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The document announces an upcoming 50th anniversary gala fundraiser for the Hawaii Youth Symphony on November 23rd. It provides details on the event, including that it will feature a performance by musician Makana and will help support the Hawaii Youth Symphony's programs. It encourages donations of items for the event's silent auction and country store. The summary also lists several upcoming Hawaii Youth Symphony performances throughout their season as they celebrate 50 years of serving Hawaii's youth through music.
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Fall 2014 edition of the Hawaii Youth Symphony newsletter. Pages 1-2, 5-6.
The document announces an upcoming 50th anniversary gala fundraiser for the Hawaii Youth Symphony on November 23rd. It provides details on the event, including that it will feature a performance by musician Makana and will help support the Hawaii Youth Symphony's programs. It encourages donations of items for the event's silent auction and country store. The summary also lists several upcoming Hawaii Youth Symphony performances throughout their season as they celebrate 50 years of serving Hawaii's youth through music.
The document announces an upcoming 50th anniversary gala fundraiser for the Hawaii Youth Symphony on November 23rd. It provides details on the event, including that it will feature a performance by musician Makana and will help support the Hawaii Youth Symphony's programs. It encourages donations of items for the event's silent auction and country store. The summary also lists several upcoming Hawaii Youth Symphony performances throughout their season as they celebrate 50 years of serving Hawaii's youth through music.
Our 50th Anniversary Celebration begins with our gala fundraiser,
He Makana O Na Mele: The Gift of Music, on Sunday, November 23!
We would really appreciate your donation of an item for our Silent Auction, or crafts & baked goods for our Country Store! 1110 University Ave., #200 Honolulu, HI 96826-1598 (808) 941-9706 www.HiYouthSymphony.org Non Proft U.S. Postage PAID Honolulu, HI Permit No. 1177 Celebrating 50 Years of Serving Hawaiis Youth Trough Music Hawaii Youth Symphony Newsletter Learn Perform Grow Summer/Fall 2014 ...of Celebrating 50 Years of Serving HawaiisYouth Trough Music NOTE SAVE THESE DATES! FREE YSII Community Concert With Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus Sun., October 19, 5:00 pm Kawaiahao Church He Makana O Na Mele: The Gift of Music Gala Fundraiser YSI with Special Guest: MAKANA Sun., November 23, 2014, 4:30 pm Hilton Hawaiian Village Symphony Program Winter Concert (YSI, YSII, CO) Sun., December 7, 2014, 4:00 PM Neil Blaisdell Concert Hall FREE Symphony Program Listen & Learn Concerts (YSI, YSII, CO) December 8-10, 2014 (Details at HYS website) Neil Blaisdell Concert Hall FREE Academy Winter Concert (BSE, ISE, SOE, CSO) Sat., December 14, 2014, 3:00 PM Kaimuki High School Auditorium FREE YSI Maui Community Concert (Part of our Maui Tour) Mon., February 16, 2015, 4:00 pm Maui Arts & Cultural Center FREE YSI Maui Listen & Learn Concerts (Part of our Maui Tour) Tue., February 17, 2015 Maui Arts & Cultural Center FREE YSII Community Concert With Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus Sun., February 22, 2015, 5:00 pm Kawaiahao Church FREE CO Community Concert Sun., March 1, 2015, 2:00 pm Ala Moana Shopping Center FREE YSI Spring Community Concert with Special Guests Conrad Tao, piano & Ignace Jang, violin Sun., April 12, 2014 4:00 pm Neil Blasidell Concert Hall FREE YSII/CO Spring Concert Sun., April 19, 2015, 4:00 pm Roosevelt High School Auditorium FREE Academy Spring Concert Sat., April 25, 2015, 2:00 pm Kaimuki High School Auditorium Aloha Concert Luncheon YSI & YSII, with Special Guests: The Brothers Cazimero Sun., May 17, 2015, 11:30 am Hilton Hawaiian Village FREE Alumni Chamber Music Concert Fri., June 5, 2015, 6:00 pm Hawaii State Art Museum, 2nd Floor HYS to Celebrate 50 Years This Season! T he 2014-15 season marks Hawaii Youth Symphonys Golden Anniversaryour 50th Season! Since HYSs non-prot status was granted in 1964, HYS has become one of Hawaiis top musical treasures and one of the nations largest independently-operated youth symphony organizations. O ur 50th Anniversary Celebration kicks off on November 23, 2014! Special guest artist MAKANAthe internationally-acclaimed guitarist, singer, and composer will join Maestro Henry Miyamura & Youth Symphony I as entertainment for our annual gala fundraiser, HE MAKANA O NA MELE: THE GIFT OF MUSIC, at Hilton Hawaiian Villages Coral Ballroom. Makanas music has appeared on three Grammy-nominated albums and was the soundtrack to the Academy Award- winning lm, The Descendents. Proceeds from the fundraiser support HYS! L ater in the season, HYS students will perform alongside winners from the Aloha International Piano Festival; Hawaii Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Ignace Jang & internationally-renowned pianist Conrad Tao; The Brothers Cazimero; and will perform newly- commissioned works. Every concert will be a blockbuster; please stay tuned for more details! Hawaii Youth Symphony Association HYS Needs Your Help! Remembering the Early Days of HYS H YS began as a single orchestra, known as the Honolulu Youth Symphony Orchestra (HYSO), and was originally established in 1954 with the help of the Honolulu Junior Chamber of Commerce. HYSO performed its early concerts in the auditoriums at Roosevelt High School and Farrington High School, under the direction of George Wellington, Sr. In October 1961, Peter Mesrobian joined HYSO as conductor, and by December 24, 1964, HYS had been granted its non-prot status. In those years, the orchestra was comprised of 80 students from 17 Oahu schools, ages 12-17 years old. H YSs rst concert following its incorporation was on June 9, 1964 at McKinley High School Auditorium. The concert featured Joaquin Diago, a Cuban-born violinist who was a professor of music theory in Havana and who had performed in the Havana Philharmonic Orchestra since he was age seventeen. His bio noted that he came to Hawaii as a Cuban exile with bullet scars as phsycal testimony to his ght for freedom. The Youth Symphony, conducted by Mr. Mesrobian, performed music by Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Vaughn-Williams, Johann Strauss, and Saint-Saens. At the end of its rst full season, HYS presented a Concerto Concert with Henry Miyamura guest conducting Webers Concertino in E-at for Clarinet and Orchestra; Glenn Uejio, then a senior at Kalani High School, was clarinet soloist. B y 1966, the Hawaii Junior Orchestra was formed for the purpose of providing orchestral experience for young musicians who could one day become members of HYS. Under the direction of Mr. Harold Higa, the Junior Orchestra expanded from a strings-only ensemble to a full symphony orchestra, and shortly therafter, HYS increased in size from 80 students to over 190. POPULAR AUCTION ITEMS: Restaurant or Store Gift Cards Hotel or Vacation Packages Special Opportunities or Recreational/Family Activities Wine POPULAR COUNTRY STORE ITEMS: Brownies, cookies Snack mix Crafts, jewelry Small pieces of art Silent Auction items or non-perishable Country Store items may be brought to the HYS ofce, now through Friday, November 7, 2014. Perishable items may be dropped off to HYS on Friday, November 21 or on the day of the event. Proceeds from the fundraiser help us to keep HYS tuition affordable, and supports all of our many programs. Mahalo for your support! Please contact HYS at 941-9706 or Admin@HiYouthSymphony.org if you have any questions. Letter from the Executive Director Dear HYS Friends, S ince I came to HYS in March 2012, I have been continually inspired by the extraordinary music, hard work, and committment that HYS students put towards developing their musical ambitions and potential. With every rehearsal, practice session, coaching, or concert, these youth are actively making important investments in the evolution of their musical, cognitive, personal, relational, and other intelligencesskills that will last them their entire lives. With caring mentors like their parents & families, their school music teachers, HYS conductors, and private instructors, I know these students can eventually achieve everything of which they can dream. I ts both humbling, and an honor, to consider that HYS has been an integral part of thousands of students musical lives for the past 50 years. In preparation for this milestone year, I have spent many hours in the HYS archives, studying materials that date back to the mid- 1950s even preceeding HYSs incorporation as a 501(c)3. Of course its great fun to see all the names of those who participated, to see old advertisements in the programs, and to see how concert repertoire has evolved (or stayed the same) over the years. B ut the most striking thing to me is the commitment HYS has kept towards serving our community at large; from its inception through to our modern day. Many of the things for which we were known ffy years ago are still important, defning aspects of who we are today, and how we serve Hawaii. Were known for our free community concerts; our free Listen & Learn School Concerts; and our neighbor island community service tours. Countless newspaper articles and even an announcers script from a 1963 TV show emphasize that HYS made a diference back then, via its concerts performed BY youth, FOR youth. Not only do we still perform these concerts today; but they are some of our students favorites to play! Tese community commitments are an important part of who we are. A s we set forth in our 50th Anniversary Season, we are also beginning to lay the foundation for our next ffy years. Te Board, music staf, and administration have been engaging in exercises to help me craf our next Strategic Plan. All of us at HYS are incredibly grateful for the support, goodwill, and friendship youve given us over the past ffy years. Tank you and I hope to see you during our 50th Anniversary Season! Executive Director & HYS 99 Summer/Fall 2014 Page 2 HYS: Serving Hawaiis Youth Through Music for 50 Years HYS: Serving Hawaiis Youth Through Music for 50 Years Our NOTEWorthy Challenge Takes Place in September! H YS will kick-off its season in the month of September with our annual NOTEWorthy Challenge. The Challenge is powered by a $20,000 dollar-for-dollar matching grant from The George Mason Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation, which means that HYS will have the potential to raise over $40,000! Donations must be made by September 30 to count towards the Challenge. Donate online at http://HiYouthSymphony.org/donate-now. F or an even greater impact, Foodland and the Western Union Foundation will also match donations up to $249 as part of their GiveAloha program. Use code #77060 at the register to make sure your money goes to HYS. If you do participate in GiveAloha, please send your Foodland or SackNSave receipts to HYS (1110 University Ave., Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96826-1598) so that we can make sure your gift is properly acknowledged. Thank you for considering a donation to HYS! Pacic Music Institute was a blast! T his summers Pacic Music Institute, held July 11-20, 2014, had the highest enrollment in twenty yearsnearly 130 students in grades 8-12 came to improve their musical chops, make new friends, and learn tons of music. Highlights from this summers PMI included a conducting class with Mr. Miyamura; both a faculty and student chamber music recital; a surprise visit by HYS alumnus Ben Reitveld (bassist with Santana and Miles Davis); a special masterclass with visiting trumpeter Joe Foley (of the Boston Pops & faculty member at New England Conservatory); and last, but not least, really ASTOUNDING concerts by the Concert Band, String Orchestra, Jazz Band, Symphony Orchestra, and the Combined Finale orchestra. A lumni Hannah Watanabe (violin), Aris Doike (cello), Matt Love (bass), Lynn Muramaru (ute), Lynne Nakaura (clarinet), Michael Yoshimi (clarinet), Curtis Noborikawa (clarinet), Susan Ochi-Onishi (oboe), Derek Fujio (oboe), Sharon Nakama (oboe), KeAnuenue Hayashi (trombone), Rory Onishi (horn), and Ira Wong (percussion/jazz band) all served as clinicians. They were joined by Hawaii Symphony musicians Dr. Helen Liu (violin), Colin Belisle (viola), Ken Hafner (trumpet), Paul Barrett (bassoon), Marie Lickwar (horn), and Dr. T.J. Ricer (low brass); UH professor Dr. I-Bei Lin (cello); and renowned music educator Kazu Sunabe (saxophone). Conductors Henry Miyamura, Derrick Yamane, Elton Masaki, and Hannah Watanabe conducted the large ensembles.
Summer/Fall 2014 Page 5 HYS programs are supported by the City & County of Honolulu and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations from the Hawaii State Legislature. Welcome to Our New Board Members! P lease join HYS in welcoming two new members to our Board of Directors: Mr. Alan Arizumi and Mr. Nathan Hokama. An alumnus of HYS (trumpet), Alan Arizumi is a Vice Chairman of First Hawaiian Bank and Manager of the Wealth Management and Consumer Banking Groups. He also serves on several boards: KCAAPreschools of Hawaii, Enterprise Honolulu, Kuakini Medical Center, Kuakini Health Systems, The Nature Conservancy,& the McKinley High School Foundation. Nathan Hokamas professional background is in public relations & communications, and has worked for Tesoro Hawaii. Mr. Hokama now runs his own PR/communications rm, Strategic Communication Solutions and serves on the advisory council of Hawaii Meals on Wheels. He is a member of the Public Relation Society of America. Mr. Hokama was named the PRSAGregg W. Perry Public Relations Professional of the Year in 2008 and has had 5 daughters in HYS. Spring Concert-Mania! A SUPER JOB by ALL students in ALL programs! It was so inspiring to hear the progress that was made in the last year. HYS Spring Concerts occurred on April 13, 26, & 27, 2014, at Pearl City Cultural Center, Roosevelt High School Auditorium, and Kaimuki High School Auditorium, respectively. Aspecial shout-out to our guest artists, Jonathan Korth and Babasango for incredibly virtuosic performances. CONGRATS to our EXTRAORDINARY Music Staff! Academy & Clubhouse ProgramsJoy Waikoloa, Wayne Fanning, Joan Doike, Helen Fong, Chad Uyehara, and Charlotte Fukumoto. Symphony ProgramHenry Miyamura, Derrick Yamane, Elton Masaki, Susan Ochi-Onishi, Hannah Watanabe. Y SI performed Neil McKays Bop-A-Deedle, written for Sango and HYS in 2002. The piece is a light-hearted work with rhythms based in the samba tradition. Composer Neil McKay, Henry Miyamura, and Percussionist Babasango Concert Orchestra, conducted by Susan Ochi-Onishi & Hannah Watanabe