HYS Spring Concert Series (2018)

Hawaii Youth Symphony

Spring Concert

SERIES

Youth Symphony I

Sunday, April 8, 2018 ✿ 4:00 pm ✿ Blasidell Concert Hall

Concert Orchestra & Youth Symphony II

Sunday, April 15, 2018 ✿ 5:00 pm ✿ Roosevelt High School Auditorium

Academy Strings & Music in the Clubhouse

Sunday, April 22, 2018 ✿ 5:30 pm ✿ Kaimuki High School Auditorium

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About Hawaii Youth Symphony

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awaii Youth Symphony (HYS) directly serves over 600 students annually, ages 7 through 18 years old, from over 100 schools statewide. Our mission is to advance the critical and positive links between music study, academic achievement, and social-emotional development, with programs that service youth through orchestral music education, performance opportunities, and community engagement. HYS was incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in 1964 and is currently in its 53rd season.

In total, HYS serves an estimated 20,000 people through more than 20 concerts each season. Travel assistance for neighbor island participants and financial aid are available to ensure that any interested student—regardless of economics—can participate in our programs. Less than 30% of our operating budget is covered by tuition and registration fees; the rest is made up through contributions, grants, and sponsorships.

2017–18 Board of Directors & Staff BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard K. Ing, President Patti Look, President-Elect Sharon R. Himeno, Secretary Jean Tsukamoto, Treasurer Alan Arizumi Liza Wo Davis Gladys Hirano Martin Hsia Roy E. King, Jr. Malcolm Lau Tina Lau Daniel Momohara Michael Onofrietti Erica Mau Orejel Geoffrey Sewell, MD

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MUSIC STAFF Symphony Program Joseph Stepec, Interim Conductor, Youth Symphony I Elton Masaki, Co-Conductor, Youth Symphony II Susan Ochi-Onishi, Co-Conductor, Youth Symphony II Hannah Watanabe, Conductor, Concert Orchestra Wayne Fanning, Associate Conductor, Concert Orchestra Academy Program Joan Doike, Conductor, Beginning String Ensemble & String Orchestra Ensemble Chad Uyehara, Conductor, Intermediate String Ensemble & Concert String Orchestra Aris Doike, Coordinator, Academy Program Talia Turnbull, Academy Program Assistant

Music in the Clubhouse Joy Waikoloa, Instructor, Music4Kids Matt Momohara, Conductor, Clubhouse Band ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Randy Wong, Executive Director Carol Tsang, Finance Manager Aris Doike, Operations Manager Ann Doike, Programs Manager Samantha Dillon, Administrative Assistant Rory Onishi, Programs Assistant & Music Librarian

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SYMPHONY PROGRAM

Spring Concert Program

Sunday, April 8, 2018, 4:00 pm

✿ Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall

Youth Symphony I Joseph Stepec, Conductor

Suite from the Opera, “Merry Mount” I. Overture II. Children's Dances III. Love Duet VI. Act II Prelude and Maypole Dances

Howard Hanson

INTERMISSION Variations on an Original Theme, "Enigma," Op. 36 Theme — “Enigma” Var. I: C.A.E. Var. II: H.D.S-P Var. V: R.P.A. Var. VI: Ysobel Var. IV: W.M.B. Var. VIII: W.N. Var. IX: Nimrod Var. XI: G.R.S. Var. XII: B.G.N. Var. XIII: *** Var. XIV: E.D.U. Finale

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Edward Elgar

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Youth Symphony I Joseph Stepec, Conductor

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oseph Stepec has recently been featured as music director for various collaborations with the Indiana University Opera-Ballet program and Cinema. He recently gave the North American premiere of Neil Brand’s score to Hitchcock’s silent film, Blackmail, to great acclaim. As a ballet conductor he has collaborated with Michael Vernon and Constance Dinapoli in productions featuring the work of Balanchine and Paul Taylor. Mr. Stepec has worked with the Rochester Philharmonic and has served as assistant to the Eastman School Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonia and the Indiana University Philharmonic. In 2011, he was chosen as music director of the Euclid Symphony Orchestra and oversaw successful collaborations with the Lakeshore Ballet and various soloists throughout his tenure.

As a violinist, Mr. Stepec has participated in festivals in Maine, Texas, Vermont, and North Carolina. He has performed recitals in Cleveland, Nashville, Cincinnati, and abroad in Slovenia. He was the featured soloist for a celebration of Slovenian Independence in 2013 in Cleveland’s City Hall and has extensive experience as a freelance musician in that city. He has worked with and assisted Arthur Fagen, David Effron, Carl St. Clair, Andrea Quinn, and Daniel Boico.

Mr. Stepec studied violin with Gregory Fulkerson at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and conducting at the Eastman School of Music with master teacher, Neil Varon. He studied additionally with Michael Jinbo at the Pierre Monteux School for Conductors and pursued doctoral studies at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University.

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Youth Symphony I Roster Violin I Nadine Alcantara Ian Chang Chelsea Cline, Concertmaster Megan Ganeku Mika Ishii Kurumi Kawata Alex Kobayashi Yudai Leonzon Evan Liu Lauren Llantero Darius Soo Hoo Kylee Takanishi Ryder Tanaka Jinny Wang Stephanie Yoshida Charles Yung Violin II Alizah Chao Kenneth Chee Marianne Garcia Stella Hung Leilani Ikeda Brooke Kumasaka Lauren Kwee Kenny Kwock Allyson Kwong Lilian Lu Josiah Matsuda Sabine Mejia Erin Nishi, Principal Justin Okumura Eunice Park Ryan Park Kauai Paule Lauryn Takanishi Alex Tam Nicolas Tanaka Viola Sophia Ellis Brandon Hong Queenie Huang Yukiko Hughes Preston Ku Sean Kwon, Principal Austin Lau Dane Mizuno Michael Murakami Sewon Park Fiona Sievert Frank Sun Nashya Yoshimoto Charles Zhang

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Cello Abigail Austria Ryan Fielding Mira Hu Shawn Jun Christopher Kwock Chloe McCreery Dylan Merkel Dong-Woo Seo, Principal Eugene Son Uriel Sung Alexa Wong Gradon Wong

Bassoon Everett Amemiya Chanelle Junio, Principal Mark Ushiroda Austin Young

Bass Sage Guo, Principal Elliott Hee Maysa Segovia Peter Wiggett

Trumpet Micah Nishimoto, Principal Davan Sagara Isaiah Takahashi

Flute Kiana Kawahara Margaret Nakayama Sherry Tanaka Hana Yoon, Principal Piccolo Margaret Nakayama Oboe Tabitha Hiyane Daniel Huang, Principal Erin Matsushita Koko Tamai Clarinet Kento Francisco Kassi Hatakenaka Maxwell Miyasato Tani Takushi, Principal

Horn Kai Abergas, Principal Kamuela Akeo Kai Le Chang Fuma Fujiki Grace Kim Kyle Maki

Trombone Nicole Fontanilla Cody Lee, Principal Jungwoo Park Rachael Yamamoto Baritone Cuyler Murata Tuba Ryoma Sears Lucas Toor, Principal Percussion Daniel Kam Kiva Nguyen Tevin Takata Shayn Toothman, Principal Aiden Woodard Harp Marcy Tokunaga

Bass Clarinet Kento Francisco

About Youth Symphony I

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, and was a Finalist in the Na Hoku Hanohano awards. Last season, the orchestra had the special honor of performing on From The Top, a nationally-broadcast radio show.

For the 2017–2018 season, Youth Symphony I is composed of 104 students, grades 9–12, from 23 public, home, and independent schools across Oahu and Maui. They will rehearse more than 130 hours and perform 10 concerts on Oahu and Hawaii islands. A recent collaboration with the professional Hawaii Symphony Orchestra put Youth Symphony I As of November 7, 2016 side-by-side with many of their teachers and role models. Chelsea Cline, a senior from Punahou School, is this season’s concertmaster.

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Program Notes

by Ruth Komatsu

Merry Mount Suite I. Overture II. Children's Dances III. Love Duet IV. Act II Prelude and Maypole Dances Howard Hanson (1896–1981) was one of the first American composers to gain international prominence. In 1921, he was the first winner of the Rome Prize (of the American Academy in Rome) in musical composition, which allowed him to study with Ottorino Respighi and interact with other composers and musicians in Europe.

Respighi’s influence can be heard in Hanson’s lush, colorful orchestrations. Hanson may be best known as the head of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. Under Hanson’s leadership over four decades, Eastman developed into one of the top schools of music.

Merry Mount is Hanson’s only opera. It was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. The opera is loosely based on Nathaniel Hawthorne’s short story “The Maypole of Merry Mount.” It tells a tale of tragic love in Massachusetts, where the rigidly religious Puritans clash with the Cavaliers, who tempt the townspeople with their Maypole dancing and merriment. At its 1934 Met premiere, the opera received 50 curtain calls—still a house record today! Although it was well received by the enthusiastic audience, it was not as well liked by the critics.

Hanson’s life output includes works for choir, chamber ensemble, piano, concert band and orchestra. He also wrote a music theory book. His 1938 Merry Mount Suite presents highlights from his opera score. Although the opera is rarely performed today, the Suite remains one of Hanson’s most popular pieces.

Listen for: • The Overture‘s hymn-like opening depicts stead-fast Puritans; yet you'll also hear hints of trouble and turmoil ahead.

• Slow, sweeping themes of forbidden romance and longing, in the Love Duet.

Your heart will pound as the movement builds toward a dramatic finish.

• In the final movement, the orchestra crescendos (grows louder) as more and more instruments begin to play.

• The harp and flute open the movement and are joined by the rhythmic punctuation of brass and percussion.

• As previous themes return and intertwine, the work builds to a triumphant ending.

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Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra (“Enigma”), Op. 36 An enigma is something that is puzzling or difficult to understand. Edward Elgar’s (1857–1934) theme and set of 14 variations is nicknamed the Enigma Variations, in which the “enigma” is a hidden theme that may or may not be musical. One theory is that the theme is based on Pi (π), since the first four notes are scale degrees 3-1-4-2, as Pi is 3.142.

In addition, each of the variations portray a different person in the Elgar’s life, as the composer dedicated the piece “to my friends pictured within.” They are labeled in the score as each person’s initials, or enigmatic nickname. For example, the first variation is named “C.A.E.” after Elgar’s wife Caroline Alice Elgar.

YSI will perform the movements today in this order; please listen for: 1. The theme, “Enigma,” which starts quiet and slow 2. Variation I: C.A.E., for Elgar’s wife, Caroline Alice Elgar 3. Variation II: H.D.S-P., for Hew David Steuart-Powell, a pianist friend whose nimble fingers can be heard all over the keyboard!

4. Variation V: R.P.A., for Richard Penrose Arnold, a self-taught pianist who’d often interject light, witty remarks into serious conversation 5. Variation VI: Ysobel, for Isabel Fitton, a violist with statueseque beauty 6. Variation IV: W.M.B., for William Meath Baker, owner of a country estate, who would quickly exit rooms by slamming doors 7. Variation VIII: W.N., for Winifred Norbury, a gracious lady of society, who exuded cheer and sweetness 8. Variation IX: Nimrod, an emotional tribute to Elgar’s friend Augustus J. Jaeger, who encouraged him not to give up 9. Variation XI: G.R.S., for George Robertson Sinclair’s pet bulldog tumbling down a river’s banks, swimming upstream, and barking 10. Variation XII: B.G.N., for Basil George Nevinson, a cellist 11. Variation XIII: ***, for a prominent local woman who was away at sea at the time, and whom Elgar did not want to assign the unlucky number 13 12. Variation XIV: Finale, subtitled E.D.U., for “Eduard” Elgar himself

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SYMPHONY PROGRAM

Spring Concert Program

Sunday, April 15, 2018, 5:00 pm

✿ Roosevelt High School Auditorium

Concert Orchestra

Hannah Watanabe, Conductor Wayne Fanning, Associate Conductor Toccata

Girolamo Frescobaldi arr. Hans Kindler

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, IV. Finale—Andante Maestoso

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Richard Meyer

Sambamarimba Blues

Ney Rosauro

Tangents

Gregg Abe, Guest Conductor

Roger Zare

Beauty & The Beast Orchestral Suite

Alan Menken arr. Danny Troob

Youth Symphony II

Elton Masaki, Co-Conductor Susan Ochi-Onishi, Co-Conductor Salsa para la Morena Procession of the Nobles Hungarian Dance No. I

Danse Baccanale from “Samson and Delilah”

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “New World”, Op. 95 II. Largo IV. Allegro con fuoco Cityscapes

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Stephen Primatic Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov Johannes Brahms arr. Ralph Matesky Camille Saint-Saens arr. Merle J. Isaac Antonin Dvorak

Turner Layton, Fred Fisher, and Jean Schwartz arr. Mike Lewis

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Concert Orchestra Roster Violin I Kayleen Asuncion Ylang Guo, Concertmaster Leila Hijii Cynthia Kawaiaea Erika Kwee Keanna Lau Trinity Myers Kylee Robinson Sakura Saito, Assistant Concertmaster Anna Shikuma Nicole Sison Lyllica Takahashi Kate Wong Jason Yee Violin II Ashlyne Collado Elise Danko, Principal Rafael Elham Elliott Fujinami Reid Graham Ashley Kelleher Mia Kim Meenakshi Kutty Alexandra Lecher Koshiro Leonzon Clara Li Jacob Matsuda Anisa Segovia Andy Siu Eunice Son Belise Swartwood Rylee Toma

Viola Konwoo Cho Rinny Fan Trevor Hyun Amy Kaku, Principal Ashley Kaya Naiya Lim Justin Pascua Nathaniel Yoshimoto Cello Andy Au Jared Hsieh Matthew Huo Lauren Kim Celina Lim, Co-Principal Tony Ou Jeremy Pang Brian Park Kira Prescott Jolien Tran, Co-Principal Emily Uetake

Oboe Jaclyn Bregman Lindsey Fujimori Xun He Reggie Kaiaokamalie, Principal Akiko Tajima Clarinet Megan Ibara, Principal Eileen Liu Keeli Maeda Melia Marguleas Maree Medeiros Jack Vann Bassoon Natasha Loh Jaedi Tamura, Principal Jake Yoshimura

Bass Megan Loh Adrian Tran, Principal

Horn Gabrielle Chun, Principal Jason Hee Jonah Miyashiro Ethan Sanekane Kevin Yim

Flute Brin Jaffe, Principal Tiffany-Ryan Kusano Maxwell Lee Iris Sim Lorraine Sim Cody Tanaka

Trumpet Derya Hanusz-Soguk Joe Karasawa Courtney Lee Kiana Tangonan Alexander Tomomitsu, Principal Chloe Yoshihiro

Piccolo Michelle Woo

Trombone William Lam Keith Maki, Principal Brianna Pak Evan Sakuda Moka Sato Hunter Yokoyama Baritone Kasen Wong Tuba Aries June Reyes, Principal

About Concert Orchestra

Percussion Roice Galapon Macie Ho Tyler Kam Malia Monaco Tristan Toma, Principal

Concert Orchestra is the third most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras.

This year, Concert Orchestra is composed of 97 students, grades 6-12, from 33 schools across Oahu. This season, they will rehearse more than 110 hours and perform 5 concerts. Ylang Guo, a seventh grade home school student, is this season’s concertmaster

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Harp Kaitlyn Tokunaga, Principal

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Concert Orchestra Hannah Watanabe, Conductor

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annah Watanabe is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she received a bachelor’s degree in music education. She is also a former member of the Hawaii Youth Symphony, in which she performed while a student at Kalani High School. She is currently teaching orchestra at Moanalua Middle School, and also taught at Hawaii Baptist Academy, Moanalua High School and Kalani High School. Mrs. Watanabe is a member of the Music Educators National Conference and the Hawaii Music Educators Association.

Wayne Fanning, Associate Conductor

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ayne Fanning is a graduate of Hilo High School. He received a Bachelor of Education from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he went on to earn a Master of Arts in Music Education. He has performed with the Honolulu Symphony, Royal Hawaiian Band, Kamuela Philharmonic, Kona Chamber Orchestra, Maui Symphony, and the Hawaii County Band.

He has served as a clinician and guest conductor for various middle and high school bands in Hawaii. He has conducted several middle school honor bands as well as the Maui District High School Massed Band. He has been teaching band and orchestra at Niu Valley Middle School since 1998, where the musical ensembles have performed for the Board of Education, the State Legislature, the Inauguration of Governor Abercrombie, and local and national conferences of the Hawaii Music Educators Association and American School Band Directors Association.

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Program Notes

by Ruth Komatsu and Rory Onishi Toccata A Toccata is a virtuoso piece of music that contains fast-moving, lightly fingered, or virtuosic musical passages that highlights the performers abilities. Toccatas were usually written for keyboard or string instruments. Girolamo Frescobaldi was a Italian musician who became one of the most important composers of keyboard music in the late Renaissance and early Baroque period. Toccata by Frescobaldi is one of his most popular works. This arrangement of the piece contains broad harmonies that support the melodic lines while also highlighting the virtuosic moments within this Toccata.

Symphony No. 5 in E-minor, Op. 64 IV. Finale, Andante Maestoso Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the romantic period. Some of his most popular works includes his 1812 Overture, The Nutcracker ballet, and Marche Slave. During his early years, Tchaikovsky was educated to become a civil servant, since there was not many opportunities of a musical career in Russia during that time.

Once the opportunity for a musical education arose, he entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory where he graduated in 1865. The formal Western-oriented teachings Tchaikovsky had at the conservatory set his music apart from the contemporary Russian music style being advocated by the “Big Five.” Nevertheless, his music has made a lasting impression internationally.

Symphony No. 5 in E-minor is one of Tchaikovsky’s most popular symphonies along with his fourth and sixth symphonies but initial reactions of the work was mixed.

Compared to his previous symphonies, some critics including Tchaikovsky himself considered the ending as being crude or insincere. While the finale undergoes many fast changes, the general idea of the symphony as a whole is “the ultimate victory through strife.” The fourth movement begins with the statement of the theme that quickly goes into a section with fast thematic changes and thick harmonies. After a short development, the theme is then reintroduced that leads into a victorious ending.

Sambamarimba Blues Ney Rosauro is a native of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has developed a successful international career as a percussionist, composer, and pedagogue. His Concerto #1 for Marimba and String Orchestra is the most frequently played solo percussion piece worldwide.

In this unique and funny piece, five players perform on the same marimba a mixture of Bossa Nova, Samba, and Blues. Using many unusual percussive effects, some jokes, and free improvisation sections, the piece gives off a nice and friendly atmosphere.

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Tangents Roger Zare is an American composer who is praised for his “enviable grasp of orchestration” (New York Times) and for writing music with “formal clarity and an alluring mercurial surface.” He is currently the instructional assistant professor of composition and theory at Illinois State University.

Often inspired by science, mathematics, literature, and mythology, Zare’s recent orchestral composition “Tangents” is inspired by tangent lines. A tangent line is a line that touches another at a single point without intersecting. Zare envisioned the musical lines within the piece interacting in this way with quick flowing lines that goes up, down, and bounces off of each other.

Beauty and The Beast Orchestral Suite Walt Disney Studios has produced some of the most memorable and influential animated films in the last century. While Disney received many awards for achievements in animation, their musical scores have also won awards and critical acclaim. Alan Menken is a American composer of musical theater and films. Menken is best known for the musical scores he made for Walt Disney Studios. Some of his Disney works include “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin,” and “ Beauty and The Beast.”

Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast” is based on the French fairy tale of the same name. The story focuses on the relationship between the Beast who was once a prince who was transformed into a beast due to his arrogance and the main female protagonist Belle. In order to become human again, the Beast must learn to love Belle and earn her love before the spell he is under becomes permanent. This arrangement of Menken’s musical score contains some of the most memorable songs from the film.

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Youth Symphony II Roster Violin I Justin Chen Micaela Diaz-Paez Valentina Diaz-Paez Remi Furuto, Concertmaster Marissa Kwon Cameron Morgan Bao Nguyen Ellie Ochiai Zoe Oda Megan Ogasawara Sunwoo Oh Angelina Pablo Joshua Park Max Womack Violin II Vanya Alvarado Mia Caliri Tea Caliri Kenney Chan Katelyn Chong Kiana Ejercito Mayuko Ikeda Cyrus Kelawala Mackenzie Kop, Principal Alexander Lau Christine Lau Luke Matsumoto Kristyn Miyamoto Pieter Nauwelaerts Tyler Oribio Samantha Saruwatari Jordan Wong Brandon Yee Leon Yoshida Kimberly Zheng Viola Gabriel Agno Jewel Amrich Kelly Chen, Principal Emma Chun Ana Danko Jihyung Do Andrew Kim Kainoa Maruoka Seth Nixon Noah Taniguchi

Cello Aubrey Danko Jackson Evans, Principal Lily Evans Megan Goh Jonah Johnson Katelyn Ko Julian Kwon Kaileen Lardizabal Matthew Li Elijah Shimabukuro Cara Tan Joshua Vierra Christian Yamada

Bassoon Hayden Hawkins, Principal Ryder Kaya Melissa Munemitsu Noelle Nakakura

Bass Matin Boulos, Principal Marlon Velasco

Trumpet Michael Englar, Associate Principal Kanai Fu Gento Fujiki Riki Haraguchi David Kimura, Principal Noriko O’Shea Joshua Romero

Flute Sejin Park, Associate Principal Michelle Shuai Chinatsu Takizawa Karen Watarida, Principal Michelle Woo Erena Yamatsu Piccolo Michelle Woo Oboe Emily Fujii Lauren Higa, Principal Kayla Kanemori Krystal Spear Clarinet Caitlyn Kadooka Jessica Li Shlok Maharjan Natalie Narito Kaitlyn Nohara Aaron Omon Tyler Takemoto, Principal Bass Clarinet Jessica Li

Horn Jacob Fetterman Andrew Hayashi Raquel Hernandez, Principal YouJin Kim Michelle Leano Ashley Nakazaki Breverly-Ann Wiemer

Trombone Christopher Feeney Alyssa Lo Anthony Mills Paul Nocon Levin So, Principal David Young Baritone Robert Wiemer Tuba Kenso Kume Cora Lau, Principal Percussion Maya Arakaki Jesse Cumpston Joel Himphayvanh Justin Sato, Principal Nanami Yokoyama Harp Lily Lockwood

About Youth Symphony II

Youth Symphony II is the second most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras. This year, Youth Symphony II is composed of 109 students, grades 8-12, from 32 schools across Oahu and Maui. This season, they will rehearse more than 120 hours and perform 7 concerts.

Remi Furuto, an eighth grader at Iolani School, is this season’s concertmaster.

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Youth Symphony II Elton Masaki, Co-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 Hawaii at Manoa and a Master of Music in Education degree from Boston University. He is currently working on a PhD in Education with an emphasis in technology from the University of Hawaii. Mr. Masaki is the orchestra director at Mid-Pacific Institute where he has been conducting since 2005. He has also taught orchestra at Kamehameha Schools, Iolani School and the Hawaii Youth Symphony Academy String Program. Mr. Masaki also serves as an orchestra clinician for a number of different camps and workshops and manages his own string quartet. Professional affiliations include American String Teacher Association and Association for Education and Communication Technology.

Susan Ochi–Onishi, Co-Conductor

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usan Ochi-Onishi has been with Kaimuki Middle School since 1993, directing the Beginning and Advanced Concert Bands.

Mrs. Ochi-Onishi graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1984 and a PDMUS Secondary Music Education degree in 1987. She received a Master of Music degree in 1985 from Northwestern University, where she studied the oboe with Ray Still (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and the English horn with Grover Schiltz (CSO). Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is a member of the Oahu Band Directors Association and the American School Band Directors Association. Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is proud to be an alumnus of the Hawaii Youth Symphony program, where she served as principal oboist for both the Junior Orchestra (1976–1977, under the direction of Norma Parado), and the Hawaii Youth Symphony (1977–1980, under the direction of Peter Mesrobian and Grant Okamura).

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Program Notes

by Ruth Komatsu and Rory Onishi Salsa para la morena Stephen Primatic is a Professor of Music and the Coordinator of Music Programs at Armstrong State University in Savannah Georgia where he teaches percussion, theory, jazz, and music technology. Salsa para la morena is the first of four Caribbean-South American pieces he wrote for percussion ensemble. This piece features a traditional samba pattern in the drumset part.

Procession of the Nobles Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a prominent Russian composer who composed famous works such as Capriccio Espagnol and Scheherazade. He was born into a military family and would later graduate from military school. After meeting with Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Modest Mussorgsky, and later Alexander Borodin, these five composers including Rimsky-Korsakov would call themselves “The Five.” They advocated for a specifically Russian approach to composing music.

“Procession of the Nobles” was written in 1889 part of the opera-ballet “Mlada.”

This piece is the orchestral introduction to Act II, which opens with a festival of tradespeople. With a glorious brass fanfare followed by a processional like march tune. The tone and color of the music sets the scene for a lively festival and nobility throughout the piece. The reintroduction of the opening fanfare and a final procession leads to a rousing end.

Hungarian Dances, No. 1 German composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) completed Hungarian Dances (21 dances in all) in 1869. The dances range from one to five minutes in length and were originally written for piano, four hands. Only Dances Nos. 1, 3 and 10 were scored for orchestra by Brahms himself. All other dances were scored by other composers.

Brahms was known to be a perfectionist who destroyed his works he felt were unsatisfactory.

Listen for: • tempo (speed) changes, characteristic of Hungarian gypsy dances • the melancholy opening section • the faster, boisterous second section • a middle section of a totally different character • the return of previous themes

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“Danse Bacchanale” from Samson and Delilah He was found to have perfect pitch at age two. He composed his first piece as a four year-old. Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) was an amazing child musician who later became an important composer of the Romantic era. Some of his most famous works are The Carnival of the Animals, Danse macabre, his Symphony No. 3 (Organ Symphony) and grand opera Samson and Delilah. The three-act opera was completed in 1876 and composer Franz Liszt arranged for its premiere in 1877.

“Danse Bacchanale” serves as a wild, fiery dance that takes place just before Samson destroys the Philistine temple during Act III of the opera. This dance's primary function is to build tension that leads to the story’s ultimate, destructive climax. SaintSaens’ use of serpentine melodies in the Arabic scale gives the piece a Middle Eastern flavor.

Listen for: • an exotic sounding opening by solo oboe • tension building • music depicting savage, frenzied dancing

Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “New World,” Op. 95 II. Largo IV. Allegro Con Fuoco After becoming a prominent composer, Antonin Dvorak began to travel across Europe to conduct orchestras (usually performing his works). In 1892, Dvorak moved to the United States and became the director of the National Conservatory of Music of America. Due to his interest in folk music, Dvorak became interested in Native American music and African-American spirituals. This interest in the folk music of America would become the inspiration for his ninth symphony.

Symphony No. 9 in E minor is one of Dvorak’s most popular works and is generally known as the “New World Symphony.” This symphony utilizes American folk songs to create the different themes that symbolize the “New World.” Mvt II- Largo opens with a brass chorale that leads into the beautiful English Horn solo that plays the theme of the movement. As the melodic theme is passed around the different sections of the orchestra, different musical lines and phrases are introduced and then fades away until the soft conclusion of the movement. Mvt IV- Allegro Con Fuoco is a strong movement that highlights the power and technique of the orchestra. The musical development within this movement will stimulate the senses and lead to the climactic conclusion of the symphony.

Cityscapes

Bringing swing and jazz into the orchestral setting, Cityscapes uses the melodies of three jazz songs to create an exciting orchestral piece. The songs, “Chinatown, My Chinatown,” “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans,” and “Chicago” were popular during the “Roaring Twenties” when jazz became a major part of America’s musical culture. This piece has lush harmonies, driving rhythms, and uses the full robust sound of the orchestra to bring these songs of old back into the limelight.

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HYS Symphony Program Auditions!

HYS will soon be accepting applications for our 2018–2019 season Early applications are due by Friday, April 20. Late applications will be accepted till 5 pm on Tuesday, May 1.

Audition music will be made available Wednesday, April 18 on our website for download. The auditions are scheduled on May 19, 20 (Winds, Brass); May 26, 27 (Strings); and June 2 (Percussion) at Niu Valley Middle School.

Youth Symphony I 13 years of age by 12/31/17 and grade 9 in the 2018-19 school year Youth Symphony II 12 years of age by 12/31/17 and grade 8 in the 2018-19 school year Concert Orchestra 10 years of age by 12/31/17 and grade 6 in the 2018-19 school year All Audition Applications & Information Available at:

www.HiYouthSymphony.org

ANNOUNCING NEW PROGRAMS FOR SUMMER 2018!

Solo & String Quartet Program: July 1-15, 2018 (Grades 6-12; violin, viola, cello) No prior chamber music experience required; audition needed for quartet placement

Core Session: July 6-15, 2018 (Grades 8-12; all orchestra and band instruments, including saxophone & euphonium) No audition required to sign up

Junior Strings: July 7-14, 2018 (Grades 6-8; violin, viola, cello, bass) No audition required to sign up

Dormitory lodging available for non-Oahu students Financial Aid Available

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ACADEMY PROGRAM

Spring Concert Program

Saturday, April 22, 2018, 5:30 pm

✿ Kaimuki High School Auditorium

Music4Kids – Ukulele Joy Waikoloa

Pi‘apa (Hawaiian Alphabet Song)

Winona Beamer

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

Solomon Linda

It’s A Small World

Robert B. Sherman

ALOHA Song

Anonymous

Clubhouse Band Matthew Momohara

Program to be announced from stage

Beginning String Ensemble Joan Doike, Conductor

Selections from Essential Elements 2000 for Strings

Michael Allen, Robert Gillespie, and Pamela Tellejohn Hayes arr. by John Higgins

Twinkle Variation Matthew’s March Christopher’s Tune Old MacDonald Had A Farm

American Folk Song

Buckeye Salute Michael Row the Boat Ashore Can-Can Bile ‘Em Cabbage Down

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American Folk Song Jacques Offenbach American Fiddle Tune Lyrics by Jane Taylor Hawaii Youth Symphony

Intermediate String Ensemble Chad Uyehara, Conductor

Wexford Circle

Elliot Del Borgo

Hedwig's Theme

John Williams arr. by Paul Cook

Jane & Josey

American Folk Tunes arr. by Carrie Lane Gruselle

Sonata Vivant

Joanne Watanabe, piano

Elliot Del Borgo

String Orchestra Ensemble Joan Doike, Conductor

Entrance of the Queen of Sheba

G.F. Handel arr. by H.B. Fisher

Pizzicato Polka

Johann Strauss

Danza

Vaclav Nelhybel

Concert String Orchestra Chad Uyehara, Conductor

Lyric Metal

Brian Balmages

Concerto in B minor for Four Violins, Cello, and Strings I. Allegro

Katharine Hafner, violin

Erin Nishi, (YSI), violin

Sheryl Shohet, violin

Stephanie Yoshida (YSI), violin

Louise Ching, cello

Antonio Vivaldi

American Princess Libertango

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Bob Phillips Astor Piazzolla

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Academy Program Rosters Beginning String Intermediate String Orchestra Ensemble String Ensemble Ensemble Violin Athena Alvarez Pimada Areeyaphan Alex Cao Sean Choi Molly Fitzgerald Brad Giang Raylie Iwamoto Chloe Lee Emily Lim Evan Lim Kelsey Litz Isaac Milford Clara Ontal Hikari Scott Zephyr Tanigawa Nadan Tsang Viola Zachary Dang Trevor Dugay Luke Kauffeld Shayna Ohta Alina Sung Cello Nicole Buyukacar Kyla Caneso-Bantolina Raewyn Groves Jayden Hashizume Heejoon Hyon Elijah Perreira Paisely Sagadraca Bass Aiden Chang Nikko Scott

Violin Ty Ader Shalita Areeyaphan Chloe Bessey Nicole Buyukacar Nahokulani Dennis Ava Ferchoff Bella Ferchoff Paul Garcia Saydie Hannemann-Frondozo Kai Isono Lena Kimura Nicholas Kunihiro Caleb Lee Henry Lee Callie Maclay Lucy Maclay Kelly Ou Taylor Rojas Aaron Ruhaak Nathanael Shuai Antonio Shyu Elle Sugimoto Miles Sugimoto Tobias Watanabe Viola Taylor Capps Kelani Kephart Lulu Wang Spencer Yamamoto Cello Leah Asano Audrey Branner Kaitlyn McLeod Gabrielle Murray Logan Wee

Violin Skye Aoki Allan-Jacob Castillo Nicholas Chi Kristina Domiingo Flora Elham Isabelle Furuto Sofia Garcia Jacob Hsieh Jonathan Hsieh Rachel Huang Kai Im Aileen Kang Sara Kang Mira Kubo Gloria Lau Aily Miyake Hannah Moses Madison Murakami Winter Reanne Ramilla Shota Yamada Viola Shalem Asano Annika Merkel Hikaru Sugiyama Cello Darnell Flora Eugene Lee Ella Williams Bass Micah Branner

Bass Carson Capps Ethan Gochu Joshua Wung

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Academy Program Joan Doike, Conductor Beginning String Ensemble & String Orchestra Ensemble

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oan Doike directed orchestras in the HYS program for fourteen years prior to moving to Indiana. While in Indiana, she taught at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Pre-College String Academy. Ms. Doike currently teaches the HYS Beginning Strings and String Orchestra Ensemble classes, and gives private violin lessons. As a student, Ms. Doike was a violinist in HYS while at Kaimuki Intermediate and Kalani High schools and she continued on to receive her Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Hawaii. Her two daughters, niece, and nephew are also HYS alumni and are currently pursuing master’s degrees in music.

Chad Uyehara, Conductor Intermediate String Ensemble & Concert String Orchestra

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n alumnus of HYS, Chad Uyehara conducts the Intermediate String Ensemble and the Concert String Orchestra. Mr. Uyehara received his Master’s of Music in Viola Performance and Music Education from Northwestern University. He earned his Bachelor’s of Music in Violin Performance, Bachelor’s of Arts in French, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Hawaii. He is also a graduate of Punahou School. Mr. Uyehara has performed on violin and viola with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, Desert Springs Chamber Orchestra, and the Honolulu Symphony. He has taught orchestra with the Clark County School District in Nevada, the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic, and the Hawaii Department of Education at Kalani High School, Kaimuki Middle School, and Moanalua Elementary. Currently, he teaches orchestra at Saint Andrew’s Priory and Hanahauoli School, and maintains a private violin/viola studio of forty students. Professional affiliations include American String Teachers Association, National Association for Music Education, Suzuki Association of the Americas, Music Teachers National Association, and the American Viola Society. Mr. Uyehara served as interim conductor for the University of Hawaii at Manoa Symphony Orchestra during the 2014–2015 school year.

Talia Turnbull, Academy Program Assistant

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alia Turnbull is a professional cellist and string music teacher.

She received a Master of Music degree in cello performance with an emphasis on string music education from the Ohio State University, where she worked with cellist Mark Rudoff and world-renowned string pedagogue Robert Gillespie. Prior to Ohio, she completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Oregon, where she studied with cellist Steven Pologe and graduated summa cum laude in music education and cello performance. She previously served as a music coach and operations coordinator for the Columbus Youth Symphony Chamber Strings orchestra, and was a regular teacher at the Ohio State University Summer String Student Workshop. She was on the strings faculty at the American Conservatory of Paris in France.

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Academy Program Rosters Concert String Orchestra Violin Pyotr Alvarado Xelhuan Anderson-Martinez Kai Asakura Miya Chang Narissa Chen Preston Chi Mana Chun Ymin Guo Yxing Guo Emi Harstad Angus Huang Sooah Jang Erica Kim Gigi Lee

Alila Nguyen Max Shinno Kaitlyn Sim Kyle Siu Heather Smith Elizabeth Swan Sevastyan Swan Gwyneth Tenn Liliko Ueda Elishia Yeh Viola Rylie Ann Hashizume Taylor Ohta Cassidy Sakamoto Shota Yamada

Cello Carson Davis Corey Lehnertz Zoe Oda Katelyn Sung Jodie Wung Abigail Yi Bass Lily Nell Zoe Wiechmann

About the HYS Academy

The HYS Academy is composed of four string ensembles with entry points for students of beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. The Academy provides children ages 8 and up the opportunity to learn an orchestral string instrument (violin, viola, cello, or bass), develop fundamental skills necessary for musical success, and perform in concert settings. Students perform twice per season and also participate in special workshops taught by professional musicians and other music educators. This season’s Academy students represent 59 public, independent, and home 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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Music in the Clubhouse Music4Kids Roster

Joy Waikoloa, Instructor Music4Kids

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oy Waikoloa was born and raised in Honolulu. As a vocalist, she is known for versatility in her song selections, but her deepest passions lie with blues, R&B and jazz.

Ms. Waikoloa graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor’s degree in Education and Music. Prior to owning Hawai‘i Audiology Consultants in 2009 and entering the hearing conservation profession, she taught music for fifteen years with the DOE and now continues to reach children through the Music4Kids program with the Hawaii Youth Symphony.

Kapua Amina-Lorenz Paige Choi Bruce Fujita-Simmons Kotaro Haneo Zeak Higa Ryuto Izumi Sierra Kawagishi Minami Kawagishi Wilson Kuong Rio Nakajima Ryker Nakayama Minh Chau Nguyen Harry Song Joshua Walter

Clubhouse Band Roster

Matt Momohara, Conductor Music in the Clubhouse Band

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his is HYS alumnus Matt Momohara’s second year as instructor of the BGCH Band. A saxophonist, violinist, and guitarist, Mr. Momohara brings nearly 15 years of music education experience to the program. He has taught at Aiea High School, Kalani High School, and Niu Valley Middle School.

He has also performed in the UH Saxophone Choir.

Mr. Momohara is a graduate of UH Manoa and Kauai High School.

Flute Nyssa Baldomero Peyton Choi Clarinet Carter Kuong Cherise Yan Terence Yan Nicholas Yos Alto Saxophone Jace Furuto Trumpet Rayden Nakayama Corey Wilber Andrew Yos Trombone Mehana Kaaialii Robert Yos

About Music in the Clubhouse

Music in the Clubhouse is a joint initiative of Hawaii Youth Symphony and the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii.

Now in its eighth year, Music in the Clubhouse features low-cost programming designed to fill gaps left by cuts to arts programs in public education. Classes take place on weekdays (afterschool) at Spalding Clubhouse in McCully/Moʻiliʻili.

The classes are open to any interested students. Children ages 7–9 may participate in the general music class, Music4Kids, while children ages 10-13 may participate in Clubhouse Band. All music, instruments, and supplies are included. A defining feature of the program is that no prior experience is required, and no tryouts or auditions are necessary! Nearly 98% of the operating costs are subsidized by HYS, with thanks to grants from multiple foundations and donors. Signups for the Music in the Clubhouse program begin in August of each year. This year’s Music in the Clubhouse students represent 14 public, home, and independent schools.

More information can be found at our website, HiYouthSymphony.org/MITCH.

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HYS Administration Randy Wong, Executive Director

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andy Wong was appointed Executive Director in February 2012 by the HYS Board of Directors, and is the first alumnus to serve in that role. Mr. Wong oversees all administrative, strategic, fundraising, financial, and operational aspects of the organization.

Previously a Program Director for the Music-in-Education National Consortium, Wong developed portfolio assessment tools and professional development curricula for emerging teaching artists and in-service teachers, and was appointed to the faculty of New England Conservatory in 2009.

As a double bassist, Wong performs professionally in the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and The Waitiki 7, an ensemble inspired by the music of Martin Denny, Arthur Lyman, and Les Baxter. (HYS performed with The Waitiki 7 in 2013; the concert recording The Golden Ages of Waikiki was a finalist for a Na Hoku Hanohano award).

Mr. Wong holds a CFRE credential, an EdM in Arts In Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and a BMus in Performance from New England Conservatory. He’s 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 American Express Leadership Academy (Center for Creative Leadership). He serves on the board of the League of American Orchestras’ Youth Orchestra Division, chairing its Professional Development committee.

Carol Tsang, CPA, Finance Manager

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erforming music in youth orchestras has played an important role in Carol Tsang’s life from an early age, and to this day, music remains her passion. Carol started playing violin at the age of 8 and performed with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra, where she had the opportunity to perform alongside world-renown musicians including Jennifer Koh, Julian Rachlin, Michael Tilson Thomas, and members of the San Francisco Symphony. She continued to play violin at Cornell University, where she was a member of the Cornell Symphony Orchestra for all four years.

Carol received her Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Cornell University, and her Master’s degree in accounting from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Hawaii.

She volunteered for three years with the Alternatives Federal Credit Union in Ithaca, NY helping individuals in the community file their income taxes. She spent past summers teaching English to students in Hong Kong and working as an intern with Southwest Airlines in their tax department filing sales/use tax returns. From 2013 through 2016, Carol worked as an external auditor with Deloitte and Touche, serving clients in various industries including banking, state, construction, retail, and insurance.

Now, as Finance Manager of HYS, she is thrilled to be able to combine her background in accounting with her passion for music and music education.

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HYS Administration Aris Doike, Operations Manager

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ris Doike, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduated from Moanalua High School and is an alumni of the Hawaii Youth Symphony. He received his musical training with a Bachelor’s of Music Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Performer’s Diploma from Southern Methodist University, where he studied with renowned soloist, Andres Diaz, and principal of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Adkins.

He has nationally performed recitals in Hawaii, Colorado, Texas, and internationally at Kaohsiung and Ping Tung, Taiwan.

Aris was also the recipient of the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship from National Public Radio’s From the Top and of the Theodore Presser Scholarship. Most recently, Aris was a cello teacher for the Dallas Symphony’s Young Strings Program, various schools within the Dallas metroplex and also a member of the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra in Dallas, TX. At HYS, Aris was promoted to Operations Manager, from Academy Coordinator, in July 2017. As Operations Manager, Aris is responsible for ensuring that the scheduling and production of the orchestras’ rehearsals, concerts, tours, and special events run smoothly and effectively.

Ann Doike, Programs Manager

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nn Doike has been a part of HYS for over 15 years. She started as a parent volunteer when her two children joined HYS’s String Program back in the early 2000’s. Her dedication to the program and active involvement soon led to full-time employment as a member of HYS’s administrative team. Mrs. Doike currently serves as Programs Manager, and is responsible for coordination of all core programs, facilities, and concert production.

Rory Onishi, Music Librarian & Programs Assistant

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ory Onishi is a professional musician, music educator, and librarian for the Hawaii Youth Symphony. Hailing from Honolulu, Hawaii, he is a 2011 Kalani High School graduate, Hawaii Youth Symphony alumnus, and student of Eric Kop. Mr. Onishi went on to receive his Bachelor of Music degree in French Horn performance from Boston University, where he studied under horn soloist Eric Ruske. He is currently studying at the University of Hawaii at Manoa to pursue a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Music Education.

Rory was 2nd horn of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and frequently performs with Maui Chamber Orchestra, Kamuela Philharmonic, and the Royal Hawaiian Band.

He was also the winner of the Baton Rouge Symphony substitute list audition and recipient of the Emerson Scholarship for the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp and Paul Mansur award from the International Horn Society.

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Mahalo to Our Donors Hawaii Youth Symphony is grateful for these gifts, made between July 1, 2017 and March 1, 2018.

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($25,000 and up) Cades Foundation Department of Community Services PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($10,000–$24,999) Anonymous Alaska Airlines Foundation ABC Stores ALTRES, Inc. John R. Halligan Charitable Fund George Mason Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Okumura Family Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Robert E. Black Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Stupski Family Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Kosasa The Al Sherman Foundation

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ANGEL ($5,000–$9,999) First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Mr. Bob Hayashi Mrs. Gladys Hirano Susan M. Kosasa Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Hawaii Permanente Group Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation Fund Honolulu Cookie Company Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ing Island Insurance Foundation Johnson Ohana Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Steven Katzman Mrs. Carol S. Koga Mr. & Mrs. Alika Mau Price Okamoto Himeno & Lum ALC The Resort Group State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Teruya Brothers, Limited Ms. Ginny Tiu Mr. & Mrs. Kent Tsukamoto

BENEFACTOR ($2,500–$4,999) Action Realty Corporation Ms. Lorraine Araki Avalon Commercial, LLC Bank of Hawaii Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gainsley Mrs. Helen K. Higa Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kurisu Mr. Malcolm D. Lau Ms. Patti Look Marcus & Associates, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Momohara Mr. & Mrs. Michael Onofrietti Dr. & Mrs. Derek Orejel Mrs. Ruth Oshiro Pacific Property Group, Inc. Mr. Joseph Rothstein, PhD Mr. Lance Teruya United Laundry Services, Inc. Waikiki Shopping Plaza Mr. Randall G. Wong & Dr. Helen Liu Young’s Market Company of Hawaii PATRON ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. Donald Amemiya Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Campbell Elite Pacific Construction, Inc. Foodland Super Market, Ltd. Mr. & Mrs. Owen Fukumoto Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Gushiken Hazel H. Takumi Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Kendall N. H. Hee Mr. Warren Price III & Ms. Sharon Himeno Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hokama Mr. & Mrs. Leslie Hong Mr. & Mrs. Andy D. Huang JN Group, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kosasa Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Lau Mr. Alan Gartenhaus & Mr. Rhoady Lee Matson Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Carl Matsuura

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Neiman Marcus Dr. Steven Nishi & Dr. Pamela Tauchi-Nishi Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Nishimoto Mr. & Mrs. Brian Stapleton Mr. & Mrs. Brian W. Sung Ms. Jennifer Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Toyama Mr. Wayne Nakashima & Ms. Kay H. Tokunaga Watumull Stores/Jhamandas Watumull Fund Mr. & Mrs. Gaylord Wilcox Mr. & Mrs. Michael J. Y. Wong Mr. Carl Yee & Ms. Mary Wong Ms. Valerie Yee SPONSOR ($500 - $999) Anonymous American Savings Bank Mr. Alan Arizumi Mr. Allen I. Emura Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Ganeku Mr. & Mrs. Troy Hatakenaka The Kane Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Randall Hee Mr. & Mrs. William Holowecki Mr. & Mrs. Douglas W. Hung Island Insurance Companies Dr. Sandi Kwee & Dr. Leilani Ka‘anehe Kapolei Family Dental Corporation Mr. & Mrs. Kerry Komatsubara Mr. Richard L. Kurth Mr. & Mrs. W. Peter Kwong

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Dr. Dung Nguyen & Dr. Nguyet Le Mrs. Dorothy Mason Mr. & Mrs. David Monk Music Center of Hawaii, Inc. Patrick and Kris Kobayashi Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Gavan Sagara Ms. Leslie Tagorda Mr. & Mrs. Brent Takushi Mr. & Mrs. Dean Tanaka Ms. Kelley Toor Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Winner Mr. & Mrs. Steve Yamane Dr. Mark M. Yoshida Mr. & Mrs. Randall Young PARTNER ($250–$499) Mr. & Mrs. Angelito Alcantara Mr. & Mrs. William A. Bordner Ms. Kay Brott Ms. Phoebe S. Campbell Mrs. Esther Cartoon Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Chinn Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cundy Mr. Leland G. De Evoli Mr. & Mrs. Dexter J. Ejercito Mr. & Mrs. Bob Fissell Mr. & Mrs. Greg Fujimoto Ms. Alice T. Fukunaga Dr. & Mrs. Francisco J. Garcia Mrs. Helen G. Gary Mr. Jack B. Harmon Ms. Fujiko (Donna) D. Hughes Mr. & Mrs. Ken Kajihara Mr. & Mrs. Chester Kaneshiro Ms. Elizabeth Kaneshiro Dr. & Mrs. Toshihiko Kawasugi

Dr. Richard Yoon & Mrs. Sujeon Kim Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Kimura Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kohara Dr. Rosalie J. Kryston Ms. Susan Lampe Mr. & Mrs. Michael Li Mr. & Mrs. Ferdinand F. Llantero Mr. & Mrs. Russell Lo Ms. Chelsea Maeda Dr. Maya Matsuda & Mr. Edwin Matsuda Dr. Alex Suenaga & Ms. Kay Mattos Dr. Kelley Woodruff & Mr. Benjamin Marx Mrs. Sarah S. McDermott Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Mejia Ms. Carolyn Miho Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Momohara Mr. Tin Shing Chao & Ms. Lai Ling Ng Mr. & Mrs. Greg Nakamura Mr. & Mrs. Chris Nielsen Mr. & Mrs. Dan Nishikawa Mrs. Doris Ogawa Mr. & Mrs. Rusti Onishi Mr. & Mrs. Gerald M. K. Pang Mr. & Mrs. Richard Perkins Mr. Steven Premo Randal S. Furomoto & Associates, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Randall Mr. & Mrs. Devin Rivas Martin Ms. Heather Shohet Ms. Sheryl Shohet Ms. Barbara B. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Tom Soo Hoo Ms. Anne B. W. Swanson Ms. Amy A. Taniguchi Ms. Lea I. Tong Mr. & Mrs. Barry Toshi Ms. Janet Williams Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Williams Mr. & Mrs. Vernon K. W. Wong Dr. Jay Kwon & Dr. Natalie Woo Dr. Philip Wright Mr. & Mrs. Derrick Yamane Dr. Edward K. Yi & Dr. Susan Moriyama-Yi Dr. Lester Yim & Dr. Letitia Yim Dr. Namthip Sitachitta & Mr. Wesley Yoshida

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Donors (Continued) CONTRIBUTOR ($100-$249) Anonymous Ms. Carol Aki Mr. & Mrs. Michael Amore Mr. Burr McCutcheon & Ms. Claire Arakaki Mr. & Mrs. Masanobu Arakaki Mr. & Mrs. Russell Arakaki Mr. & Mrs. Kendrick Y. H. Au Ms. Mary Bertolino Mr. Merle N. Bratlie Prof. David Ross & Ms. Ann Castelfranco Dr. John Chen & Dr. Lillian Chen Ms. Yongli Chen Mr. Glenn Chinen Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ching Mr. & Mrs. Andrew T. M. Chun Mr. & Mrs. R. Dougal Crowe Mr. & Mrs. William Cumpston Mr. Brian Dunkel Mr. & Mrs. Gil Farias Mr. Joseph Francher Mr. & Mrs. Joel Francisco Mr. & Mrs. Randal Furomoto Mr. Presley Pang & Ms. Susan Pang Gochros Mr. & Mrs. Van M. Goto Ms. Rhonda Griswold Mr. Taukai Chang & Ms. Dexin Guo Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Hanaumi Gloria Kosasa Gainsley of Hawaii Community Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Higuchi Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Hiyane Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hong Dr. Yujen E. Hsia Mr. & Mrs. Albert Hu Mr. & Mrs. Donald Ikeda Mr. Roger Izuka Mr. Ignace Jang Dr. & Mrs. Sid Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Guy Kamitaki Mrs. Joelle Kawahara Mr. Dan Curran & Ms. Fatiha Kheddaoui Mr. & Mrs. Eric K. Kobayashi Mr. Ernest Kobayashi Ms. Mary Ann Kobayashi Dr. & Mrs. Takeo Kudo Ms. Brenda Kumabe

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Mr. & Mrs. Maiju Kutty Col. & Mrs. Daniel Lau Mr. Bill Lee Ms. Mollie M. Y. Lee Drs. Worldster Lee Ms. Sophia Liao Dr. Milton Liu Mr. & Mrs. Jeffery Logan Ms. Jennifer Loh Mr. & Mrs. Meredith Maeda Mr. & Mrs. Chet and Chris Malins Ms. Carolann Biederman & Mr. Seth Markow Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Martin Mr. Elton Masaki Mr. & Mrs. George Masaki Ms. Pamela Masaki Mr. Edward Masunaga Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Mau Mrs. Jean McIntosh Ms. Mariko Miho Mr. Gilbert Miyasato Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Mizuo Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Mori Mr. Henry O'Neill & Ms.Carol Muranaka Mr. & Mrs. Keith Muraoka Ms. Janet H. Murphy Dr. Jeffrey Lim & Dr. Marcia Nagao Dr. & Mrs. George I. Nagao Mr. & Mrs. Craig Nakagawa Mr. & Mrs. Mark Nakamura Ms. Kay J. Newnam Mr. Norman Noguchi Mr. Glenn Nohara The Honorable Dean Ochiai & Mrs. Rene Ochiai Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Oda Mr. & Mrs. Glenn M. Okino Dr. Collette Okubo Mr. & Mrs. Randal Omon Dr. & Mrs. Tilden Osako Mrs. Helen T. Oshio

Mr. Justin J. Park Mr. Jonathan Parrish Mr. & Mrs. Kalani Perreira Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peters Dr. Richard Kennedy & Mr. Steven Prieto Dr. & Mrs. Greg K. Sakamoto Ms. Corynn Sakamura Ms. Suzanne Sato Mrs. Patricia Sekiya Mr. & Mrs. Steven Shimabukuro Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Shimokawa Shinnyo-En Hawaii Ms. Sharon Shiroma Brown Ms. Joan Shishido Mr. Jone Lee & Ms. Yuen Sin Mr. Bin Li & Ms. Sujuan Situ Ms. Mun-Hee Song Ms. Nancy K. Sonoda Mr. & Mrs. Robert Springer Mr. Jason Sunada Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Taba Mr. & Mrs. Clayton Takemoto Mr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi Takemoto Mr. & Mrs. Herman Tam Mr. & Mrs. Kent Tamai Ms. Brenda Tang Dr. Dailin Wang & Ms. June Tang Mr. & Mrs. Alan Taniguchi Mr. & Mrs. Derek Tenn Mrs. Ethel M. Teruya The Honorable Lea Crandall & Mr. David Schulmeister The Honorable Linda Luke & Mr. Robert Strand Mr. & Mrs. Bob Thue Tiffany & Co. Mrs. Janice Trubitt Ms. Juli Kimura Walters Mr. Shichao Li & Ms. Haiying Wang Rev. Msgr. Terrence Watanabe

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Mr. & Mrs. Frank Wei Dr. Robert Weiner & Dr. Linda Weiner Mrs. Nancy D. White Mr. Michael Wo Mr. & Mrs. Jim J. L. Wong Ms. Ann M. Yakuma Mr. Mark Yamakawa Mr. & Mrs. Grant S. Yee Ms. Mildred A. Yee Mr. & Mrs. Scott Yoshihara Mr. & Mrs. Keith Yoshimoto Mr. Xiang Yee & Ms. Jiangyan Zhu FRIEND (Up to $100) Anonymous Ms. Beatrice Affron Mr. & Mrs. William A. Alicar Ms. Karynna Asao Ms. Ellen E. Belconis Mr. & Mrs. Philip Brown Mr. Kenneth H. Burtness Mr. Paul Chan Ms. Martha Child Ms. Faye Ching Mr. Matthew Chong Mr. Daniel Chun Mr. & Mrs. Darryn Chun Mr. & Mrs. Gary Chun Mr. & Mrs. Leslie G. Crandall Ms. Lynn Dagli Ms. Jackie Davis Ms. Joanna Fleming Mr. & Mrs. Jay Fujimori Rev. & Mrs. Yoshitaka Fujinami Ms. Sharon Fujita Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan C. Gochu Mr. William H. Gould Mr. Tom Graham & Christine Daleiden Mr. & Mrs. Vernon Groves Mr. & Mrs. George Haraguchi Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hashi Mr. & Mrs. Lance Hayashi Mr. & Mrs. Michael Hee Mr. Brandon Marc Higa Mr. & Mrs. Kenn Higa Ms. Sofia I. Himeno-Price Hongwanji Mission School Mr. Zi Jing Huang & Ms. Yuyu Zhan Mr. Gregg Ichimura Ms. Eri Imanil Ms. Lori Isara James K. Michishima, CPA

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Mr. Khullip Jeung Kaahumanu Elementary Ms. Cherry Ann Kaiaokamalie Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Katsura Mr. & Mrs. Lou Kauffeld Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kim Mrs. Mildred Kitagawa Mr. & Mrs. DK Kodama Ms. Kristi Koga Ms. Sylvia S Koike Mr. & Mrs. Kirby K. Kudzia Ms. Catherine Lau Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Lau Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Lau Mr. & Mrs. Jason Lee Ms. Joyce Lee Julian Leigh Dr. Richard Liu & Dr. Amber Liu Mrs. Rose Loui Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lui Ms. Leanne Lum Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Lum Mr. & Mrs. Carl Maki Mr. Benjamin Marshall Ms. Ren Martin-Doike Ms. Naomi Masuda Ms. Starr Matsushita Mr. & Mrs. Damon Medeiros Dr. Karen Miyamoto & Mr. Dan Miyamoto Mr. & Mrs. Seimasa Miyashiro Dr. Sarah Mordan-McCombs Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Morioka Mr. Keola Maruoka & Mrs. Nila Win Mr. Tom Park & Ms. I-Mei Sun Ms. Carol Nakaganeku Mr. Craig Nakamura Mr. Parker A. Nakamura Mr. & Mrs. David Nako Ms. Nadia Naoumoff Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ng Mr. Ernest T. Nogawa

Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ono Mr. Emile K. Oshima Mr. & Mrs. William T. Oshima Mr. & Mrs. Marcus Oshiro Mrs. Sally S. Oshiro Mr. Zihang Ou & Ms. Fan Gong Mr. & Mrs. Angel G. Pablo Mrs. Eugenia C. Park Jesse Red Mrs. Muk Lan Leung Rice Mr. & Mrs. Jason M. Robinson Mr. & Mrs. Roy Y. Saito Mr. & Mrs. Takahiro Sato Ms. Martha Seroogy Mr. & Mrs. Grant Shimabukuro Ms. Laurie Shimabukuro Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence W. J. Siu Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence So Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sorensen Ms. Gail R. Sugita Mr. Ron Sumida Mr. Lance Suzuki Mr. & Mrs. Dean K. Taba Isaiah P. Takahashi Ms. Ming L. Tanigawa-Lau Mr. & Mrs. Xerxes Tata Ms. Kathy Todoki Mr. & Mrs. Edward Toma Mr. & Mrs. Mark Tomomitsu Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Tran Mr. & Mrs. Jim Walfish Ms. Hannah Watanabe Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Womack Dr. George Chu & Ms. Diane Wong Mr. Randall Wong Mr. & Mrs. Corey Yama Dr. Byron K. Yasui Ms. Dale H. Yatsushiro Dr. & Mrs. Eric K. S. Yee Mr. Taylor L. A. York Mrs. Jill Yoshimoto Mrs. Amy Young

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Donors (Continued) IN HONOR OF Kelly Holowecki

by Mr. & Mrs. William Holowecki Martin Hsia

by Dr. Yujen E. Hsia Luke Kauffeld

by Mr. & Mrs. Lou Kauffeld Edith Leong

by Mrs. Helen T. Oshio Patti Look

by Ms. Susan Lampe Maestro Henry Miyamura

by Mr. Merle N. Bratlie

by Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Ching

by Mr. Matthew Chong

by Dr. Alex Suenaga & Ms. Kay Mattos

by Dr. Richard Kennedy & Mr. Steven Prieto

by Elite Pacific Construction, Inc.

by Mr. & Mrs. Greg Fujimoto

by Ms. Sharon Fujita

by Ms. Sofia I. Himeno Price

by Mr. & Mrs. Andy D. Huang

by Mr. Gregg Ichimura

by Mr. Roger Izuka

by Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hokama

by Mr. Khullip Jeung

by The Kane Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation

by Ms. Elizabeth Kaneshiro

by Ms. Linda Katsuki

by Dr. & Mrs. Toshihiko Kawasugi

by Mr. Dan Curran & Ms. Fatiha Kheddaoui

by Mrs. Mildred Kitagawa

by Dr. & Mrs. Takeo Kudo

by Mr. & Mrs. Kirby K. Kudzia

by Ms. Catherine Lau

by Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Lau

by Drs. Worldster Lee

by Mrs. Rose Loui

by Ms. Leanne Lum

by Ms. Ren Martin-Doike

by Ms. Starr Matsushita

by Mr. & Mrs. Leighton Mau

by Mrs. Sarah S. McDermott

by Ms. Mariko Miho

by Dr. Sarah Mordan McCombs

by Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Morioka

by Mr. Craig Nakamura

by Mr. Parker A. Nakamura

by Mr. & Mrs. Dan Nishikawa

by Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Nishimoto

by Mrs. Doris Ogawa

by Dr. & Mrs. Derek Orejel

by Mr. Emile K. Oshima

by Mrs. Muk Lan Leung Rice

by Mrs. Patricia Sekiya

by Ms. Sheryl Shohet

by Ms. Mun-Hee Song

by Mr. & Mrs. Tom Soo Hoo

by Mr. Lance Suzuki

by Ms. Anne B. W. Swanson

by Mr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi Takemoto

by Ms. Ming L. Tanigawa Lau

by Mrs. Ethel M. Teruya

by Rev. Msgr. Terrence Watanabe

by Mr. Randall G. Wong & Dr. Helen Liu

by Mr. Randall Wong

by Dr. Philip Wright

by Ms. Ann M. Yakuma

by Mr. Taylor L. A. York

by Dr. Mark M. Yoshida

by Mrs. Jill Yoshimoto

Ellie Ochiai

by The Honorable Dean Ochiai & Mrs. Ochiai Tani Takushi

by Mr. Bill Lee Jean Tsukamoto

by Mr. & Mrs. Chris Nielsen Mr. Derrick Yamane

by Mr. Lance Teruya IN MEMORY OF Geoffrey Au

by Mr. & Mrs. Kendrick Y. H. Au Ian Cooke

by Ms. Rhonda Griswold Jamie Higa

by Mr. Benjamin Marshall

by Ms. Nadia Naoumoff

by Jesse Red Kum Ok Ka‘anehe

by Dr. Sandi Kwee & Dr. Leilani Ka'anehe Harriet Komo

by Mr. & Mrs. Russell Lo Mark Kuraya

by Dr. Byron K. Yasui Niki Libarios

by Mr. & Mrs. Keith Yoshimoto Ellen Masaki

by Ms. Karynna Asao

by Dr. Steven Nishi & Dr. Pamela Tauchi-Nishi Neil McKay

by Mr. & Mrs. Randall Hee Mrs. Ellen R. Miyasato

by Mr. Gilbert Miyasato Margorie Hisako Tanoue

by Mr. Paul Chan

by Dr. Collette Okubo Gin Wong

by Mr. Carl Yee & Ms. Mary Wong Edmund Yee

by Ms. Janet H. Murphy

The Hawaii Youth Symphony thanks each donor and community partner who has contributed to its programs. Every attempt has been made to publish a complete listing. We regret any omissions or errors that may have occurred, and would appreciate if you would call HYS at 941-9706 to advise us of them. Thank you!

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

State of Hawaii David Ige, Governor City & County of Honolulu Kirk Caldwell, Mayor Department of Enterprise Services Guy Kaulukukui Tracy Kubota Mary Lewis Recording Engineer C&A Recordings Bob Dickerson for Hawaii Public Radio Graphic Design Mark Nakamura Printing Edwards Enterprises, Inc. Music Center of Hawaii UH Music Department Dr. Laurence Paxton, Chair Byron Moon, Facility Coordinator Kaimuki High School Wade Araki, Principal MJ Matsushita Kaimuki Middle School Frank Fernandes, Principal Niu Valley Middle School Sean Tajima, Principal

2018 Spring Concert Series

University Laboratory School Keoni Jeremiah, Principal Ira Wong Donald Young Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii Tim Motts Brianna Villarosa YSI Concert Parents Stacey Hatakenaka Wesley Yoshida YSII Concert Parents Lawrence So Carol Taniguchi CO Concert Parents Mei Ibara Kimberly Kim James Tamura Joyce Wong CSO Concert Parent Janet Kim Brooke Sakamoto Thomas Swan Jae-Young Wung SOE Concert Parent Heather Doyle Sandra Furuto Jody Kubo Mary Ellen Williams ISE Concert Parent Siu Wai Ferchoff Mahalia Rivas Martin

BSE Concert Parent Mona Caneso-Bantolina Jill Kawaguchi Erin Lee Michelle Tanigawa Academy Student Volunteers Erin Nishi Stephanie Yoshida

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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