HYS Winter Concert Series (2014)

Hawaii Youth Symphony

2014 Winter Concert Series Proudly presented by First Hawaiian Bank

Musical Gifts from the Masters

Youth Symphony I, Youth Symphony II & Concert Orchestra

Sunday, December 7, 2014 e Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall

Academy String Program

Sunday, December 14, 2014 e Kaimuki High School Auditorium

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City & County of Honolulu Mayor’s Proclamation Hawaii Youth Symphony Day

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Welcome from the Executive Director Aloha Families, Friends, and Students!

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n behalf of all of us at Hawaii Youth Symphony, welcome to our 2014 Winter Concert Series!

This season’s concerts will surely be an exciting time for all involved. The HYS students have been practicing hard all semester.

Their diligence, perseverance, and passion for music always pays off!

We are grateful to First Hawaiian Bank for helping to underwrite the costs of our Symphony Program Winter Concert, which also features a collaboration between HYS and the Aloha International Piano Festival.

Thank you again for attending today’s program, and for your support of our young musicians.

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About Hawaii Youth Symphony

awaii Youth Symphony (HYS) has connected Hawaii’s young people with music education since its incorporation in 1964. We are the only statewide youth music education program, directly serving an average of 650 students, ages 7–18, from over 100 schools statewide.

Our mission is to advance 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 is able to strategically serve any interested student, regardless of previous musical background or ability. We distribute $30,000 annually in scholarship, financial aid, and travel assistance (for neighbor island students).

Additionally, HYS reaches neighbor island communities with annual outreach tours that target a different island each season. In total, 20,000+ people attend our 24+ concerts each season!

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

Hawaii Symphony Orchestra 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 Mid-Pacific Institute Thomas McManus, Principal Paula Kingsbury Allen Nii University Laboratory School Donald Young Keoni Jeremiah, Principal Ira Wong Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii Tim Motts Natalie Pawluk Moore Jeric Lake YSI Concert Parents Lance Uchida Jan Watanabe YSII Concert Parents Stacey Hatakenaka Joan Shishido CO Concert Parents Lori Kam Laura Yamamoto Wesley Yoshida CSO Concert Parents Lucy Young-Oda Maryann Wong

City & County of Honolulu Kirk Caldwell, Mayor Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts Misty Kela‘i, Executive Director Department of Enterprise Services Ford Fuchigami Mary Lewis Elizabeth Ishihara Jane Rock Sheri Mikami First Hawaiian Bank Aloha International Piano Festival Video Presentation Kathryn & Tim Bradley, Take 2 Productions Audio/Video Russell Kikuta, Audio Video Hawaii Abel Rivera Recording Engineers C&A Recordings Bob Dickerson for Hawaii Public Radio Graphic Design Mark Nakamura Printing Edwards Enterprises, Inc.

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SOE Concert Parents Juli Matsuzaki Susan Pang Gochros Lynn Toma Joyce Wong ISE Concert Parents Grace Domingo Janet Kim Drizza Tabisola-Nuesca BSE Concert Parents Lynn Chan Linda Siu Rachelle Soohoo HYS T-Shirt Design Megan Uchida Les Murata Gary Hirokane Gavin Hirokane Jerry Kushiyama Lloyd Nakamaejo Delbert Nakaoka Tom Shigeta David Yee

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. f

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2014-15 Board of Directors & Staff

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Yuen, President Vice Presidents Richard K. Ing Roy E. King, Jr. Malcolm Lau Tina Lau Leslie Murata Michael Onofrietti Patti Look, Secretary Jean Tsukamoto, Treasurer Alan Arizumi Nathan Hokama Gladys Hirano Martin Hsia Eric Lagrimas Daniel Momohara Alan Okami Keith Sakamoto Marjorie Tanoue

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MUSIC STAFF Symphony Program Henry Miyamura, Music Director & Conductor, Youth Symphony I Derrick Yamane, Conductor, Youth Symphony II Elton Masaki, Assistant Conductor, Youth Symphony II Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductor, Concert Orchestra Hannah Watanabe, Associate Conductor, Concert Orchestra Academy Program Joan Doike, Conductor, Beginning String Ensemble, String Orchestra Ensemble Helen Fong, Conductor, Intermediate String Ensemble Chad Uyehara, Conductor, Concert String Orchestra Charlotte Fukumoto, Coordinator, String Program

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Music in the Clubhouse Joy Waikoloa, Instructor, Music4Kids Wayne Fanning, Conductor, Clubhouse Band ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Randy Wong, Executive Director Meredith Prescott, Administration & Finance Manager Ann Doike, Programs Manager Janet Morita, Programs Associate Ruth Komatsu, Education Consultant

Hawaii Youth Symphony 1110 University Ave., Suite 200 Honolulu, HI 96826-1598 Tel. (808) 941-9706 Fax. (808) 941-4995 www.HiYouthSymphony.org

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SYMPHONY PROGRAM

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Concert Orchestra Susan Ochi-Onishi, Conductor Hannah Watanabe, Associate Conductor

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Victor Lopez Robert Sheldon Pascual Marquina Narro arr. Albert Wang

Dubinushka

Russian Song Resurgences, Op. 162 España Cañi

A Spanish Gypsy Dance

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Celebration

Danny Elfman arr. Victor Lopez Bob Cerulli

Youth Symphony II Derrick Yamane, Conductor Elton Masaki, Assistant Conductor

Jubilee Ron Nelson Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Opus 103 Camille Saint-Säens

I. Allegro animato Keri Hui, piano The Moldau (Vltava) Bedrich Smetana How to Train Your Dragon John Powell

arr. Sean O’Loughlin

adapted for symphony orchestra by Elton Masaki

Youth Symphony I Henry Miyamura, Conductor

Le Roi d’Ys Overture Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Opus 23

II. Andantino simplice – Prestissimo

III. Allegro con fuoco Shiori Kuwahara, piano Marche Slave West Side Story

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Edouard Lalo Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Leonard Bernstein arr. Jack Mason

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Guest Artist SHIORI KUWAHARA

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hiori Kuwahara, a young Japanese pianist, was born in Tokyo in 1995 and she began playing the piano at the age of four.

A prizewinner in many of Japan’s prominent competitions, in 2009, Shiori has won first prize in the 3rd Beten Music Competition (junior high school division) and third prize of the 20th Japan Classical Music Competition (junior high school division). In 2012, she was the second prize winner of the 10th Tokyo Music Competition and in 2013, was awarded silver prize in the 37th PTNA Piano Competition (superior division, no age limit); one of the largest entered piano competitions in the world. Shiori was also awarded the audience prize, Oji Hall prize and the Yasuko Fukuda Scholarship prize. Internationally, in 2013, Shiori won the grand prize and audience prize of the 9th Romanian International Music Competition. In June 2014, Shiori attended the Aloha International Piano Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, where she won grand prizes in the Young Artist Division and Concerto Division of the Aloha International Piano Competition bringing her back to Honolulu to perform with the Hawaii Youth Symphony I. Concert appearances include performing at the Nippon Foundation, Yamaha Ginza Salon, Kawai Music Association, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, among many others. In 2011, Shiori entered the Music High School Attached to the Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. Upon graduating from the Music High School in 2014, she was admitted to the Tokyo University of Arts in 2014 as recipient of the Tokuji Munetsugu Scholarship and is studying under the tutelage of Professor Kei Itoh. Shiori is a grant recipient of the Yamaha Music Foundation.

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Guest Artist KERI HUI

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orn in Hong Kong, Keri Hui began playing the piano and the violin when she was 8. Her honors in Hong Kong include first prizes in the Hong Kong School Music Festival in both piano and violin divisions, third prize of the Hong Kong and Macau regional competition of the Sixth International Chopin Piano Competition in Asia at the age of 12, the first prize of the Chinese Compositions category in the 3rd Asian Youth Music Competition (Hong Kong Region), and was named a finalist in the 2005 Tom Lee Young Musicians of the Year Competition. When she was 12, she had the opportunity to collaborate with legendary Bobby McFerrin in the Hong Kong Arts Festival as the accompanist of her elementary school choir.

In 2007, Keri performed J.S. Bach’s double violin concerto in D with the Salzburg Junge Philharmonie as a soloist in the Mirabell Garden and Wartberg an der Krems in Salzburg, Austria. In 2008, she began to study with Todor Pelev at Idyllwild Arts Academy in the United States as a violin performance major. A month later, however, she started experiencing physical problems that prohibited her from playing instruments for two years. In 2010, she switched her major to piano performance in the Academy while studying with Andrew Park. Her honors in the United States include Honorable Mention in the Glendale Piano Competition (2011), First Prize of the Antelope Valley Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (2013), Fifth Prize of the Edith Knox Performance Competition (2014), First Prize of the French Music Competition by Pyrenees Music Society (2013), Grand Prix of Russian Music Competition by Pyrenees Music Society (2014), Honorable Mention of the International Young Artist Piano Competition in Washington, D.C. (2014), and was named a winner of the Aloha International Piano Concerto Competition (2014). She has been named twice a finalist in the Osaka International Music Competition. In 2013, she performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.4 with the Antelope Valley Symphony. In addition, she has had master class with pianists Angela Cheng, Carol Leone, and John Adams. She is now a senior studying with Norman Krieger in USC Thornton School of Music.

About Aloha International Piano Festival The Aloha International Piano Festival (AIPF) presents an annual music festival and competition in Honolulu, including concerts showcasing world-class artists, masterclasses and workshops, and a weeklong Piano Academy.

AIPF offers aspiring pianists the opportunity to share their talents at a prestigious event that fosters a spirit of healthy competition. The concerto division of the Aloha International Piano Competition is held bi-annually and two winners are selected to perform with the Hawaii Youth Symphony. Shiori Kuwahara and Keri Hui, whom are showcased in tonight’s concert with HYS, won the AIPF competition this past June.

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Concert Orchestra SUSAN OCHI–ONISHI, 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 under Ray Still (Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and the English horn under Grover Schiltz (CSO). Mrs. Ochi-Onishi is a member of the OBDA, HMEA, MENC, and has served as President for the Hawaii Chapter of 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).

HANNAH WATANABE, Associate 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.

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Concert Orchestra Roster Violin I Maya Chang Valentina Diaz-Paez Stella Hung Leilani Ikeda, Concertmaster Mika Ishii Brooke Kumasaka Allyson Kwong Che Won Lee Lilian Lu Theresa Madrigal Kauai Paule Mikaela Rivera Kylee Takanishi Lauryn Takanishi Stephanie Yoshida Violin II Lok Yan Chao Anna Cho Melanie Choe Micaela Diaz-Paez Emi Horii Sha Ra Jang Yudai Leonzon Ethan Lung Josiah Matsuda Sara Nakagaki Camryn Nishita Sarah Pan Allyson Pang Lianne Park Ryan Park Abigail Pierre Samantha Saruwatari Stara Shinsato Ikumi Utashiro, Principal Viola Ana Danko Yukiko Hughes Lisa Kam Leon Lo Mahina Smith Rita Sorensen, Principal Cello Alexander Canicosa-Miles Ryan Fielding Sofia Himeno-Price Mira Irwin Jonah Johnson

Jaden Kim Christopher Kwock Julian Kwon Kaileen Lardizabal Alan Lo Dylan Merkel Alexa Wong, Principal Bass Elliott Hee Ashley Pang Maysa Segovia, Principal

Flute Lisa Benjamin Madeline Boyle Elaina Garrett Mari Guillermo, Principal Lauryn Shinno Michelle Woo Oboe Kelly Chong Matthew Imanaka Ashley Maeshiro Mie Oishi Sharon Young, Principal Clarinet Sarah Kim Garrett Lau Kylie Nakano Se Jin Park, Principal Jared Seto Taryn Takanobu

Horn Kamuela Akeo, Principal Noa Brenner Kai Le Chang Jasmine Kim Steven Wu Trumpet Nicholas Bui, Principal Cameron Hara David Kimura Jayci Lew Nicholas Oshiro Joshua Romero Trombone Trevyn Dobashi Hailey Sakuda Rachael Yamamoto, Principal David Young Baritone Reid Goya, Principal Justin Nguyen Tuba Kaisei Shigeta Percussion Almog DeKalo, Principal Ryan Jacobi Kai Johnson Daniel Kam Kelly Tan Dimitri Vien

About Concert Orchestra Concert Orchestra (CO) is comprised of 99 students from 26 schools on Oahu. This orchestra will perform 6 concerts this season. Each student auditioned for his or her seat at the end of the last school year. Leilani Ikeda, a seventh-grader at Voyager School, is concertmaster this season.

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Bassoon Cassandra Barina, Principal Chanelle Junio Kamakoa Tomich

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Concert Orchestra

Program Notes

by Ruth Komatsu

Dubinushka (Russian Song) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov arr. Victor Lopez

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844–1908) was one of “The Five,” a group of five important Russian composers of the time, dedicated to creating uniquely Russian music. The four others were Mily Balakirev, Modest Mussorgsky, Alexander Borodin and César Cui. RimskyKorsakov is best known for his compositions Russian Eastern Overture, Capriccio Espangnol and Scherherzade. He also had a military career, as an officer in the Imperial Russian Navy.

Dubinushka is based on a Russian folk song of the same name. Russia had been in a state of turmoil. The recently failed Revolution of 1905 led to strikes, demonstrations and riots. Since the folk song Dubinushka had long been the song of revolutionary movements, Rimksky-Korsakov used it in his composition as a way of encouraging the defeated Russian peasants and working class. A dubinushka, literally “little oak stick,” was used by Russian peasants as a tool or walking stick. It could also be used as a weapon, if necessary. The folksong is a work song, sung by workers at hard labor, helping them to keep in rhythm as they work together.

Listen for: • A military march feeling • light positivity (in contrast to the hard laborious efforts of the working class of the time) • melody and fragments of the folk song played by different instruments and sections

Resurgences, Op. 162 Robert Sheldon

Award winning composer, educator and clinician Robert Sheldon (b. 1954) created a festive mood with his celebratory piece, Resurgences, that expresses the joy and exhilaration of a new beginning. Resurgences was written for the 100th anniversary of Manatee High School in Florida and received its premier performance in December 2011.

Listen for: • a thrilling opening • contrasting sections • solos by oboe and trumpet • rhythmic conversations among the instruments

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Concert Orchestra España Cañi (Spanish Gypsy Dance) Pascual Marquina Narro arr. Albert Wang

The refrain of España Cañi will certainly sound familiar to all. The chord progression from E major to F major to G major and back has become the best-known snippet of Spanish music. In the United States, it is sometimes played at sporting events to excite the crowd.

España Cañi is a pasodoble, a two-step dance in a lively style. It is modeled after the sound, drama and movement of a Spanish bullfight. It was composed in 1921 by Pascal Marquina Narro (1873–1948) and is his most famous work.

Listen for: • the familiar Spanish refrain, recurring throughout the piece • castanets (a pair of concave wooden “shells” that make a clacking sound) • the “call” to the bullfighting ring

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Danny Elfman arr. Victor Lopez

Eccentric candymaker Willy Wonka takes little Charlie and four overindulged children on the tour of their lives in director Tim Burton’s 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

There are misadventures galore and important lessons to be learned by all. Composer Danny Elfman (b. 1953) is a frequent collaborator with Burton, having worked on 15 films together.

Elfman was founder, lead singer and songwriter for the ‘70s–‘90s rock band OingoBoingo before turning to composing for films. Arranger Victor Lopez put this medley together for full orchestra.

Listen for: • a hint of eccentricity and dark humor to come • the mechanical workings of a factory • a cheerful welcome song • Augustus Gloop’s song, Bollywood style

Celebration Bob Cerulli

Bob Cerulli, wrote Celebration in 1997 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Lancaster County Music Camp in Pennsylvania. The joyous, festive piece highlights each section of the orchestra.

Listen for: • a bell-like introduction • short passages featuring each section • grand sections by the full orchestra

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Youth Symphony II DERRICK YAMANE, Conductor

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errick Yamane received both his Master of Secondary Education and Bachelor of Music Education degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. A retired music teacher, he has taught music at various public and private schools on Oahu since 1971. Eleven of those years were also spent as HYS’s Concert Orchestra Conductor. He credits Mr. Hajime Kuwada, his mentor, and Mr. James Uyeda, his inspiration, for encouraging him to pursue music as a profession. He has appeared as guest conductor of the Colorado All-State Honor Band (Gunnison), Oahu Band Director’s 8th Grade Select Band, and Maui District Massed and Select Band.

Mr. Yamane is a lifetime member of the Oahu Band Director’s Association, Music Educators National Conference and the Hawaii Music Educators Association.

ELTON MASAKI, Assistant 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 and Iolani School and the Hawaii Youth Symphony 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.

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Youth Symphony II Roster Violin I Courtney Chun Sasha Himeno-Price Nicolette Kawata Ju Hye Kim, Assistant Concertmaster Alex Kobayashi, Concertmaster Kathy Kwock Sung Je Lee Christian Llantero Shinya Saito Shelby Schwartz Kashmira Tata Moriah Tom Burson Wang Violin II Nadine Alcantara Ian Chang Justin Chen Hidemi Ishii Nicole Jao, Assistant Principal Julia Johnson Kurumi Kawata Kenny Kwock Lauren Llantero, Principal Maria Matsuki Sunwoo O Samuel O’Rourke Eunice Park Alyssa Reyes Caitlin Steele Edward Su Kayla Takemoto Jinny Wang Viola Kaycee Beardeaux, Assistant Principal Ethan Butay Juan Efren Enriquez Brandon Hong Queenie Huang, Principal Vance Kuikahi Megan Lauw Olivia Reano Charissa Tan Ethan Tran

Cello Joshua Chang Christine Ching Uilasho Francisco Sydnie Ito Hyunwoo Lee, Assistant Principal Rachel Matsumoto Chloe McCreery Jeffrey Suen, Principal Uriel Sung Gradon Wong Alexandra Yam Bass Taiga Benito, Principal Emiley Hadano Lopaka Martin, Assistant Principal Flute Julie Chai, Principal Mikayla Gaspar Gyumin Lee Margaret Nakayama Soomin Park Aileen Zhang Oboe Ryan Hirokawa Kacie Kajihara Sayaka Mitsui, Principal Chance Yagi Clarinet Jonah Blas Kassi Hatakenaka Nakoa Kanahele Julianne Matsumoto, Principal Jolene Siu

Horn Kira Goya, Principal Raquel Hernandez Crystal Lee Shannon Pan Given Yagi Trumpet Darius DeSpain Brandon Kim Tiffany Nakayama Michael Quach Matthew Sahara Nicholas Yama, Principal Trombone Julia Lee Elise Sueoka Dane Takayama David Whitehouse, Principal Baritone Ethan Murakami Tuba Marcus Lui, Principal David Yamamoto Percussion Mizuki Hamaguchi Marsha Ho Kariza Nolasco Raistlin Ramos Lia Monica Reyes, Principal

About Youth Symphony II Youth Symphony II (YSII) is comprised of 98 students from 18 schools on Oahu. This orchestra will perform 6 concerts this season. Each student auditioned for his or her seat at the end of the last school year. Alex Kobayashi, a ninth-grader at Mililani High School, is concertmaster this season.

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Bassoon Everett Amemiya Mark Ushiroda Zarek Wong, Principal Austin Young

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Youth Symphony II

Program Notes

by Ruth Komatsu

Jubilee

Ron Nelson Jubilee is a short, light piece, composed in 1960 by Ron Nelson (b. 1929). Nelson is Professor Emeritus of the Brown University Music Department. He has won numerous awards for his compositions. Jubilee features a soaring melody in the first part and an extended fugue, where snippets of the main theme are interwove near the end.

Listen for: • maracas and temple blocks after the opening fanfare exclamation points!

• contrasting middle section • the fugue that begins with the basses

Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Opus 103 I. Allegro animato Camille Saint-Säens

What a way to celebrate the 50th anniversary of one’s piano debut! French composer Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) wrote his fifth and final piano concerto for himself to play at his own Jubilee Concert in 1896. It was a great success. The concerto is nicknamed “The Egyptian” because he wrote it while on vacation in Luxor, Egypt. Additionally, Saint-Saëns included themes that represent his sea voyage to Egypt, as well as some Middle Eastern themes heard in the second and third movements.

Saint-Saëns 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.

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Youth Symphony II The Moldau (Vltava) Bedrich Smetana How does music tell a story or paint a picture? The Moldau depicts a river’s run as it flows through the Bohemian countryside. The Vltava River (Moldau in German) flows 270 miles through the Czech Republic. It starts as two small bubbling springs, and grows into a great river with raging rapids. It finally disappears into the Elbe River at the city of Melnik. Imagine what you might see and experience as you float down the Moldau.

Bedrich Smetana (1824–1884), widely regarded as the father of Czech nationalistic music, is best known for his opera The Bartered Bride and his series of six symphonic poems entitled Má Vlast (My Homeland). The Moldau, composed in 1874, is the second poem of the series. (A symphonic poem is an orchestral piece of one movement that describes a poem, story, painting, scene or other non-musical source.)

Smetana had one thing in common with Beethoven – both composers went completely deaf, yet continued to compose music that is still celebrated today.

Listen for: • two springs at the river’s source, represented by two flutes • the main river theme, based on a Czech folk song • hunting horns, a peasant wedding dance, and nymphs dancing in the moonlight • a growing, raging river with swirling rapids • the river majestically nearing the Elbe, then quietly disappearing into it

How to Train Your Dragon John Powell arr. Sean O’Loughlin In 2010, DreamWorks Animation came out with the 3-D computer-animated film How to Train Your Dragon. A boy from a Viking village must slay a dragon as a rite of passage. But after he captures his first dragon, he befriends it instead of killing it.

The film was the sixth collaboration with DreamWorks for composer John Powell (b.

1963). He co-scored other notable films including Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Antz. Scoring How To Train Your Dragon was his first solo project. Powell earned an Academy Award nomination for his effort. This is a Sean O’Louglin band arrangement, with string parts added

by Elton Masaki.

Listen for: • Celtic (Scottish and Irish) sounding tunes • the middle section in triple meter, like a waltz • sensations of soaring atop a dragon!

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Youth Symphony I HENRY MIYAMURA, Conductor & HYS Music Director

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enry Miyamura, conducts Hawaii Youth Symphony’s top orchestra, Youth Symphony I, and has been HYS’s music director and conductor for nearly three decades. Joining HYS in the early ’80s, Maestro Miyamura provided the artistic vision that has shaped HYS’s programs and led to tremendous growth of the organization. Miyamura also founded and directs HYS’s summer program, the prestigious Pacific Music Institute.

Maestro Miyamura recently retired from the University of Hawaii, where he conducted the UH Symphony Orchestra. His numerous credits include 14 years as band director at McKinley High School; principal clarinetist with the Honolulu Symphony; and membership in the Eastman Wind Ensemble, the Hillel Chamber Concert Orchestra and the Rochester Philharmonic. Miyamura also served as assistant conductor for the Honolulu Symphony, which gave him the opportunity to conduct concerts featuring artists such as Wynton Marsalis, trumpet; David Bar-Ilan, piano; Joshua Bell, violin; and Harvey Pittel, saxophone, as well as Hawaii entertainers. Miyamura was named winner of the prestigious 2001 Alfred Preis Award by the Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education for his lifetime commitment to arts and education in Hawaii.

Miyamura received a Bachelor of Music degree and a Performer’s Certificate from the Eastman School of Music, as well as a Master of Music degree from Western Washington University.

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Youth Symphony I Roster Violin I Shin Chang Yun Chang, Associate Principal Chelsea Cline Joseph Fujinami Ria Im Benjamin Kim Da Hea Kim Kilinoelani Montgomery Brent Ramos, Concertmaster Hyeon-Jae Seo Katherine Sewell Matthew Uchida Megan Uchida Kisa Uradomo, Assistant Principal Angeline Zhou Violin II Misa Akiyama Crystal Cathcart, Assistant Principal Megan Ganeku Sean Harding, Principal Daniel Huang Darrell Huang Christopher Inouye Kiana Kendall Taylor-Anne Kim Eileen Liu Evan Liu Robert Mastriano Carissa Miyamoto Skylar Mizukami Aylton Nakamura Hana Ra Elisabeth Sewell Ryder Tanaka Ji Eun Yang Viola Brian Kim Sean Kwon Austin Lau Michelle Lee Si Jia Li Nicole Nagatoshi Gwynette Paez Lauren Park, Principal Charles Zhang Athena Zhao, Assistant Principal

Cello Eileen Chen, Assistant Principal Pascha Hokama Olivia Knock Keane Miyamoto Ian Murakami Jeffrey Pak Dong-Woo Seo William Suh Kahler Suzuki, Principal Reid Womack Justin Yee Tracie Young

Horn Jarod Ishimi Cody Onishi, Principal Brandon Quach Emerlynn Shibayama Shane Xu

Bass Cuyler Bleecker, Assistant Principal Avery Farm Sonia Romero Christopher Yick, Principal

Trumpet William Fong, Assistant Principal Daiya Fujiki Dylan Fujimoto Jaewoo Lee Zachary Pang Tate Sakamoto, Principal

Flute Cody Leclere, Co-Principal Jiwoo Park Sarah Park, Co-Principal Aoi Shinagawa Marissa Watanabe

Trombone Joseph Abe Jeffrey Hayashi Steve Park Sanako Saito, Co-Principal Jonathan Suda, Co-Principal

Piccolo Jiwoo Park Aoi Shinagawa Oboe Izumi Amemiya Codie Murata Ryan Nakazaki, Principal English Horn Claire Shigeta Clarinet Max Arakaki Michael Chen, Co-Principal Christy Kiyama Chelsea Tanaka, Co-Principal

Tuba Louis Lee Marc Teshima, Principal Percussion Rachel Kasashima, Principal Ashley Kwon Joseph Li, Assistant Principal Albert Mackey Meika Yada Harp Gabrielle Logan

About Youth Symphony I Youth Symphony I is the most advanced of HYS’s seven orchestras, and is one of the finest youth symphonies in the country. Youth Symphony I is comprised this year of 101 students from 26 schools on Oahu and Maui. Brent Ramos, a senior at Moanalua High School, is this season’s concertmaster.

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Bassoon Brendan Hiyane, Co-Principal Jennifer Park, Co-Principal Stephanie Spear Jake Taniguchi

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Youth Symphony I

Program Notes

by Ruth Komatsu

Le Roi d’Ys (The King of Ys) Overture Edouard Lalo

An overture is music that is played at the beginning of an opera. Its purpose is similar to that of music played during opening credits of today's movies. The audience is treated to a taste of things to come. Operatic overtures often feature important arias (songs for solo voice) and some incidental music that whet the audience's appetite.

French composer Edouard Lalo (1823–1892) was intrigued by the legend of Ys, a mythical city said to have been swallowed by the sea. Legend locates the sunken Ys just off the Brittany coast, somewhat like a Celtic Atlantis. (Brittany is a region of northwest France. It was once an independent country. The culture of its people was more Celtic than French.)

Ys, once believed to be Europe’s most magnificent city, was built below sea level, with dikes and bronze gates holding back the sea. Lalo’s opera Le Roi d’Ys tells the story of a love triangle in which jealousy leads to an act of revenge—the opening of the city gates, allowing the sea to drown the city. In the end, total loss is averted by divine intervention. The opera was premiered on May 7, 1888. It has largely been forgotten today, as only the overture and one aria are occasionally performed.

Listen for: • clarinet solo • trumpet fanfare and accents, with military themes • contrasting moods • cello duet • music suggesting impending doom

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Opus 23 II. Andantino simplice – Prestissimo III. Allegro con fuoco Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) completed his first concerto in 1874. His teacher and friend, Russian pianist Nikolai Rubinstein refused to play it and criticized it as “worthless, impossible to play…and must be thrown away.” His ego and confidence crushed, Tchaikovsky refused to revise it. He approached a German pianist to premier it, albeit half a world away in America, in case it failed. At its premier, the concerto was panned by critics, but loved by the audience. In time Tchaikovsky did revised it, three times, and Rubinstein did play it, many times, throughout Europe.

Listen for: • the opening flute solo, accompanied by pizzicato (plucked) strings • the orchestra and soloist taking turns at melody and accompaniment • the contrasting tempo of the middle section in the 2nd movement • the fast, rhythmic opening of the 3rd movement, in triple meter • a brief section in duple meter (in two) • octaves furiously climbing up and down the keyboard 18 | DECEMBER 7 ❄ 2014 Winter Concert Series 109266_CS55.indd 18

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Youth Symphony I Marche Slave (Slavonic March) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

It was a time of war! The Principality of Serbia sought independence from the Ottoman Empire. Many Russians sympathized with their fellow Slavs and sent aid and volunteer soldiers to fight against the Turks in the Serbian-Ottoman War (1876–88).

Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 – 1893) was asked by the Russian Musical Society to compose a piece for a concert that was to benefit the Slavonic Charity Committee and wounded Russian soldiers. The result was Marche Slave (Slavonic March), composed in October 1876. The piece describes the oppression of the Serbs by the Turks, Russia as allies to the Serbs (the Russian National Anthem) and Russian volunteers marching to join the Serbian cause.

Although Tchaikovsky wrote 11 operas, six symphonies, four concertos, and more than 60 other compositions, he is best remembered today for his three ballets Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker. His 1812 Overture and Marche Slave are considered to be program music, meaning music intended to describe definite images, scenes, or events.

Listen for: • marching feet • the escalating confusion and chaos of war • the sustained timpani roll that Tchaikovsky included in many of his works • the Russian national anthem played by the low brass • a furious ending

West Side Story Leonard Bernstein arr. Jack Mason

Romeo and Juliet in New York City? The idea for West Side Story came from Jerome Robbins, American choreographer, who was helping a friend learn the part of Romeo for a production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Robbins suggested that his friend imagine a “Romeo” of today, dealing with today’s issues, and that idea became West Side Story. In 1949, Robbins gathered a group of artists, which included composer Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), to make the musical. After being put aside for a while, West Side Story was eventually completed and made its debut on Broadway in 1957 and on film in 1961.

The musical tells the story of the rivalry between two teenage street gangs from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

The star-crossed lovers in this case are Tony, from the Jets (American) gang and Maria, whose brother is a member of the Sharks (Puerto Rican) gang. Songs featured in Jack Mason’s arrangement of West Side Story are: “I Feel Pretty,” “Maria,” “Something’s Coming,” “Tonight,” “One Hand, One Heart,” “Cool” and “America.”

Listen for: • a jazz feel in “Cool” • the mixed meter feeling in “America”—Count a fast 6, then a slower 3: 1-2-3-4-5-6 1 2 3 1-2-3-4-5-6 1 2 3 CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MUSIC EDUCATION 109266_CS55.indd 19

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Upcoming 50th Anniversary Season Events HYS Maui Community Concert Monday, February 16, 2015 at Maui Arts & Cultural Center, 4:00 pm Youth Symphony I

❄ Youth Symphony II Community Concert Joint Concert with Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Kawaiahao Church, 5:00 pm

❄ Concert Orchestra Community Concert Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Ala Moana Shopping Center, 2:00 pm

❄ Youth Symphony I Spring Community Concert Featuring Special Guests Ignace Jang, violin, and Conrad Tao, piano Sunday, April 12, 2015 at Blaisdell Concert Hall, 4:00 pm

❄ Youth Symphony II & Concert Orchestra Spring Concert Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Roosevelt High School Auditorium, 4:00 pm

❄ Academy Spring Concert Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Kaimuki High School Auditorium, 1:00 pm

❄ Aloha Concert Luncheon Featuring Special Guests The Brothers Cazimero Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Ballroom Youth Symphony I & Youth Symphony II CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MUSIC EDUCATION 109266_CS55.indd 21

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ACADEMY STRING PROGRAM

Winter Concert Program

Sunday, December 14, 2014 d Kaimuki High School Auditorium

Clubhouse Band Wayne Fanning, Conductor Selections from Essential Elements 2000 Tim Lautzenheiser, John Higgins,

Rolling Along, Hot Cross Buns, Charles Menghini, Paul Lavender,

Go Tell Aunt Rhodie, March Steps, Tom C. Rhodes, and Don Bierschenk

Lightly Row, Au Claire De La Lune,

London Bridge, A Mozart Melody,

Doodle All Day, Jingle Bells

Beginning String Ensemble Joan Doike, Conductor D Major Scale Traditional English

Hot Cross Buns

Melody by Lowell Mason Words by Sarah Josepha Hale

Mary Had a Little Lamb

French Melody Lyrics by Jane Taylor

Twinkle Variations

Folk Song

Song of the Wind

James Lord Pierpont

Jingle Bells

Intermediate String Ensemble Helen Fong, Conductor Enter the Heroes Kabuki Dance

Elliot del Borgo Richard Meyer

Sunday Morning Walk

Frances L. Feese

Medley of Christmas Tunes

from the Christmas Kaleidoscope Collection

(Up on the Housetop, Good King Wenceslas,

and Jolly Old Saint Nicholas)

arr. Robert Frost

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Academy String Program

String Orchestra Ensemble Joan Doike, Conductor George Frederick Handel arr. James Brown

Gavotte

arr. Paul Stouffer

Three French Christmas Dances

I. Moderato

arr. Al Cechvala

Slovakian Dance

Concert String Orchestra Chad Uyehara, Conductor Follow the Drinking Gourd

You Raise Me Up

Lion City The Polar Express

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African-American Folk Song arr. Carrie Lane Gruselle Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland arr. Larry Moore Soon Hee Newbold Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri arr. Paul Lavender adapted by Larry Moore

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Academy String Program JOAN DOIKE, Conductor

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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 bachelor’s degrees in music.

HELEN FONG, Conductor

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elen Fong is the conductor of the Intermediate String Ensemble. Mrs. Fong has a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She taught strings and chorus in the Scranton public schools from 1974–1992. She was a violist with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and various chamber and community orchestras. Locally, Mrs. Fong has taught at McKinley High School, Le Jardin Academy, Aiea Intermediate School and Wheeler Middle School.

She currently teaches music at Dole Middle School.

CHARLOTTE FUKUMOTO, Coordinator

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harlotte Fukumoto has been HYS’s String Program Coordinator since 1995. She retired from the Department of Education after 27 years of service. Thirteen of those years were spent working with the string orchestra program at Moanalua Intermediate. She has been a string repair technician at Music Center of Hawaii and a string clinician at Kamehameha Middle School.

Ms. Fukumoto chaired the Senior Honor All-State Orchestra while teaching for the Kamehameha Schools Intermediate orchestra from 1995–1996. She has also taught English as a second language at McKinley Community School for Adults.

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Academy String Program Rosters Beginning String Ensemble Violin Noah Asano Phoebe Kim Mira Kubo Phoebe Nguyet Le Kevin Maddock Nevan Malana Kaitlyn McLeod Hannah Moses Andy Siu Kyle Siu Kaidee Soohoo Leanza Yucoco Viola Shalem Asano Rylie Ann Hashizume Laura Latimer Kelli Soohoo Cello Selah Asano Kelsey Cook Zion Doucettperry Rhysa Lee Corey Lehnertz Bass Maya Watanabe

Intermediate String Ensemble Violin Gabrielle Andersch Kai Asakura Yoran Beisher Haley Brewer Kristina Domingo Rafael Elham Darnell Flora Samantha Guo Sarah Holliday Jacob Hsieh Jared Hsieh Jonathan Hsieh Angus Huang Erica Kim Hakyoung Kim Lauren Kim Mia Kim Jennifer Kimura Mackenzie Kop Jason Kwak Linda Lam Lily Nell Aiden Otaka Sarai Shepherd Viola Tiffany Tanaka Cello Nathaniel Fulton Abbie Hirayama Hannah Kim Justin Kwak Nhat Le Grace Nakagawa Ezekiel Nuesca Andrew Tom Devyn Young-Pak Bass Rachel Verhoef

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String Orchestra Ensemble Violin I Michelle Evangelista Leila Hijii Taiga Ikeda Seth Lampitelli Alexandra Lecher Elijah Nabarrete Anisa Segovia Rylee Toma Liv Wilson Kate Wong Violin II Emma Chun Jaron Kawamura Willow Otaka Nathan Roberts Eunice Son Duke Tatom Logan Wurthner Raysian Yang Brandon Yee Tobey Yuen Violin III Priscilla Pierre Allena Villanueva Viola Justin Pascua Cello Seth Asano Jonas Matsuzaki Jonathan Olderr Jeremy Pang Kira Prescott Bass Matin Boulos Adrian Tran Peter Wiggett

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Academy String Program Roster Concert String Orchestra Angelina Pablo Franklin Zheng Kimberly Zheng Hinman Zhou

Violin I Claire Fulton Remi Furuto Ylang Guo Cynthia Kawaiaea Cyrus Kelawala Kristyn Miyamoto Erin Nishi Zoe Oda Joshua Park Lyllica Takahashi Jordan Wong

Viola Katelyn Chong Joshua Choy Hosanna Chun Luke Matsumoto Nicole Sison Cello Hannah Asano William Hee Ella Kang Celina Lim Austin O’Rourke Andrew Su Cara Tan Zolbo Tomita

Violin II Elise Danko Daniel Christopher Ferrer Shuxuan He Sienna Kochi Wesley Ku Marissa Kwon Alexander Lau Christine Lau Clara Li Jany Lim Pieter Nauwelaerts

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n alumnus of HYS, Chad Uyehara conducts 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, conducts the University of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, 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.

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Music in the Clubhouse Clubhouse Band

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 sixth year, Music in the Clubhouse features low-cost programming designed to fill gaps left by cuts to arts education. Classes take place on weekdays, afterschool, at Spalding Clubhouse in McCully/Mo‘ili‘ili.

The classes are open to any interested students, ages 7–9 (general music class Music4Kids), and 10+ (Clubhouse Band). All music, instruments, and supplies are included.

Nearly 98% of the operating costs are subsidized by HYS, with thanks to grants from multiple foundations and donors.

Flute Carmina Chang Kayla Funakoshi Hollie-Marie Meyer Clarinet Shalita Areeyaphan Franklin James Bao Nguyen Cherise Yan Nicholas Yos Alto Saxophone Stephen Koa Miller Horn Jonathan Young Trumpet Journey Billingsly Robert Yos Trombone Eternity Billingsly

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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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Music in the Clubhouse JOY WAIKOLOA, Instructor

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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.

HYS’s Official 50th Anniversary T-Shirt Now On Sale!

This year’s distinctive design comes from Megan Uchida, violinist in YSI

Screened in gray and gold on 100% cotton.

Wear it around town and show your support for HYS! A collector’s item for sure!

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Mahalo to Our Donors The Hawaii Youth Symphony is grateful for these gifts that were made between July 1 and October 15, 2014.

CONDUCTOR’S CIRCLE ($25,000–$49,999) ABC Stores McInerny Foundation Ward Village Foundation PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($10,000–$24,999) Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation The Thomas J. Long Foundation George Mason Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation ANGEL ($5,000–$9,999) Bill Healy Foundation Hawaiian Host, Inc. Mrs. Edith Leong Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Jean & Kent Tsukamoto BENEFACTOR ($2,500–$4,999) Anonymous Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc. Friends of Malama Maunalua Mrs. Gladys Hirano Martin Hsia Richard & Susan Ing Island Insurance Companies Kaiser Permanente Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Kudo Todd & Jeanne Murata Ohata Chun Yuen LLP Servco Foundation Tom Shimabuku Family Symphony Honolulu Condominium Project United Laundry Services, Inc. PATRON ($1,000 - $2,499) Anonymous Russell & Dana Arakaki

Bank of Hawaii Dr. John Chen & Dr. Lillian Chen Mr. & Mrs. Gil Farias Mr. Alton Farm & Ms. Reiko Tanaka Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Gainsley Mr. Bob Hayashi Kendall & Shelley Hee Iolani School Jonathan Y. C. Ching Revocable Trust Jose L. Romero Memorial Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation KoAloha Ukulele Dennis & Tina Lau Ms. Patti Look Dr. & Mrs. Donald Mastriano Mid-Pacific Institute Mr. Henry Miyamura Dan & Linda Momohara Michael & Amy Onofrietti Ms. Mi Jeong Park Mr. Warren Price III & Ms. Sharon Himeno Mrs. Barbara Shibayama Strategic Communication Solutions, LLC Mr. & Mrs. Ira Uradomo Randy & Helen Wong Mr. & Mrs. Robert Yam SPONSOR ($500–$999) Russell & Dana Arakaki Mr. Geneson Coloma & Ms. Theresa Kiehm Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Kohara Dr. Maya Matsuda & Mr. Edwin Matsuda Mr. & Mrs. Ivan Morita Mr. & Mrs. Barron Nagatoshi Mr. Joseph Rothstein Mr. & Mrs. Doug Stanfield Mr. & Mrs. Robert K. Torrey UHA Health Insurance Mr. & Mrs. Brian Watanabe Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Wo Mr. Yong Zhao & Ms. Xi Chen

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PARTNER ($250–$499) Carole Sheridan Memorial Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation Mrs. Esther Cartoon Mr. & Mrs. Vincent M. Chang Dr. Yi-Chuan Ching Mr. & Mrs. Roy T. Ganeku Mr. & Mrs. George Irion Mr. & Mrs. Gary Johnson Dr. & Mrs. Sid Johnson Ms. Elizabeth Kaneshiro Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Kasashima Dr. Jay Kwon & Dr. Natalie Woo Dr. Richard Liu & Dr. Amber Liu Charles & Maydean Martin Mr. Steven Premo Randal S. Furomoto & Associates, Inc. Ms. Joan Shishido Brian & Mary Stapleton Mr. & Mrs. Brian W. Sung Mr. & Mrs. George Takemoto Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Toyama Mr. Xiang Yee & Ms. Jiangyan Zhu CONTRIBUTOR ($100–$249) Anonymous Mr. Russell S. Akamine Ms. Arline Akina Mr. & Mrs. Robert Y. Akinaka Mr. & Mrs. Michael Amore Ms. L. Christine Ban Ms. Carolann Biederman & Mr. Seth Markow Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Bingham Mr. Harold Chang Ms. Linda Mae Chang Mr. Taukai Chang & Ms. Dexin Guo Mr. Tin Shing Chao & Ms. Lai Ling Ng 2014 Winter Concert Series | 29 11/24/14 9:36 AM

Donors (continued) Dr. David Chen & Dr. Tzu-Lan Kuo Mr. Glenn Chinen Chris & Selena Ching Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Chinn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Choy The Hon. Lea Crandall & Mr. David Schulmeister Mr. & Mrs. Richard Cundy Mr. & Mrs. Wendell Dang Mr. Dennis Danko & Ms. Joan Forester Mr. George DeConte, II Mr. Allen I. Emura Helen & Richard Fong Ms. Charlotte Fukumoto Mr. & Mrs. Owen Fukumoto Mr. & Mrs. Randal Furomoto Dr. and Mrs. Orin Gima Dr. Jann Hara & Mr. Kurt Hara Mr. & Mrs. Troy Hatakenaka Ms. Stephanie Hayashi Mrs. Helen K. Higa Ms. Reiki Hirayama Dr. Sean Holliday & Dr. Celeste Yagi Ms. Fumi Hua Mr. & Mrs. Warren T. Ishimi Mr. & Mrs. Edward Iwanaga Ryan Jodoi Ms. Dianne Jordan Dr. & Mrs. Toshihiko Kawasugi Mr. & Mrs. Martin N. Kim Mrs. Anne King Mr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr. Mr. Richard L. Kurth Mr. & Mrs. W. Peter Kwong Mr. Bin Li & Ms. Sujuan Situ Dr. Jeffrey Lim & Dr. Marcia Nagao Ms. Margaret M. Lin Ms. Tracy Madrigal Ms. Ann Mahi Mrs. Dorothy Mason Mr. Edward Masunaga Ms. Cari Matsuura Ms. Sharon S. McPhee Ms. Jennifer Miyamoto Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Momohara Dr. & Mrs. George I. Nagao Dr. Steven Nishi & Dr. Pamela Tauchi-Nishi Mr. & Mrs. Melvin S. Nishina 30 | 2014 Winter Concert Series 109266_CS55.indd 30

Oahu Band Directors Association Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Oda Mrs. Susan Ochi-Onishi Mrs. Doris Ogawa Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Oishi Mie Oishi Mr. Phil Olsen & Ms. Gail Hudson Mrs. Helen T. Oshio Mr. & Mrs. Carl Y. Oshiro Mr. Woongbae Park & Ms. Heebea Shim Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Peters Mr. & Mrs. Dennis W. Randall Ms. Julie Reyes Mr. & Mrs. Makoto Saito Ms. Corynn Sakamura Ms. Janice Savidge Mr. & Mrs. William E. Seehafer Ms. Joanne H. Shigekane Ms. Laurie Shimabukuro Mr. & Mrs. Steven Shimabukuro Ms. Junko Shimana Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin H. Shimokawa Shinnyo-En Hawaii Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Suda Mr. Kevin Sullivan & Ms. Verna Victoria Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Taba Ms. Wendy Tachikawa Ms. Fawn C. Takemoto Ms. Brenda Tang Ms. Amy A. Taniguchi Dr. Lynn Tanoue Mrs. Ethel M. Teruya Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Tom Carlene & Barry Toshi Mrs. Janice Trubitt Mr. Ryan H. Tsukamoto Rev. Msgr. Terrence Watanabe Dr. Evone Wong

Mr. & Mrs. James Yamamoto Dr. Lester Yim FRIEND (UP TO $100) Anonymous Mrs. Nancy L. M. Au Ms. Mary Bertolino Mr. & Mrs. Philip Brown Mrs. Mary Lou Chai Ms. Martha Child Ms. Merle K. H. Chong Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Choy Mr. & Mrs. R. Dougal Crowe Mr. & Mrs. Arnel Domingo Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fleming Ms. Heather Florendo Mr. Peter Fong & Ms. Chiny Wang Rev. & Mrs. Yoshitaka Fujinami Ms. Julia Fujioka Mr. & Mrs. Marcus N. Fulton Mr. & Mrs. Scott B. Gomes Mr. & Mrs. Dickey K. Hamasaki Mr. & Mrs. Sean O. Harding Mr. & Mrs. Norman Hashisaka Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Heape Mr. & Mrs. Albert Hu Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Ige Mr. & Mrs. George S. Ige Mrs. Jasmine N. Irvine Mr. Andrew Ishii & Ms. Diane Imamura Mr. Grant Ito & Ms. JoAnn Yosemori Ms. Ethel C. Iwasaki James K. Michishima, CPA Mr. & Mrs. Norman Kaneshiro Mr. & Mrs. Jefferry Kato Mr. & Mrs. Richard Y. Katsura HAWAII YOUTH SYMPHONY 11/24/14 9:36 AM

Mr. & Mrs. Osamu Kawata Barry & Wendy Kikuno Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Kimura Mr. Charles T. Kishimoto Mr. & Mrs. Eric K. Kobayashi Pierson & Betsy Koike Mr. Allan Kuba Ms. Judy Lam Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Lau Hee, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Martin Lauw Legends Fine Hawaiian Handcrafted Jewelry Dr. Tom Leland & Dr. Jean Adair-Leland Mr. & Mrs. Michael Li Mr. Peter Li & Mrs. Fiona Leung Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lui Mrs. Theodora Luke Mr. & Mrs. Robert Main Mr. & Mrs. Charles D. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Matsumoto Mr. Burr McCutcheon & Ms. Claire Arakaki Mr. & Mrs. Robert McGovern Col. & Mrs. James P. McGuire Ms. Audrey Miyamoto Dan & Karen Miyamoto Mr. Yifeng Yuan & Ms. Li Fang Li Mr. & Mrs. Gary Nakano Mr. & Mrs. Sam Ng Ms. Melvina Nomura Mr. & Mrs. Earl K. Okawa Mr. & Mrs. Ernest N. Okazaki Mr. & Mrs. Kyle Okazaki Ms. Bessie A. Ono Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Ono Ms. Prudence Ota Ms. Hannah Paa Mr. & Mrs. Angel G. Pablo Mr. & Mrs. Fernando H. Paez Mr. & Mrs. Florio Pierre Ms. Joanne Potts Mr. Thuong Quach & Mrs. Heidi Wong Ms. Faith H. Sabat Mr. & Mrs. Roy Y. Saito Ms. Yuriko Saito Mr. Phil Scellato Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Shimabukuro Ms. Ruby Shimabukuro

Dr. & Mrs. Alfred Sison Mr. & Mrs. James Sonobe Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Sorensen Robert & Leinani Springer Mr. & Mrs. Lester Suehiro Mr. & Mrs. Michael Suen Ms. Doreen K. SugitaTsutsui Mr. & Mrs. Dean K. Taba Mr. & Mrs. Morris T. Takishima Ms. Beth Tamayose Mr. Ryutaro D. Tanaka Ms. Kelly Tatom Mr. Robert L. Thomas Mr. Gary T. Todoki Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Toma Mr. & Mrs. Paul Toma Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Tran Mrs. Nancy D. White Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Womack Mr. & Mrs. Clinton Wong Mr. & Mrs. Galen Wong Mr. & Mrs. Youngchang Woo Mr. Jung-sen Wu & Ms. Xiucheng Li Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Wurthner Mr. & Mrs. Corey Yama Dr. Byron K. Yasui Mr. & Mrs. David Yee Mr. Gerald Young Mr. & Mrs. Randall Young IN HONOR OF Jason C. Ban

by Ms. L. Christine Ban Edith Leong

by Ms. Linda Mae Chang

by Mrs. Helen T. Oshio Henry Miyamura

by Ms. Carolann Biederman & Mr. Seth Markow

by Mr. & Mrs. Harry J. Chinn Dylan Suehiro

by Mr. & Mrs. Lester Suehiro Kayli Sullivan

by Mr. Kevin Sullivan & Ms. Verna Victoria Jordan & Christian Takemoto

by Ms. Junko Shimana Hollie-Anne Toma

by Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Toma

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IN MEMORY OF Geoff Au

by Randy & Helen Wong Jean Chinen

by Mr. Glenn Chinen Kakuji Kajiwara

by Mr. & Mrs. Norman Kaneshiro Ed Kanaya

by Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Bingham

by Mr. Allan Kuba

by Oahu Band Directors Association

by Ms. Bessie A. Ono

by Mr. & Mrs. Mark T. Shimabukuro

by Ms. Doreen K. Sugita Tsutsui

by Ms. Wendy Tachikawa

by Dr. Byron K. Yasui Beryl May Lum

by Ms. Merle K. H. Chong George Mason

by Ms. Carolann Biederman & Mr. Seth Markow

by Mrs. Dot Mason Marianne Miyamura

by Ms. Elizabeth Kaneshiro

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