hawaii youth symphony

Recent University Laboratory School graduate Eli Wolf will spend his summer playing guitar before heading to Reed College this fall. He credits his dedicated teachers, friends and his mother for their support. Catch Wolfe live this summer at ʻŌhana Jazz and the Pacific Music Institute.

Virtuoso violinist Yxing Guo of Honolulu graduated last week from the Colburn Music Academy, where she attended the pre-college program during her junior and senior years of high school. This fall, she will return to attend the Colburn Conservatory of Music. Hear from this From the Top alum on this edition of Tuesday Student Takeover.

Jodie Wung, a senior at Mililani High School, is a cellist with the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony’s YSI orchestra and the first-place winner in cello performance at the Elite International Music Competition. Following her performance in the Winners Recital at Carnegie Hall, Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba spoke with Wung as she prepared for the youth symphony’s Aloha Concerts and her upcoming graduation.

Waiākea High School sophomore Keira Ida Ayu is a pianist, percussionist and a commuter! With the support of her dedicated family and a community of caring teachers, Ida Ayu is able to have fun, grow, and give back to others.

Joe Stepec, director of orchestral activities with the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony (HYS), visits Classical Pacific to discuss the upcoming side-by-side concert with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra (HSO) on March 12 at Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony celebrates 60 years of music education in the state of Hawaiʻi with a fundraiser, He Makana O Na Mele this weekend. President and CEO of HYS Randy Wong talks about the programs of the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony and the celebration fundraiser.

Hawaii Baptist Academy 9th grader, Nainoa Tindle is an oboist with Hawaii Youth Symphony's YS II, his school wind ensemble and the Oahu Civic Orchestra. Nainoa is also learning the flute, clarinet, violin, viola, and is helping to start an orchestra in his school.

Classical and Jazz musician Dena Brennan graduated with her International Baccalaureate Diploma from Le Jardin Academy, and will be attending Sarah Lawrence College in the Fall. In this Student Takeover, Brennan talks about improvisation, family, and her years playing the flute in both Hawaii Youth Symphony Programs: Symphony Program and HYS Jazz.

Punahou graduate, Shane Komeiji was a soloist with the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony and the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra. The winner of the Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio “Young Stars” studied flute and voice, and will be attending Harvard University in the fall.

Hawaii Youth Symphonyʻs Pacific Music Institute has been a part of our summer musical community for more than 30 years. PMIʻs General Manager, Jeremy Lawi spoke to Classical Pacific about this yearʻs programs and the final concerts this weekend. To be involved next year, Lawi says registration information will be available February 2025. https://www.pacificmusichi.org