Music Educators Association. He is a passionate educator and performer, and hopes to share his love of music with his students and inspire a new generation of musicians to cherish and preserve the art of music.

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Brent Ramos

Coordinator, Academy String Program

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rent Ramos is a graduate from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Violin Performance. He is an HYS alumni who started in the Academy Program, and in his senior year of high school was concertmaster of Youth Symphony I. After graduating from high school and while in college, Mr. Ramos was a Teacher’s Assistant for the Moanalua Middle School Summer Orchestra Program for many years. He currently teaches private lessons at the Masaki School of Music, and volunteers his time to help out as a violin coach at several local schools.

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Music in the Clubhouse (MITCH) Nānākuli Strings Kaimani Agustin Terrance Joseph Beckett Mirakle Brown Patrick Fountain Liana Kekawa Tupaianaha Keohuhu

Shylee Lopes Analen-Peythynn MahoeBustamante Kekawa Isabella Shrode Dayton Wright

Music4Kids Hi‘ilei Arakaki Daniel Arakaki Jr. Aidan Basconcillo Robert Caldwell Ariana Ching Courtney Higa

Katelyn Higa Haneul Jung Stephanie Liu Atheia Romero Joshua White Indigo Zucker

About Music in the Clubhouse

For over a decade, HYS has partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Hawai‘i to provide low-cost, entry-level classes to Clubhouse youth. Made possible through the generosity of private foundations, public support, and contributions to HYS, the classes provide free instrument loans, sheet music, and instruction on a weekly basis throughout the school year. More than 5,000 Honolulu-region youth (largely from Mō‘ili‘ili, McCully, Ala Wai, Pauoa, and Nu‘uanu) have had a chance to play music, thanks to our classes at the Spalding Clubhouse.

In 2019, HYS launched its Music in the Clubhouse initiative at the Nānākuli Clubhouse along the Wai‘anae coast. Carnegie Hall recognized HYS as Hawaii’s first recipient of a PlayUSA grant, a program that supports a wide range of instrumental music education projects across the nation, all with a specific interest in reaching low-income and underserved students on a local level. HYS also works with string students at Kaunakakai Elementary on Moloka‘i, and provides travel reimbursements and scholarships to Symphony Program and PMI students from Kaua‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i counties.

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About the Instructors Yuseon Nam

Instructor, Nānākuli Strings

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r. Yuseon Nam has quickly made a positive impact on the musical community of Hawaii since her arrival in the fall of 2017. She is a full-time member of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, and also maintains a large private studio. She teaches violin lessons at `Iolani School and is the current Vice President of the Hawaii Music Teachers Association.

Dr. Nam did her undergraduate studies at Seoul National University and the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where she received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, summa cum laude, studying with Ik-Hwan Bae. Dr. Nam completed her doctoral degree in violin performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying with Federico Agostini. She was Professor Agostini’s teaching assistant, and also taught violin courses at the University of Rochester. Dr. Nam also studied with Mimi Zweig at Indiana University to complete her master’s degree in violin/viola pedagogy.

While at Indiana, she taught students in the Indiana University String Academy.

Dr. Nam is an active soloist and chamber musician. She has performed throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Nam was the founder of the Felix Trio, and they were featured at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., Yujung Arts Center in Seoul, and invited as a resident trio at the Banff Centre Chamber Music Residency. Dr. Nam has been a prizewinner in numerous competitions and has performed as a soloist with orchestras across the world including Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, Korean-American Youth Orchestra, and Romanian State Orchestra. Also an accomplished viola player, Dr. Nam was invited as a viola guest artist to the International Chamber Music Festival of Puerto Rico.

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Instructor, Music4Kids & Assistant Operations Manager

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arker Nakamura is a 2017 graduate of Arizona State University and majored in trumpet performance with a concentration in orchestral studies under Regents’ Professor David Hickman. Parker currently attends the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, where he is pursuing a post-baccalaureate certificate in music education. He is a part-time member of the Royal Hawaiian Band and has performed with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Aside from being an active freelance musician, he also maintains a private lessons studio. In addition, Parker is an alumnus of the Hawaii Youth Symphony, participated in the Pacific Music Institute and the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Institute, and studied with Kenneth Hafner, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra.

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HYS Administration and Staff Randy Wong President

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awai‘i-born and raised, Randy Wong is a distinctive voice within the arts administration and musical communities, and one of few Asian American executive directors out of hundreds of orchestras nationwide. Randy was appointed by the Hawaii Youth Symphony’s board as the organization’s Executive Director in 2012 and promoted to President in 2018. He previously held management positions in the Music-in-Education National Consortium and has built his career around the development of music programs for youth from all backgrounds. As President of HYS, Mr. Wong oversees all aspects of the organization. He is the first alumnus, professional musician, and educator to lead HYS. Mr. Wong holds degrees from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and New England Conservatory. He has published research on music’s essential roles in communities and education and served on the New England Conservatory faculty from 2009–2018. He is also an alumnus of the Emerging Leaders Program (League of American Orchestras), the Executive Program for Nonprofit Leaders (Stanford Graduate School of Business), and the AmEx Leadership Academy (Center for Creative Leadership). In 2018, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation presented him with a Ho‘okele Award for excellence in nonprofit leadership. In 2021, Pacific Busines News recognized him in its Business Leadership Hawai‘i awards.

A professional musician, Mr. Wong is a bassist in the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra. He has notably performed with the Orquesta Nacional de Jazz de Mexico (ONJMX), George Clinton, Kenny Loggins, and others.

Mr. Wong leads The Waitiki 7, an ensemble inspired by midcentury exotica music. His music has been licensed for TV, film, performed by symphony orchestras, acclaimed by national press including Mother Jones, Giant Robot, JazzTimes, and NPR, and has topped college, world, and jazz radio charts.

Beyond HYS, Mr. Wong volunteers on the board of the League of American Orchestras’ Youth Orchestra Division, the Leadership Team of Hawai‘i Public Radio’s Generation Listen, as a Music Panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, and as a mentor for service-leadership projects by Hawai‘i high school students from the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders.

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Aris Doike

Director of Operations

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orn and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Aris Doike is an active performer, educator and arts administrator. Aris graduated with degrees in cello performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder and Southern Methodist University where he had the privilege to study with renowned cellists Andres Diaz, Christopher Adkins, and Judith Glyde. Aris has performed recitals internationally, and has appeared as soloist with the Honolulu Symphony, Boulder Philharmonic, Hawai‘i Performing Arts Festival Orchestra, and Oahu Civic Orchestra. Aris also has served as a clinician for schools across O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Chamber Music Festival’s Young Artist Program and has a private cello studio.

At HYS, Aris was promoted to Director of Operations, from Operations Manager, in September 2019. As Director of Operations, Aris ensures that rehearsals, concerts, and special events are produced in a safe, secure, and efficient manner; leads and manages volunteers; and works with the senior leadership team to develop and implement best practices.

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Lori Yamashita Finance Manager

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orn and raised on O‘ahu, Lori Yamashita attended ‘Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. She earned her B.S. in Decision Science and Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University and her MBA from the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She has held numerous roles in corporate finance and specializes in budgeting and financial planning & analysis. Lori has a great appreciation for music and the arts and is honored to be part of the HYS team.

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Mahalo to Our Schools HYS is grateful to the many public, private, and home schools that play their part helping advance music’s role in their communities. The following schools are represented in our various HYS programs this year. We are deeply grateful to all the music educators and private music teachers whose expertise, encouragement, and support mean so much to our students. Every attempt has been made to publish a complete listing of schools for the 2021–2022 season, and we regret if any errors or omissions have been made.

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ‘Aiea Intermediate School Aikahi Elementary School Aliamanu Middle School Alvah Scott Elementary School Castle High School Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Colburn Music Academy Farrington High School Haha‘ione Elementary School Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaii Technology Academy Hōkūlani Elementary School Home Schools (multiple) Hongwanji Mission School Huakailani Elementary School ‘Iolani School Island Pacific Academy Jefferson Elementary School Jarett Middle School Ka Waihona o Ka Na‘auao Public Charter School Kahala Elementary School Ka‘elepulu Elementary School Kailua Elementary School Kailua Intermediate School Kailua High School Kaimuki Christian Kaimukī Middle School Kaiser High School Kalani High School Kamehameha Schools Kāne‘ohe Elementary School Kapolei Charter School Kapolei High School

Kaua‘i High School Kaunakakai Elementary School Kawānanakoa Middle School Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘O Ānuenue Kea‘au Elementary School King Kekaulike High School Koko Head Elementary School La Pietra Le Jardin Academy Liholiho Elementary School Lincoln Elementary School Ma‘ema‘e Elementary School Mānoa Elementary School Maryknoll School McKinley High School Mid-Pacific Institute Mililani High School Mililani Middle School Moanalua Elementary School Moanalua High School Moanalua Middle School Moloka‘i Middle School Momilani Elementary School Myron B. Thompson Nānāikapono Elementary School Niu Valley Middle School Nu‘uanu Elementary School Pacific Gateway Center Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City High School Punahou School Pū‘ōhala Elementary School Pu‘u Kukui Elementary School Queen Ka‘ahumanu Elementary School Roosevelt High School Sacred Hearts Academy

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San Domenico School San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Saint Louis School Salt Lake Elementary School SEEQS Public Charter School St. Andrew‘s Schools St. Anthony School St. Mark Lutheran School Star of the Sea School Stevenson Middle School University Lab School Public Charter School Utah Online School Variety School of Hawai‘i Voyager Public Charter School Waiākea High School Waiākea Intermediate School Waiākea Waena Elementary School Wai‘kele Elementary School Waikīkī Elementary School Waipahu High School Wilson Elementary School Windward Nazarene Academy

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Congratulations, Class of 2022!

Andy Au David Cassens Noah Chang Zoe Chang Kaitlyn Dote Rafael Elham Jacob Fetterman Emily Fujii Roice Galapon Ethan Garland Morgan Garza Spencer Howe Ethan Ibanez Elvis Imamura Kailyn Isobe Austin Jim Eric Kim

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Meenakshi Kutty Christine Lau Eileen Liu Joey Maeshiro Kristyn Miyamoto Pieter Nauwelaerts Bao Nguyen Kenneth Nishikawa Ellie Ochiai Aaron Omon Angelina Pablo Gabriel Paraso Justin Park Katherine Ricks Dylan Serrano Kisa Tamai Austin Taniguchi

David Togami Anthony Tran Jolien Tran Hinano Tsuchiya Pamela Villanueva Brevely-Ann Wiemer Christian Yamada Jason Yee Alexander Yip Reese Yoshikawa

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Message from Maestro Stepec Dear Class of 2022,

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hearty congratulations to all of you on this special occasion!

You made it! This chapter of your lives is now complete— the rest of your story now continues, and the pen is in your hands.

I hope that you look upon your high school years with great happiness and I hope that your memories are filled with the music that you made each week with your friends and musical family at the Hawaii Youth Symphony. After countless hours of rehearsal, you must now know the special power that music has to bring people together, to forge new and strengthen old friendships and to bring peace and contemplation to your audience, to our world.

I hope that the lessons you have learned in music will inspire every facet of your lives as you go out and begin finding your own place within our busy world.

Even though many of you may not continue into music professionally, I hope you continue to support the arts and keep up your “chops”: even in a new environment, your music playing, for example, can help introduce you to new friends and to new places.

I look forward to hearing from you. Please stop by when you are home for the holidays. We'd love to hear from you!

Congratulations on this achievement, Class of 2022!

Joseph Stepec Director of Orchestral Activities & Conductor, Youth Symphony I

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Message from Mr. Masaki Aloha HYS Seniors,

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hank you so much for your musical contributions to the Hawaii Youth Symphony (HYS) program. During a time when nothing was really certain about anything, you all persevered and did the best you could. I hope someday you will be watching YouTube videos and see the recordings you produced during this time of your life and remember that while things were a little crazy, you still had fun and made lasting memories.

For all of you that I have been able to work with at HYS, it was a privilege to share the stage with you and be your conductor. These weren’t easy times for any of us but all of you inspired me to keep working since I knew you were depending on me to lead you through the music and perform to the best of our abilities. I have fond memories of getting to know all of you and I am so proud of what you have accomplished, not just in HYS but in everything you do. Regardless of if I had the opportunity to be your conductor or not, I hope our paths cross sometime in the future because we will be forever linked through our time spent in HYS. Seniors, you were exceptional role models this year and I hope the underclass students have learned from your leadership. Music does a good job of teaching students to work through adversity and the skills you have learned during this pandemic will serve you well in your lives. I wish you all the best and I am truly excited for your futures. Good luck!!

Yours Truly, Elton Masaki HYS Symphony Program Conductor

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Message from Mrs. Ochi-Onishi Aloha Class of 2022 Seniors:

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ongratulations to all our Hawaii Youth Symphony Seniors!

You deserve many accolades and a roaring standing ovation for all your accomplishments. A special shout-out and sincere mahalo goes to each of you for your patience, hard work, positive attitude, and dedication to music! Your efforts to lead and nurture your peers as positive role models in the HYS Ohana have helped us to overcome transitioning from online rehearsals to in-person rehearsals, flexible instrumentation to combined ensemble groups, rehearsing at the Honolulu Hale to practicing together at the University of Hawaii, and finally, having recording sessions to live in-person performances. Your perseverance, resilience, and practice have come to fruition. After two years of adapting to keep our music and ensembles thriving, our vision of finally playing together in a live performance and in the presence of an audience has become a reality!

Thank you very much, HYS Seniors, for being such an inspiration to us! It has been an honor to work with you as one of your conductors. I greatly enjoyed getting to know you and being involved in your musical growth. I will cherish all the memories and the uplifting and expressive sounds of your music! As you graduate and move on to your new journey, please continue to keep music in your lives and make a positive impact in our community. I look forward to your visits and hearing about your wonderful experiences! Best wishes and congratulations!

Musically Yours, Susan Ochi-Onishi HYS Symphony Program Conductor

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Message from Mr. Fanning Dear Class of 2022,

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ongratulations! You finished high school during what was and is undoubtedly one of the most challenging times in our recent history. I hope that you will take a moment to reflect on your accomplishments, and to thank those who played a role in helping you to succeed. I am grateful that I got to work with many of you in some capacity, and I wish you nothing but success and happiness in your future. Now more than ever, it is important for you to be ambassadors of music in our world. You are a very talented and motivated senior class, and you were fortunate to experience "normal band and orchestra" in your early high school years. Others younger than you were not so fortunate, so they do not fully realize what music has to offer. It is my hope that you will pass on your love of music to others in your life, so that music remains a strong force in our lives forever. Best wishes to all of you! We are all very proud of you!

Aloha, Wayne Fanning HYS Symphony Program Conductor

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Message from Ms. Watanabe Dear Class of 2022,

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am so VERY PROUD of all of you! You’ve come such a long way and had to persevere through some very tough times. This pandemic taught you a lot of things. You have all had to learn how to deal with constant change, taught you patience as we all had to work together to keep each other safe, and showed you how important it is to not take things for granted. You have helped to keep music alive in our state by not giving up and continuing to find ways to make music through your school programs, HYS, private lessons, and on your own. My hope is that music has made a difference in your life, and that you have learned much from being a musician and part of an ensemble. I hope that you will continue to make music in whatever capacity you choose to and be a life-long supporter of the arts. I feel extremely blessed to have worked with many of you, and I wish you all the best in the future!

Aloha, Hannah Watanabe HYS Symphony Program Conductor

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Message from Mr. Taba Dear HYS JAZZ Seniors,

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am a firm believer that “you play who you are” and you have all shown us that you are remarkable people and musicians. What a joy it has been to see your dedication and hard work applied to the opportunities and challenges that have presented themselves this past season. And for some of you, since the inception of this HYS JAZZ program.

Your good work and support of each other in rehearsals, Zoom classes and performances has been an inspiration to myself, Mr. Howe and Mr. Okimoto. Thank you for that. Nothing makes us happier than seeing you turn around to listen to each other improvising or supporting the soloist to create something that is “greater than the sum of its parts.”

As you move on to your next chapter, we hope that you keep in touch and let us know about all your endeavors, musical and otherwise. And remember to apply to life what you did in these improvising ensembles

Dean Taba HYS Jazz Director

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Class of 2022 Andy Au

Youth Symphony I / Cello / Kalani High School

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i, my name is Andy Au. I am a student at Kalani High School and current member of Youth Symphony I. I have been playing the cello for six years under the tutelage of Pauline Bai and joined the Hawaii Youth Symphony five years ago. Starting in Concert Orchestra, I’ve had the opportunity to play in all three HYS ensembles (CO, YSII, and YSI). Because of HYS, I’ve been able to work with and play alongside many talented and hardworking musicians. Through playing in an ensemble, HYS has taught me the value of cooperation and doing your part to make music come together. Even during the pandemic, I was able to make many great friends through HYS’s Chamber Orchestra A. I hope to take these lessons along with my appreciation for music into the next stage of my life. Alongside playing in the Hawaii Youth Symphony, I enjoy playing other instruments such as the bass and guitar, as well as playing sports such as soccer or volleyball. After graduating high school, I plan to attend university and study neuroscience & behavior, later attending medical school.

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David Cassens

Intermediate Contemporary Ensemble / Bass Guitar / Roosevelt High School

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hroughout the trials and tribulations of my last four years of high school, I always felt a sense of isolation. This was compounded by the onset of the pandemic. Along with balancing schoolwork and the stress of remote learning, I also had to contend with the social isolation from my peers. The Combo was the one place where I was able to feel a sense of belonging, especially during the pandemic. It was where I could learn and connect with my friends through the world of jazz. Through the mentorship of our leaders, Mr. Taba, Mr. Howe, and Mr. Okimoto, we were given a unique opportunity and insight in the world of jazz. This allowed me to hear and be heard through my music. I am grateful for the knowledge that I’ve gained as a student of the HYS Jazz Combo; something that will forever be with me as I continue further on my musical journey.

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Noah Chang

Advanced Contemporary Ensemble / Drum Set / Maryknoll School

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oah has played the drum set in the Hawaii Youth Symphony’s top jazz combo since the program was created. Simply put, he would describe performing improvisational music as “epic.” Noah would like students to know that, above all, it is their willingness to put themselves out there that will guide them to new heights. Aside from the Hawaii Youth Symphony, he is also the Senior Class President of his school and a member of the Coalition for a TobaccoFree Hawaii Youth Council’s leadership team. Also, he owns a YouTube channel called Atticus Drums where he covers his favorite songs. Noah plans to major in computer science in college, but he hopes to continue uploading videos to this channel on the side.

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Zoe Chang

Youth Symphony I / Percussion / Sacred Hearts Academy

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ince I was around three years old, I have been taking classes in piano. When I entered seventh grade, I started band by playing percussion! I am grateful to Mr. Keith Higaki, my piano teacher, Anne Craig Lum, and my friends and family for supporting me in my journey throughout performing music. Without their encouragement, I would not have had the confidence to believe in myself and audition for HYS this year.

Despite being a Senior at Sacred Hearts Academy, this was my first year performing with HYS, moreover participating with YSI. Through HYS, I have grown both as a person and as a player; HYS has put so much responsibility and trust in me, and I am glad that I could take that back to Sacred Hearts Academy.

At the Academy, I am in my fifth year performing with the band and am the percussion section leader. If I am not in the band room practicing or talking with my friends, I am most likely running around campus or at track and field practice (I run the sprints and relays.) I hope to attend college on the mainland, where I will study business (accounting, marketing, and business management), legal studies, sports, and minor in Chinese. I hope to continue performing percussion in college, and I am excited to see what the world has in store for me!

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Kaitlyn Dote

Youth Symphony II / Viola / Mid-Pacific Institute

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hough Kaitlyn only joined the Hawaii Youth Symphony this year, she is extremely appreciative of how many people she has met. She is forever grateful for the introduction to playing in a symphony setting in addition to being around like-minded people who also enjoy creating beautiful music.

Kaitlyn has been playing the viola since elementary school but only decided to take music seriously after Pacific Music Institute in the summer of 2021. While PMI that year wasn’t “normal,” she still enjoyed playing chamber music so much that she decided to participate in two quartets this past year. She currently attends Mid-Pacific Institute where she participates in their International Baccalaureate Diploma program and in her school’s orchestra. While taking on an academic challenge and pursuing music, she still takes time to enjoy her hobbies which include photography, cooking and baking, watching Netflix (after finishing her homework, of course), and going out with friends. Kaitlyn will be attending a college on the mainland and pursuing a bachelor's degree in music. She will then proceed to get a graduate degree and perhaps a music education degree so she can have the same valuable impact on future music students that her teachers had on her.

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Rafael Elham

Youth Symphony II / Violin / McKinley High School

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welve years ago, I started on a path that would change my life forever.

That path was learning to play the violin. Throughout my journey, I had experienced it all. The excitement, the sadness, the pain, the exhilaration.

And with all those experiences, I grew. Music didn't just teach me how to screech a couple of notes. It taught me how to make a piece of wood sing. It taught me how to tell tales not through words, but melodies. It taught me patience and determination. It showed me that like how rivers create canyons, sheer dedication created skill. It molded me into who I am today. This is why I am glad I joined HYS. I started back in the Academy Strings with ISE, and while it was a slow climb, it taught me most of what I previously mentioned. I am now in Youth Symphony II, and I hope to eventually be in the music program for whatever college I go to. Thank you, to all the staff in the Hawaii Youth Symphony for making a truly enjoyable era for me. I will never forget the experience.

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Jacob Fetterman

Youth Symphony I / Horn / Kalani High School

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have played horn in HYS for the past five years and can confidently say that it has been a life changing experience for me. Since joining the Youth Symphony II program in eighth grade, the friendships I’ve made over the years have been absolutely incomparable. I always liked the idea of everyone working together, getting serious, as well as having fun in order to make quality music for people to enjoy. I believe that the HYS program offers this tenfold. HYS taught me that practice and dedication, as well as trying again after you fail, will lead to success.

There will be tragic and unexpected failures in your life that you must be ready to overcome through time and patience. HYS has definitely taught me that hard lesson. Thank you to Rory Onishi for being the best lessons teacher, as well as a great friend. Thank you to my horn section for literally being the greatest, coolest, and most competent horn friends I’ve ever sat besides, causing me to practice significantly more than I thought I would.

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Emily Fujii

Youth Symphony I / Oboe / Kalani High School

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have been a member of the Hawaii Youth Symphony for five years and an oboist for almost seven. I was with YSII in the eighth grade, then YSI from ninth grade forward. Music has provided me with many things in my life, shaped me significantly in various ways, and has consistently been an outlet for me. Grateful for the privilege to have participated in the program for a large portion of my adolescence, I feel lucky to be a part of such a community. Being in HYS, I never struggled to understand the importance of unity. After the bulk of the pandemic, returning to HYS in person felt like relief and I gained a new appreciation. The unique experience of playing in a symphony comes with many things, including a special form of communication. I hope to always surround myself with music. After graduating, I plan on attending a mainland university for a possible degree in journalism or physics with a minor in music.

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Youth Symphony I / Percussion / Moanalua High School

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oice Galapon has been a member of HYS as a percussionist for five years. In his first year, he started in CO then became the principal percussionist the following year. He spent his last three years in YSI. Roice attends Moanalua High School and is a part of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and Menehune Marching Band in the school's music department. He plans to attend the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa to major in electrical engineering and continue his studies in music. Roice likes meeting musicians from different schools who share the same passion in music as him. He is going to miss playing percussion with his friend Tristan who started with him in his first year in CO. Roice has learned the importance of being a leader and being prepared for every rehearsal. As a percussionist, he understands how important it is to play with an ensemble. He will use everything that he has learned throughout his time in HYS and apply it to his next chapter in music. He is grateful for all the friends, instructors, and people that have made his HYS experience possible, an experience that he will never forget.

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Ethan Garland

Youth Symphony I / Trumpet / Kalani High School

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joined the Hawaii Youth Symphony in my freshman year of high school. Joining HYS has taught many lessons in and outside of music. My favorite thing about HYS is the people I get to meet from all of the different schools around the island. I plan to take the lessons I learned to University of Hawai'i Mānoa and continue to participate in the music programs there.

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Youth Symphony II / Oboe / Sacred Hearts Academy

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usic has become a big part of my life. Starting from my seventh grade year, I could have never imagined what I signed myself up for. All my experiences and hard work have led me to be a member of HYS for my last two years of high school. Through this program, I have been able to work with other young and talented musicians and create amazing music and memories.

I have also enjoyed learning more about instruments I have never been given a chance to work with before. Despite the challenge of being online for one year due to the pandemic, I still appreciated that the program offered various opportunities to learn and grow. Having the ability to adapt to current situations and make the best of them is crucial in life. HYS has allowed me to prove I have this ability, especially with the current circumstances. As I close in on my high school career, I plan to stay close to home and attend the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa to study computer science and possibly minor or double major in music. Wherever life takes me, I’m eternally grateful for the opportunities I have been blessed with as well as the people who have supported me and helped me be the person I am today.

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Spencer Howe

Intermediate Contemporary Ensemble / Alto Saxophone / Kaiser High School

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joined HYS during the peak of COVID-19, and it really brought joy to my otherwise boring existence, cooped up in my room. The exploration of music was able to free me from the confines of a nationwide lockdown, and practicing my alto saxophone let me express myself in a very meaningful way. I've been inspired by my time at HYS to pursue some form of musical development at all times in my life, from college onwards. Working with the wonderful teachers and fellow students during my time in both the summer and the current school year has been a great experience, one I won't soon forget. As I am a very social person, playing music with others, collaborating, and creating something amazing is what I play music for. Music and jazz especially have helped shape who I am, and I thank HYS and my friends that I've played with for providing such a great experience.

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Ethan Ibanez

Youth Symphony I / Cello / Mililani High School

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than has been a member of HYS for three years. He started off in YSII in his freshman year and moved up to YSI in the following year as a cellist. Due to COVID-19, he was forced to endure a painful year without HYS and in his senior year was once again able to play in YSI. He is currently attending Mililani High School with plans to pursue a degree in computer engineering in college and join a college orchestra. Being a part of HYS gave him the opportunity to meet many musically gifted students with who he was able to share the joy of music over the years. HYS has taught him about the challenges and joys of an advanced orchestral environment and showed him how effective teamwork can create powerful music. As he moves forward with his life, he will never forget the memories he made in HYS and will look back at it as a wonderful time spent with wonderful people.

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Elvis Imamura

Advanced Contemporary Ensemble / Electric Guitar / ‘Iolani School

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lvis learned his first instrument, the guitar, at the age of six when his father secretly bought one for himself behind his mother's back. Over the next twelve years, Elvis taught himself how to play various instruments, ranging from piano to saxophone. His first involvement with HYS was a brief ukulele class in elementary school, and he returned in 2021 as the guitarist for the jazz program. In addition to ACE, Elvis plays in the 'Iolani Stage Band, Jazz Combo, Marching Band, and Spring musical pit orchestra. He is also a member and mentor of the 'Iolani robotics team and hopes to study aerospace engineering in the fall. In his free time, Elvis enjoys cooking and baking for his friends, but they've recently been starving because school is rough. Elvis would like to thank the HYS Jazz instructors, Dean Taba, Noel Okimoto, and Ryan Howe for their continued support both in and outside of the rehearsal space. He also wishes his fellow HYS seniors the best of luck in their future endeavors!

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Kailyn Isobe

Youth Symphony I / Horn / Roosevelt High School

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rowing up, I accumulated a strong love for music. Given the opportunity to choose an instrument in the sixth grade, I chose to play the French horn.

I eventually found my way to Hawaii Youth Symphony where I played in the Concert Orchestra for two years and after a long time of hard work, here I am in YSI. At Roosevelt High School, I enjoy being a part of the symphonic band, symphonic orchestra, and the marching band. As made evident by the amount of musical activities I take part in, music is a major part of my life. In the near future, I plan to attend a four-year university where I will study music education. Being able to become a future educator that can pass down the love for music that I will always have is something important to me. Thanks to the HYS program, I have been given access to many great educators who later inspired me to where I am now. I would also like to thank my family and friends who gave me unconditional support throughout my musical journey.

Thanks to you all, I am able to become the best version of myself.

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Austin Jim

Advanced Contemporary Ensemble / Bass Guitar / Kalani High School

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have been in HYS for almost a year, beginning in the summer of 2021 when I participated in the Summer Jazz Intensive program with PMI. This experience sprung me into the HYS Jazz program, where I currently play the electric bass with the Advanced Contemporary Ensemble. Even in this relatively short time, I have gained an invaluable amount of experience, exploring the art of improvisation, meeting very talented musicians, and advancing my ability as a jazz musician as a whole.

I am currently a senior at Kalani High School, playing in the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Falcon Marching Band and Jazz Band. After I graduate, I plan to attend the University of Hawai‘i, where my interest in STEM is pointing me towards a major in mechanical engineering. I look forward to playing with the UH Jazz Band and continuing my music career.

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Eric Kim

Youth Symphony I / Bassoon / Roosevelt High School

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have been a part of HYS for three years (excluding last year because of the pandemic). I joined HYS in my freshman year of high school and have grown my interest and passion for music since then. I enjoyed growing with my peers, learning a lot of lessons, most importantly, what it means to be a part of an ensemble and specifically how to play as a group. I am really grateful for the experience I received while playing with HYS as it helped to bloom my passion. I look to pursue this passion further in college, and if it weren't for HYS, I probably wouldn't be in this position where my love and passion for music trumps many other factors in my life. A few of my favorite memories were from the Listen and Learn concerts, where I was able to meet and become close with a lot of different people, some of which, weren't even in my group that year. Once again, I am incredibly grateful for HYS and if it were possible, I would participate in it over and over again.

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Meenakshi Kutty

Youth Symphony II / Violin / St. Andrews Priory

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is a senior at St. Andrew’s Schools and has been a part of HYS since the fifth grade as a violinist. M. began their music path with piano in kindergarten, which then led to an interest in other instruments.

M. also enjoys other artistic pursuits in the visual and performing arts, such as theatre, videography, illusion painting, and dance. Since the beginning of HYS, M. really found their passion for the arts and was able to find their true authentic voice, leadership, and expression through music. Although M. will be going into the field of medicine, they will be staying in Hawaiʻi minoring in theatre and continuing to advocate/ represent as the student voice for the importance of arts education and under-represented voices in Hawaiʻi’s arts community. They will also, for sure, still be making music! M. would like to thank their parents for all the support in pursuing the arts, Mr. Chad Uyehara for teaching violin and music as more than just a performance (and for also making M. cry about each HYS audition), and HYS for creating the experience that allowed M. to truly believe in the importance of receiving an arts education.

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Christine Lau

Youth Symphony I / Violin / Kalani High School

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y musical journey began when I asked to learn the piano and was handed a violin instead. Despite my initial hesitance, I’m grateful for the opportunity to learn how to play the violin. Learning how to play an instrument has taught me to be open-minded towards all styles of music and its instruments. After playing the violin, I learned how to play the flute, and have been trying to learn how to play more instruments as a hobby of mine. I joined Kalani High School’s Marching Band and had the privilege to perform as a member of the color guard. With HYS, I’ve been given the chance to play all types of music - from Mahler to Zelda - and have met so many people who value music just as much as I do. I’d like to thank my family, the conductors, and the staff of HYS. Although I will be transitioning into the next stage of my life, I will definitely cherish the memories and lessons HYS has given me!

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Eileen Liu

Youth Symphony I / Clarinet / ‘Iolani School

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ileen started her career as a clarinetist in fourth grade through her school’s after school band program. With the support of her parents, Eileen quickly developed a love for the clarinet and soon began private lessons in fifth grade.

Throughout her musical career, Eileen has had the opportunity to participate in all three of Hawaii Youth Symphony’s main symphony programs, OBDA’s Solo and Ensemble, and ‘Iolani’s Wind Ensemble, Spring Musical Pit, Woodwind Quartet, and Orchestras 4 and 5. Throughout her time as a clarinetist, Eileen has found solace in music, especially through clarinetist Sabine Meyer’s beautiful performances. Eileen is thankful to have such a wonderful family among her fellow musicians and clarinets. Whether it be wearing red shirts as scarves with her section, complaining about reeds, or taking up practice time with friendly banter, Eileen will forever cherish the friendships and memories she has made with her fellow clarinetists. Aside from music, Eileen enjoys baking tasty treats, crocheting small creatures, brewing and drinking tea, taking care of her plants, and rambling on with her debate team of which she co-captains. Regardless of where she ends up, Eileen will always treasure the memories and music she has made as a clarinetist. After high school, Eileen plans to study business administration and marketing while continuing her love for music in local or school-based music programs.

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Joey Maeshiro

Youth Symphony I / Cello / ‘Iolani School

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his is Joey’s first year in the Hawaii Youth Symphony, and he has enjoyed it very much! He regrets not joining earlier. Joey has been playing the cello with Ms. Louise Ching since 2009, and after many interactions with the Youth Symphony and its members, he finally auditioned in his senior year. He is grateful to be a member of YSI and get to make music with such talented people. He thanks Mr. Masaki and Mr. Stepec for being incredible conductors and is amazed by how well the symphony has been able to continue to make music even during the pandemic. Aside from the Youth Symphony, Joey has been an active member of the music community at ‘Iolani School, where he is the principal cellist and a member of the chamber music program. Joey hopes to continue his musical journey in college and plans to study music and mathematics.

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Kristyn Miyamoto

Youth Symphony I / Violin / Moanalua High School

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ristyn has played the violin since the age of six and played with the HYS Academy Strings since elementary school. She has been a part of HYS ever since and is grateful for how music has positively impacted her life. Currently, a member of YSI, she has learned invaluable lessons such as perseverance and the impact that she can make on her community. Her favorite part about being a member of YSI is that she is able to perform for her community in many ways such as with the outer island performances and the Listen and Learn concerts. Not only that, but she has also been able to enhance her musical playing by performing and playing beside students from schools aside from her own. YSI provides unique experiences that she cannot get anywhere else. In the future, she will always take with her the experiences of performing complex musical works alongside other students who share the same passion for enhancing the community around them.

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Pieter Nauwelaerts

Youth Symphony I / Violin / University Lab School

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’ve been in HYS for a long time. I started down in the string academy as a violinist in SOE, moving all the way to YSI my senior year. HYS has allowed me to play as a part of a string ensemble as well as a full symphonic orchestra. Some of the pieces we’ve played over the years were so exciting and really helped me fall in love with music. After high school, I’ll be going to college on the mainland to study computer engineering, but I hope to continue playing in the university orchestra.

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Bao Nguyen

Youth Symphony I / Violin / Punahou School

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ao Nguyen began his musical journey with the Hawaii Youth Symphony in elementary school as a part of the Music4Kids program at the Boys and Girls Club. Since then, he has participated in HYS’s Symphony Program and began playing in Youth Symphony I during his freshman year. Bao has been studying violin for eight years under the tutelage of Mr. Colin Belisle. He is a member of the Punahou Symphony and the Vaught Memorial Piano Quintet in the Punahou Chamber Music Program. Bao also studies piano under the instruction of Dr. Wendy Yamashita. In addition to music, he is a member of Punahou’s Science Bowl Team and Math Team and performs chemistry research at the Hyvl Group at UH Mānoa. Bao enjoys reading, eating, biking, and hanging out with friends during his free time. He will always cherish the memorable experiences he has shared with his mentors and fellow musicians throughout his HYS experience. Bao is incredibly grateful for the guidance and support of Mr. Randy Wong, Dr. Joseph Stepec, Mrs. Susan Ochi-Onishi, his Punahou Orchestra Directors, and his many other mentors. He is also thankful for the many years of endless encouragement from his parents.

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Kenneth Nishikawa

Youth Symphony I / Clarinet / Punahou School

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usic has been a key part of my life throughout my years on the island.

Thank you to all of those who have supported me during my career and for all of the amazing experiences I've received. I remember in seventh grade when I was struggling to find my place, but the friends I made through HYS programs quickly helped me to understand the island lifestyle and the music community around me. From quintets to orchestras, solos to playing on new instruments; the memories I’ve made are countless. I wish those graduating the best of luck wherever you may go for college, and I hope that everyone continues their musical along with their academic learning. To those not graduating yet, keep practicing! It builds good work ethic, and the results are tangible and satisfying. Good luck out there, everybody, and stay safe.

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Ellie Ochiai

Youth Symphony I / Violin / Punahou School

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llie attended her first violin lesson at the age of three and currently studies under the inspiring instruction of Mrs. Kathy Hafner. Her life-changing Hawaii Youth Symphony journey began in the eighth grade when she earned a seat in YSII, and she has had the honor of being a YSI violinist for the past four years.

Through this one-of-a-kind opportunity, Ellie has learned countless lessons in discipline, musicianship, and leadership through the memorable teamwork of everyone involved in HYS, including her fellow orchestra mates. Her fondest memories of HYS include the neighbor island trips where she wove strong friendships with her peers, as well as the opportunities to share music with her community through events such as the Listen and Learn concerts. Aside from her membership in HYS, Ellie enthusiastically serves as the concertmaster of the Punahou Symphony Orchestra and participates in the Punahou Chamber Music Program. Her passions also extend beyond music to the Punahou Cross Country and Track and Field teams, where she has been twisting every joint in her body since the seventh grade. Ellie hopes to attend college on the West Coast where she can pursue a career in law while still remaining close to her family. She is extremely grateful to her parents, Mrs. Hafner, Mr. Young, Dr. Carlson, Mrs. Casano, Dr. Stepec, and the support team of HYS.

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Aaron Omon

Youth Symphony I / Clarinet / Hawaii Baptist Academy

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have played the clarinet since I was in sixth grade, and I learned about HYS from my private lesson teacher. I auditioned when I was in eighth grade because I was curious to know what it would be like to perform orchestral music with an even bigger group of students than my school band at the time. I started out in YSII, and I eventually moved up to YSI in my freshman year of high school.

HYS has been an inspirational learning experience for me, as the satisfaction of learning new pieces and building lifelong friendships with other musicians allowed me to connect with music on an emotional level and find even more joy in every step of my musical journey. It has also opened my eyes to the impact that music can have on the community, especially through the “Listen and Learn” performances which spark elementary students’ interest and excitement to start learning instruments themselves. Outside of HYS, I have also led my school as the Student Council President, and I have done community service in my school’s Interact Club, starting out as a member before becoming the Vice President in my senior year. When I go to college, I’m planning to major in biology and pursue a career in the medical field while also continuing my passion for music.

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Angelina Pablo

Youth Symphony I / Violin / Roosevelt High School

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usic has been a part of my life since I was six years old. It has shaped me into the person I am today. I am grateful for all of the blessings and experiences that music and HYS have given me. I started HYS in third grade as a member of SOE. I remember how immediately I fell in love with playing in an orchestra. Hearing sounds coming from different instruments intertwining into a beautiful harmony is beyond surreal. Nine years have passed, and I am now in YSI; my passion for playing in an ensemble never once faded. Along with teaching me the vitality of responsibility and teamwork, HYS has gifted me with lifelong companions and thrilling experiences. There is nothing more exciting than playing in a symphony orchestra concert, and I learned that through HYS. I will take the passion I have developed for music as an HYS member and continue to soar even further into the galaxy of music in the future.

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Gabriel Paraso

Youth Symphony I / Bassoon / Moanalua High School

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abriel only recently joined the HYS program starting this year as YSI’s second bassoonist. He has been playing the bassoon since just before middle school, making it nearly six years since he started. He is also proficient at the tenor saxophone, which he has been playing for four years. He is currently attending Moanalua High School and is a member of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Menehune Marching Band and Color Guard, and Jazz Band. After graduating from Moanalua, he plans to attend the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa to continue studying music. Despite Gabriel’s brief time as a part of the HYS program, he was exposed to the idea of playing alongside incredible musicians that weren't from his own school. This helped him to not only assume, but to see for himself that the music community is enormous and full of great people.

Gabriel would like to thank his parents for saying yes, and allowing him to participate in music from the very beginning until now, Mr. Ryan Howe for helping him to build a strong foundation as a musician and as a person, Mr. Elden Seta for reinforcing that foundation all throughout his high school career, Mr. Richard Hotoke for being the most chill and effective private lessons teacher there is, and to everyone who helped him along his journey in music.

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Justin Park

Youth Symphony I / Horn / Kamehameha School

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n sixth grade, Justin Park began playing the French Horn and joined YSII in ninth grade. Being a part of HYS gave him an opportunity to grow as a musician and as a person. He was fortunate to participate in many programs and concerts.

Many memories and friendships were formed over the past four years. Many thanks to Rory Onishi, Mr. Masaki, Dr. Stepec, Mrs. Ochi-Onishi, volunteers, and especially his parents for supporting, inspiring, and encouraging him to continue his music passion and take a risk. From HYS to participating in Music for All’s Honor Band of America and studying music composition at Interlochen Center of the Arts, he learned that big chapters and achievements are made possible through risk-taking. By submitting that application, playing or recording that audition, or even sending that one email, nothing will happen if you don’t try!

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Katherine Ricks

Youth Symphony II / Violin / Utah Online School

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021–2022 was my first year participating in HYS and it was a wonderful experience. Throughout the years I've been playing violin, I've primarily focused on solo playing. So, when the opportunity arose to join an orchestra, I decided to take it. I joined Symphony Strings for the first semester, and later it became YSII. Because of Covid, some changes had to be made. Having rehearsal on Zoom was not ideal, so when we finally met in person it was very exciting.

In addition to HYS, I enjoy playing the piano and reading or listening to books, mainly Classics. I love spending time with friends and family and serving the people at my church. I recently got accepted into my top choice for school, but I am still looking into all the options I have. I want to continue doing music throughout my life, so I'll probably join an orchestra while in college. HYS has prepared me to play with multiple people and listen to the other people around me. I am grateful for this short yet impactful experience I've had with HYS.

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Dylan Serrano

Youth Symphony I / Tuba / Moanalua High School

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usic has been a chapter in my life for such a long time. This experience, that not many people get to do, is not only an honor but a privilege to be able to play an instrument and to perform with such an amazing group of people. Sadly, this will be my one and only year in HYS, but it was worth joining because otherwise, I would not have been able to play such amazing literature and to meet so many new people. After high school I will be continuing my knowledge of music at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa majoring in Music Education and Performance. After this, I will be continuing music education to further my knowledge, and to hopefully one day become a Music Professor. I want to be able to give back to future generations and keep music in my life. I would like to say thank you to everyone who has supported me throughout the six years I have spent with music. I especially want to thank my parents who have driven me to various practices for different ensembles such as the Moanalua High School Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Symphony Orchestra, Brass Quintet, Marching Band and some out of school ensembles like the Central District Honor Band and HYS. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of music; but, more importantly for saying, “yes.”

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Kisa Tamai

Youth Symphony I / Horn / Hawaii Baptist Academy

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usic has given me the opportunity to meet new people and discover a new hobby. I would like to thank HYS for this opportunity to make music with other talented musicians. Thank you to my section for always supporting me and making rehearsals fun.

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Austin Taniguchi

Youth Symphony I / Trumpet / Roosevelt High School

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he Hawaii Youth Symphony has allowed me to play music with some of the best youth musicians on the island. This experience has allowed me to both grow and develop as a musician and as a person. When I first joined the Youth Symphony in eighth grade, I knew how special this group and program was. This program has allowed me to play music with people I would have never been able to play with otherwise. I truly believe that the Youth Symphony has changed my life for the better, and although I don’t plan on becoming a professional musician, I know the memories and lessons I’ve learned from being a member of the Youth Symphony will stick with me for the rest of my life.

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David Togami

Youth Symphony I / Trombone / Pearl City High School

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started playing my instrument the summer entering seventh grade and ever since then, I loved playing my instrument. Throughout high school I took lessons while participating in as many music opportunities as possible, and even was able to make it into select band my sophomore year. Sadly, I wasn't able to participate in it due to a crippling spinal cord injury. However, through physical therapy, I was able to recover a great amount of function in my lower half. I'm so thankful to have this opportunity to play in this wonderful ensemble where I can learn from much better players and experience creating amazing music.

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Anthony Tran

Youth Symphony I / Trombone / Roosevelt High School

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enjoyed playing music in an orchestra together with those who shared the same dedication towards music. HYS has not only taught me how to create something beautiful as a team but social skills too.

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Youth Symphony I / Cello / ‘Iolani School

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olien has been a cellist at HYS for five years. She started playing in CO in ninth grade and has been playing in YSI this past year. In addition to HYS, Jolien also plays in ‘Iolani’s orchestra and chamber music program. She is grateful for being able to play with other people. Outside of school, she likes to read, hang out with her friends, and go on long walks. She doesn’t know what college she’s attending, but she plans to major in Civil Engineering while continuing music as a hobby. She would like to thank her parents for making music possible and encouraging her to learn more about music.

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Hinano Tsuchiya

Youth Symphony I / Horn / Kalani High School

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have been a member of the Hawaii Youth Symphony for four years, playing the French Horn in YSI since my freshmen year of high school. During my time in HYS, I have met with and created music with so many wonderful people including my peers in HYS. I appreciate how HYS has provided me with so many opportunities to perform music for the community. My experience in HYS has enabled me to realize the great joy I feel when creating music with others and performing music for others. After graduating from high school, I plan to attend Princeton University and major in Molecular Biology, but I plan to continue pursuing my passion for music as well, playing the French Horn for clubs and ensembles.

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Pamela Villanueva

Youth Symphony I / Oboe / Waipahu High School

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picked up the oboe in eighth grade without realizing how important it would be to my life and personal growth. I transferred to Waipahu High School in my sophomore year to be in a music program and this transfer helped with my musical growth. At Waipahu was when I first heard about Hawaii Youth Symphony and other musical opportunities like it. Although I was only in it for a year because of the pandemic, I was grateful for what I was able to do in that short time. Listening to and playing with strings in person will always amaze me. I’ve learned so much within the past several months just being in an orchestra. Playing with strings and a smaller wind section is so different than in band class. We also play challenging pieces with people from various backgrounds and that has pushed me to take on new perspectives both musically and mentally.

It has been an honor to experience YSI with these talented musicians and educators. I want to thank Mr. Kawasaki, Mr. Akamine, Mr. Lim, Mr. Fu, and Mrs. Ochi-Onishi for playing a part in my musical journey. I plan to pursue music education at UH Mānoa and make a difference in the best way I know how through music.

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Youth Symphony I / Horn / Kalani High School

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hen I was in seventh grade, I watched my older brother perform with YSII and seeing how much he enjoyed it, I decided I wanted to try it as well.

I started HYS in eighth grade, spending one year in YSII and all of my high school years as a member of YSI. Being a band student, HYS gave me the opportunity to be a part of an orchestra and experience playing different types of music with students from other schools. My favorite part of being in YSI was getting to travel to Maui and Kauai to perform. Aside from HYS, I am the first seat horn player in the Kalani High School Wind Ensemble and was drum major for the 2021 Falcon Marching Band. Since sixth grade, music has been a very important part of my life and I would not be the person I am today without it. I am definitely planning on keeping music as a part of my life for as long as I can and I would like to sincerely thank all my band directors, music teachers, friends, and family for helping me on my musical journey so far. I will never forget the experiences and lessons I’ve learned from the Hawai’i Youth Symphony, and I will miss being a part of this organization. Thank you!

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Christian Yamada

Youth Symphony I / Cello / Punahou School

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hristian Yamada has been a member of the Hawaii Youth Symphony for seven years. Starting off in CO as a cellist, Christian has been a part of all three orchestral ensembles, being in YSII for one year, and YSI for four years. Some of his favorite orchestral repertoire he's played with YSI includes Shostakovich Symphony No. 5, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, and the Star Wars Main Title. He currently attends Punahou School where he is the principal cellist of the Punahou Symphony Orchestra and plays with the Vaught Piano Quintet. He plans to major in mechanical engineering with a minor in music performance. Apart from music, Christian enjoys participating in Mock Trial, Academy Music Club, hiking, and ILH swim team. Being a part of the Hawaii Youth Symphony has taught him the importance of making music in an ensemble and sight-reading. HYS provided Christian an exceptional and memorable musical experience. He would like to thank his conductors and administrators Mr. Joseph Stepec, Mr. Craig Young, Mr. Jonas Carlson, Mrs. Helen Casano, and Mr. Aris Doike, his teachers Mrs. Joanna Morrison and Mrs. Anna Callner-Pare, his past coaches Mr. Iggy Jang, Mr. Deven Kono, and Ms. Maile Reeves, his parents Allie and Clayton, and his step-parents Lenny and Liane.

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Jason Yee

Youth Symphony II / Violin / Punahou School

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started playing violin at the age of five, after watching an episode of Sesame Street, and then telling my parents about the crazy instrument that I had encountered during my binging. They then rented a tiny, ¼ size violin for me to start learning on and I soon discovered that it was not as easy as I thought that it would be. However, I soon grew to love playing the violin. I truly appreciate all the great memories I have had while playing in CSO, CO, YSII, and Punahou Symphony. I am excited to bring this skill that I have developed with me into the wider world as I go to college and beyond. Outside of school and HYS, I enjoy hanging out with friends, going to the beach, snorkeling, surfing, and martial arts. I hope to participate in a college orchestra in order to keep up my skills while pursuing a possible major in some area of engineering (Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical). HYS has taught me so much about preparation, how to work with a group and how to reach for your goals in life, and I want to thank HYS for all of the support it has given me and so many others in our young musical careers.

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Beginning Improvisation Group / Keyboard / Punahou School

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lexander Yip is a senior at Punahou School, class of 2022. He has always had a love of music, particularly the piano and keyboard, since he was six years old. His training is in classical music, and he really enjoyed playing jazz while improvising with a team! The improvisation and to hear all of the different instruments coming together to form a song was very rewarding. During the summers through Covid, I enjoyed spending time in nature through a leadership program and contributed to the reforestation and planting agriculture locally in the islands. I am looking forward to going to either Tokyo or Boston for college after this year. Everyone was so talented and great to work with. It was an amazing experience being a part of the Hawaii Youth Symphony.

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Reese Yoshikawa

Youth Symphony I / Clarinet / Hawaii Baptist Academy

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have been playing the clarinet for about six years now and I can truly say that music will forever have a special place in my heart. I started HYS as a member of Concert Orchestra; I then progressed to Youth Symphony II the following year, and unfortunately missed the next year due to the pandemic. This year, I'm proud to be a part of Youth Symphony I, getting the opportunity to play alongside some of my greatest peers and friends despite the conditions we may be in at the moment. Though I plan to go on pursuing a career in the legal field in Washington D.C., music has taught me the discipline, teamwork, attitude, and hard work that will always help me to excel in whatever I may face. Whether it be learning a difficult clarinet concerto, mastering a difficult passage in an orchestra piece, or studying government and politics in college, I know that the lessons I've learned from playing music will forever be prevalent in my life.

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Mahalo to Our Donors Hawaii Youth Symphony is grateful to these generous stakeholders, whose gifts were given between January 1, 2021 and March 18, 2022.

Donors, we deeply appreciate you all—your passion and commitment to Make Music A Right is extremely commendable! Mahalo!

CONDUCTORS CIRCLE $50,000 and above The Clarence T. C. Ching Foundation Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts City & County of Honolulu, Department of Community Services Maurice and Joanna Sullivan Family Foundation PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE $10,000 to $49,999 Anonymous ABC Stores A. Link LLC ALTRES, Inc. Cades Foundation First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Caroline Infante Jean and William K. H. Mau Foundation John R. Halligan Charitable Fund The LRY Charitable Foundation Ms. Lynne Johnson & Mr. Randolph Moore Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kosasa Erica and Aaron Mau-Schank ANGEL $5,000 to 9,999 Anonymous Action Realty Corporation Hawaii Permanente Medical Group Helen and Charles Higa Island Insurance Foundation Johnson Ohana Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steven Katzman Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm S. Koga Kubota Foundation of the Hawaii Community Foundation Louise and Y. T. Lum Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey S. Sewell Shidler Family Foundation Ms. Ginny Tiu

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Trinity Real Estate Investments LLC Mr. & Mrs. Kent Tsukamoto Henry and Colene Wong Foundation Mr. Randy Wong and Dr. Helen Liu Wong BENEFACTOR $2,500 to $4,999 Gov. & Mrs. Vicky Cayetano Mr. and Ms. Geneson Coloma Mrs. Janet Cooke Mr. and Mrs. Brian Doyle Mr. & Mrs. Frank Erf Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Gainsley Mr. Lorrin Hirano Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hsia Ms. Marie Imanaka Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing Ms. Patti Look Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Matsuura Drs. Steven and Pamela Nishi Mr. & Mrs. Michael Onofrietti Pacific Property Group, Inc. Sheridan and Julia Ing Family Foundation The Ebbtide Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Dennis K. Toyama Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Williams Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Y. Wong PATRON $1,000 to $2,499 Ms. Darlene Abt Mr. & Mrs. Russell Arakaki Ms. Kristen Bronner Ms. Jane Carlile Castiglione A Casauria Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Chang Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Conley Mr. Gahlord Dewald Mr. Peter G. Drewliner Edwards Enterprises Mr. Wayne Fanning Jillson Fleener

Foodland Give Aloha Mr. & Mrs. Owen Fukumoto Mr. & Mrs. Carleton Gushiken Ms. Heidi Hahn HDG, INC. Mr. Bill Holowecki Mr. Collin Hoo Mr. & Mrs. Gary Baker Mrs. & Mr. Jane Katayama Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Dae Kim Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kosasa Ms. Lucia Kye Mr. Malcolm D. Lau Mr. & Mrs. Peter Li Masaki School of Music Mr. & Mrs. Ritchie Mudd Mr. Allen Murabayashi Mr. & Mrs. Dean Muramoto Chris & Jadine Nielsen Mr. Dale Nishikawa Paradigm Construction LLC Sharon R. Himeno & Warren Price III Mr. & Mrs. Keith M. Sakamoto Dr. Aaron Salā Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. Doug Stanfield Dr. Ben & Mrs. Jan Tamura Ms. Amy A. Taniguchi Mr. & Ms. Paul White Mr. Lynn Chang & Dr. Lisa Wong Mr. & Mrs. Steven Wong Mr. & Mrs. Alli Yamane SPONSOR $500 to $999 Esther Cartoon & Family Mr. & Mrs. Ann Crowe Elite Pacific Construction, Inc. Fidelity Charitable Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Fink Fraternal Order of Moai Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Nancy & Randall Hee Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Hong

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Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Hook Jr. Drs. Sandi Kwee & Leilani Kaanehe Dr. & Mrs. Worldster Lee Mrs. Dorothy Mason Mr. & Mrs. Kristin Momohara Mr. & Mrs. David Monk Mr. & Mrs. David & Jody Nako Dr. & Mrs. Tilden Osako Mrs. Ruth Oshiro Mr. & Mrs. Angel G. Pablo Mr. & Mrs. Rodney M. K. Pang Mr. & Mrs. Roger Paul Mr. & Mrs. Gavan Sagara Patricia Sands Mr. & Mrs. Anthony So Ms. Susan Spangler Mr. Phillip Thompson & Dr. Jean Shein Mr. & Mrs. Barry Toshi PARTNER $250 to $499 Ms. Carol Aki Mr. & Mrs. Wedemeyer R. Au Mr. & Mrs. Philip Brown Ms. Martha Child David & Susan Cleveland Dr. Jeffrey Lim & Dr. Marcia Nagao Jonathan Garrett Mr. & Mrs. Troy Hatakenaka Mr. Michael Hee Alyssa Higuchi Ms. Linda Honda Mr. David Imanaka Ms. Marilyn Kobata Ms. Cheryl Kojima Ms. Stephanie Laws Ms. Mollie M. Y. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Love Mrs. Sandra Lui Mr. & Mrs. George Masaki Mr. Edward Masunaga Mrs. Jean McIntosh Mrs. Marion McKay Mr. Grant Ito & Ms. JoAnn Yosemori Network For Good Mr. David Nijhawan Mr. & Ms. Henry O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Fernando H. Paez Prof. David Ross & Ms. Ann Castelfranco Randal S. Furomoto & Associates, Inc. Mr. Rudiger Ruckmann & Mr. Benjamin Bruch

Mr. & Mrs. James Sakata Ms. Suzanne Sato Mr. & Mrs. Faye Seehafer Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Sherman Mr. Scott Simon Thomas & Maria Stepec Mr. & Mrs. Edward Sueoka Stacey Suzui Dean & Sharene Taba Mr. Larry T. Takumi Ms. Brenda Tang The Cathedral of St. Andrew Rev. Msgr. Terrence Watanabe Ms. Hannah Watanabe Mr. & Mrs. Frank Wei Mr. & Mrs. Gaylord Wilcox Dr. & Ms. Vernon K. W. Wong Mrs. Louise Y. Wong Peter Wong Gregory Wong Mr. & Mrs. Tan Wong Mr. & Mrs. Eric Wright CONTRIBUTOR $100 to $249 Ms. Lynne Aki-Steele James C. Akinaka Ms. Patricia Ako Arcadia Retirement Residence Mark Arimoto Mr. & Ms. Henry A. Aurio Jr. Mr. Rod Aveiro Dr. Steven Azuma Ms. Suellen Barton Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Batt Mr. Gary Batungbacal Ms. Leslie Baxter Eaton Mr. Seth Markow and Ms. Carolann Biederman Rachel Bradshaw Mrs. Minori Brown Mr. & Mrs. John W. Chang Mr. Richard Chapdelaine Mr. & Mrs. Edward Chin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Choy Miss Constance Chun Robin Chun Hunter Ms. Kathleen Coelho Mr. & Ms. Clifford Cordeiro Dr. Alex Suenaga & Ms. Kay Mattos Mr. Alfred Ono & Dr. Ruth Ono Mr. & Mrs. Sandra D. Duckworth Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fissell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Fong Mr. Calvin Fujikawa Rev. & Mrs. Yoshitaka Fujinami

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Mr. & Mrs. Randal Furomoto Mr. Alvin Fuse Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Ganeku Mr. Christophe Garten Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gilsdorf Mr. Laurence B. Goldstein Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Gomes Mr. & Mrs. Van M. Goto Mr. & Mrs. Shenann Goya Mr. & Mrs. Roy Hallman Beverly Hamada Mr. Frederick Harris Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hashi Mrs. Miyeko S. Hashimoto Hawaii CPCU Society Chapter Dr. Nina Hayashi Mr. & Mrs. Don Hazzard Ms. Selina Higa Ms. Nancy Hirahara Mr. & Mrs. Jon Hodge Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hong Hongwanji Mission School Mr. John Hoshino Dr. & Mrs. John Houk Ms. Barbara Hudman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. Hung Dr. Elaine M. Imoto Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Ing Ms. Carolyn Ing Mrs. Carolyn Inoue Ms. Lauren Inouye Ms. Ethel C. Iwasaki Mrs. Michele Johnson Mr. Gary Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Edlin Kam Mr. & Mrs. Guy Kamitaki Ms. Linda Katsuki Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Katsura Ms. Ann Kawaguchi Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Kawano Ms. & Mrs. Laurie Kawasaki Mr. James Kennedy Ms. Mary Ann Kobayashi Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc. Mr. Kent Koike Mr. William Koshi Mr. Yoshio Kuba Ms. Bonnie Lake Mr. James Lam Susan Lampe Dr. Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti Ms. Winona Laohi Ms. Susie Lape & Mr. Tim Bowling Mrs. Nancy Lee

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Ms. Leah Lee Mr. & Mrs. Merwyn Lee Ms. April K. Leong Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lerud Mr. & Ms. Michael A. Wachtel Ms. Winona Lim Lucky Tree Fund Mr. & Mrs. Henry Lum Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Luxton Mr. & Mrs. Meredith Maeda Mr. & Mrs. Chester J. Malins Mr. & Mrs. Roy Masaki Mr. David Masunaga Ms. Tricia Matsukawa Mr. & Mrs. Keith Matsumoto Ms. Shirley Matsura Mr. Marshall Mau Mr. & Mrs. Charles S. McCreery Mr. Burr McCutcheon & Ms. Claire Arakaki Mr. James K. Michishima John Mirikitani Ms. Amy H. Mitsuda Ms. Sharon Miyagawa Mr. & Mrs. Roy M. Miyamoto Ms. Teresa Mogielnicki Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Momohara Mr. & Ms. Myron Monte Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Mori Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Morita Mr. Harry Loving, II & Ms. Thu Nguyen Mr. Jung-sen Wu & Ms. Xiucheng Li Ms. Audrey Mueh Mr. & Mrs. Keith Muraoka Mr. Edwin K. Muroki Jr. Dr. & Mrs. George I. Nagao Mr. & Mrs. Sandra Nakamura Mr. John-David Nako Ms. Cindy Namahoe Ms. Kay J. Newnam Mr. & Mrs. Hao Nguyen Mr. Masayuki Nogi Mrs. Charlene O'Bryan Mr. Lance Oba The Honorable & Mrs. Dean E. Ochiai Ms. Gayle Ohashi Dr. Annabelle Okada Ms. Lynn Okamura Mr. & Mrs. Kelly Okamura Mr. & Mrs Lloyd Oshiro Ms. Frances E. Oshita Dr. Carol Ou

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Kevin Park Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peters Ms. Ellen Poai Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Randall Ms. Kathy Raymond Dr. & Mrs. Greg K. Sakamoto Ms. Julia Sanchez Dr. & Mrs. Jonn Saruwatari Mrs. Mary Schornstheimer Mr. David Schulmeister & The Hon. Lea Crandall Drs. Cecile Sebastian Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Shigeta Mr. & Mrs. Steven Shimabukuro Shinnyo-En Hawaii Ms. Tamae Shiraishi Mr. Daniel Simonich Dr. & Mrs. Daniel I. Singer Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence So Ms. Nancy K. Sonoda Mr. Joe Stepec Dr. & Mrs. Alan Stockton Samantha Sugarman Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Taba Ms. Wendy Tachikawa Mr. & Mrs. Loren M. Taguchi Ms. Marie Tai Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Takemoto Ms. Patricia Takemoto Dr. Lynn Tanoue Ms. BJ Taum Mr. & Mrs. Brenda Teranishi Mr. Glen Teraoka Mr. Douglas Teraoka Dr. & Mrs. John B. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Paul Tokuda Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Toma Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Tran Dr. & Mrs. Allen Trubitt Ms. Rochelle Uchibori Harold S. Uegawachi Ms. Donna Von Mr. William O. Walls Drs. Robert & Linda Weiner Mrs. Nancy D. White Casson Wilson Mr. & Mrs. Yoon Ok Won Mr. Brennan Wong, Esq. DJ Wong Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Wong Mr. & Mrs. Jim J. L. Wong Mrs. Thalia Woodward Ms. Mildred A. Yee Mr. & Mrs. Grant S. Yee Mr. & Mrs. Burt Yoshimi Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Yoshimoto

Mr. & Mrs. Saburo Yoshioka Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Young Gladys H. Young Up to $99 Gail Akabane Mr. & Mrs. Kendrick Y. Au Melissa Noelani Baladad Mrs. L. Christine Ban Mr. & Ms. Daniel A. Bender Mrs. Carolyn Berry Mr. Kenneth H. Burtness Suzanne Candia Mr. & Mrs. James J. Carr Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. M. Chang Mr. Harold M. Chang Ms. Diane Chong Claudia Chotzen Michael Choy Ms. Raelynn Chu Ardith Chung Mr. & Mrs. Leslie G. Crandall Mr. & Mrs. David De Witt Dr. & Mrs. John Devlin Dr. & Mrs. Evan Dobelle Mr. Aris Doike Ms. Dr. George Chu & Ms. Diane Wong Dustin Ebesu Ms. Nalani Flinn Leon & Heather Florendo Ms. Jean Fujimoto Ikuko Funatsu Ms. Jan Furuuchi Ms. Angie Golis-Yamamoto Ms. Raina L. L. Grigg Ms. Kimberley Haines Mr. & Mrs. Calvin T. Hamada Mrs. Arlene Y. Hiu Mr. & Mrs. Genwa Hokama Kimberly Hoo Ms. Fujiko (Donna) D. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Ige Romella Javillo Adam Kam Ms. Aileen Kawakami Morris Kimoto Mr. Charles T. Kishimoto Garrett Kobayashi Mr. Ernest Kobayashi Mr. & Mrs. Jared Kumasaka Mr. & Mrs. Norman Kunimura Mr. John Kurahara Ms. Karen Kwock Mr. Robert Larm Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lau

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Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Lau Robert Lee Velma Lee Mr. Lloyd Lim Lloyd Lim Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Lu Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lum Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lyman Ms. Gail Maida Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Martin Ms. JoAnn Maruoka Mr. Nainoa Mau Judith A. Mick Allison Mikuni Mr. & Mrs. Michael Miyagi Mr. & Mrs. Dan Miyamoto Ms. Carol Nakaganeku Ms. Mariko Niosco Ms. Rachel Odo Dr. Hans Odsen Betty Ohigashi Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ono Ms. Mary Ann Ortega Mr. & Mrs. William T. Oshima Ms. Doris S. Oshiro Mr. & Mrs. Roger J. Pinell Mr. & Mrs. Alejandro Ramos Suzy Rehfeldt Mr. & Mrs. Roy Y. Saito Mr. & Mrs. Masahiro Sato Ms. Kellie Schmidtke Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Schwartz Janice Shiira Ms. Ruby Shimabukuro Mr. & Ms. Zig Ching Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Singlehurst Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. J. Siu Ira Tagawa Masami Takeuchi Mr. & Mrs. J. S. Tanaka Ms. Erma Tanigawa Mr. & Mrs. Andrew S. Tanji Mr. & Mrs. Robert Teruya Patricia Thompson Ms. Carole H. Toguchi

Ms. Alison Tomisato Mrs. Lois Toyama Ms. Emi Troeger Mr. & Mrs. Ira Uradomo Mr. Jeannette Watanabe Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wiemer Ms. Carolyn Wilson Dr. Mohamed Wong Christine Wong Kris Wong Noah Wong Doreen Yamashiro Ms. Sherilyn Yamashiro Mr. & Ms. Nick Yee Peter Yim Mr. Mike Yokoyama Mr. & Mrs. Jace Yoshimi Mr. Gerald Young Ms. Meg Zervoulis In Honor of Annabel Chotzen

by Claudia Chotzen Ashley Muraoka-Mamaclay

by Keith Muraoka Austin K. Lau

by Nelson Lau Dr. Bradford Lee

by Dr. Worldster Lee Celina Lim, Kate Wong, Erika Kwee, and Maddy Hodge

by William O. Walls Hannah Watanabe

by Daniel H. Katayama Henry Miyamura

by Yoshitaka Fujinami Katie Nohara

by Beverly Hamada Kelly Holowecki

by Bill Holowecki Kent and Jean Tsukamoto

by Dr. Ruth Ono & Mr. Alfred Ono Lily Lim

by Lloyd Lim Lynn Muramaru

by Elaine M. Imoto

Merle Bratlie

by Aris Doike

by Randy Wong Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lim

by Henry Lum Patti Look

by Roy E. King, Jr.

by Susan Lampe Randy Wong

by Mark Arimoto

by Rochelle Uchibori Taylor Matsumura

by Sharon Miyagawa Todd Spangler

by Susan Spangler In Memory of Colt Brennan

by BJ Taum Ellen Masaki

by Karynna Asao Geoffrey Au

by Kendrick & Joy Au

by Randy Wong Jack F. Thompson

by Jack F. Thompson Lance Jo

by Rev. Msgr. Terrence Watanabe Leocadia Raymond

by Kathyrnn Raymond Marianne Miyamura

by Carole H. Toguchi Marie Yoneshige

by Miyeko S. Hashimoto Maryanne King

by Roy E. King, Jr. Dr. Neil McKay

by Marion McKay Peter Mesrobian

by John Mirikitani Marjorie Tanoue

by Lynn Tanoue Robert W. H. Chu

by Raelynn Chu S. F. Lum

by Mikaela Lum

Hawaii Youth Symphony thanks each donor and community partner who has contributed towards the service of our mission and vision. Every attempt has been made to publish a complete and accurate listing. We regret any omissions or errors that may have occurred, and would appreciate if you would email us at admin@ hiyouthsymphony.org to advise us of them. Thank you!

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