Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Composer Logyn Okuda returns to Classical Pacific with updates on his career, orchestrating for composer Michael Giacchino on Butterfly, The Fantastic Four, and most recently, the upcoming Zootopia 2. Okuda will back home in the islands this week as one of 5 Hawai`i composers featured in the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestraʻs Symphony of the Hawai`i Seas. https://www.logynokuda.commyhso.org

Composer in Residence of the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra, Michael-Thomas Foumai brings his favorite music for the Ocean as we celebrate our Hawai`i Symphony Orchestraʻs Symphony of the Hawai`i Seas. The multi-media concert features Hawai`i Composers Takuma Itoh, Justin Park, Logyn Okuda, and Foumai. Foumaiʻs Playlist:Alan Menken: Under the Sea, from The Little MermaidJohn Williams: Theme, from JawsJames Newton Howard: The Hand of Fate Part 2, from SignsJames Newton Howard: Prologue, from Lady in the Watermyhso.org

Justin Park is a composer based in California, and is one of five Hawai`i Composers featured this week with the Hawai`i Symphony Orchestra. The Kamehameha Schools - Kapalama and Berklee College of Music graduate says that writing music is rewarding, and hopes that as we listen to the "Symphony of the Hawai`i Seas," that we will remember our experiences being in the ocean, and that it will spark inspiration to make our environment a better place to live in.https://www.justinparkmusic.commyhso.org

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

This weekend, the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra celebrates Halloween at the Hawaiʻi Theatre with Hapa Halloween: Mysteries of Hawaiʻi In Concert. In this creepy conversation with Composer in Residence of the HSO, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba is treated to Foumaiʻs playlist: the spookiest of music by Jerry Goldsmith. From Michael-Thomasʻ bag of tricks:1. Ave Satani, from The Omen2. The Hunt, from Planet of the Apes3. Imhotep, from The Mummy4. Carol Anne's Theme, from Poltergeist5. The Landing, from AlienTabaʻs treats:1. The Candy Man by Bricusse &b Newley2. Erlkönig by Franz Schuberthttps://www.myhso.org

"The Ghost Guy," Lopaka Kapanui will be in concert with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra this weekend, telling spooky stories in "Hapa Halloween: Mysteries of Hawaiʻi In Concert" at the Hawaiʻi Theatre. Kapanui joins the frightened Classical Pacific host, Sharene Taba.myhso.org

When violinist Anne Akiko Meyers performs with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra, she’ll be escorted by bodyguards. Not to protect her. After all, who’d want to harm one of America’s beloved violinists? Instead, the extra security is for her prized Guarneri “Vieuxtemps” violin. You can see Meyers perform on this rare violin for the Hawaiʻi premiere of Blue Electra, a new work she commissioned American composer Michael Dougherty to write based on the life of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart.

Carl St.Clair will conduct the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra on Oct. 19 at the Hawaii Theatre, featuring Michael Dougherty's "Blue Electra," a four-movement concerto inspired by Amelia Earhart, commissioned by violinist Anne Akiko Meyers. He stopped by Morning Café to discuss the upcoming performance.

Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra’s Michael-Thomas Foumai is in the Halloween spirit. He showed off his costume during an interview on Evening Concert to preview a special Halloween concert he’ll be conducting that will feature spooky stories and a costume contest. He also talks about a concert featuring violinist Anne Akiko Meyers playing a new work by his former music teacher, Michael Daugherty. And why is E.T. perched on the table? Listen to the interview to find out.