Hawai`i Composers

Composer and Educator Herb Mahelona talks with Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba about Symphony of the Hawai‘i Seas, the upcoming free concert of the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra that combines local composers, storytelling and animation. Mahelona lives in Hilo and is a composer of operas, most recently for his students at The Kamehameha Schools Hawai`i Campus.https://www.myhso.org

Classical Pacificʻs Thursday segment, "Staff Picks" was created to get to meet our friends who work in the arts, and hear what music balances their lives. Composer Mieke Doezma is the Community & Education Coordinator of the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra and a graduate student at the University of Hawaii-Mānoa. mdoezema@hawaiisymphonyorchestra.Mieke Doezmaʻs playlist:"Concerning Hobbits" from The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore"Danson No.2" by Arturo Márquez- performed by the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gustavo Dudamel"Pleasant Surprise" by Armadi Tsayn"Salt" by Mieke Johanna Doezema performed by violinist Tien-Hsin Cindy Wu and pianist Drew Peterson"Forward motion is never a straight line" by Jessica Ackerley

Composer, Jazz Bassist, HSO Musician, ʻukulele master, University of Hawai`i Professor of Music, Emeritus Dr. Byron Yasui visits Classical Pacific to help kick off a weekly spotlight on Hawai`i composers. Yasui talks about his surprising start in music and academia, and his natural ability to play string instruments. Dr. Yasui is on the Board of the ʻUkulele Hall of Fame Museum https://www.ukulele.org and will be at the International `Ukulele Festival this weekend.