HSO is out of this world

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Craig DeSilva

Published March 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM HST

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Michael-Thomas Foumai is a huge Star Wars fan. So he was excited to talk about the new HSO movie concert series featuring Return of the Jedi. He even brought along a furry friend to join him on Evening Concert with host Craig DeSilva. Foumai reveals what got him hooked with the Star Wars movies and John Williams’ film score. Get tickets.

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Craig DeSilva

Craig DeSilva is glad to be playing recorded music on the air instead of playing for a live audience on stage as did when he studied piano. He began piano lessons when he was a child and continued piano studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (where he majored in broadcast journalism and minored in music) under the late Peter Coraggio.

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