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Todd Yukumoto is a saxophonist with the Royal Hawaiian Band, a freelance musician, and Director of the University of Hawaii Manoa Saxophone Choir. Yukumoto talks with Classical Pacific about the upcoming performance and about the Hawaii Saxophone Foundation— and how they aim to raise awareness and education of the saxophone in Hawaii. They recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the UH Manoa Bands with over 100 saxophones performing!
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Ye Stanton is a pianist and a piano teacher at Manoa School of Music & The Arts. Stanton is getting her PhD in ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She shares her experiences as a classically trained musician and as a member of the gamelan ensemble at UH.
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Mililani High School senior Belise Swartwood is a violinist, a swimmer, and will be attending M.I.T. in the Fall. She studies the violin with Wu Hung, and was the concert master in Hawaii Youth Symphonyʻs YSI last semester. Swartwood brought in some of her favorite pieces and explained how she balances all of her activites,
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James Kealey, winner of the First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2022 American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition, joins Morning Café to discuss his upcoming Hawaiʻi debut on March 3 at the 19th Annual American Guild of Organists (Hawai‘i Chapter) Organ Recital.
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Musician sisters Evie Tjoeng (cello) and Ellie Tjoeng (violin) both play in Hawaii Youth Symphony's Concert Orchestra. Evie and Ellie brought in their favorite pieces to share along with great advice and stories of how they started in music.
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Pianist and Van Cliburn International Piano Competition medalist Anna Geniushene visited Morning Café ahead of her appearance at UH Mānoa's Orvis Auditorium on March 3 and the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center on March 5.
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Itʻs always a delight to spend time with French Horn player Anna Lenhart of Honolulu Brass Quintet. Chamber Music Hawaii presents two different programs this week with Honolulu Brass Quintet- "Carnevale at Blue Note" and "From Bach to Pop" at St. John Lutheran Church, Kailua. Hear Anna Lenhart talk about these two concerts and her start in music.
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All the way from Denmark, Trio con Brio Copenhagen is in Hawaii for concerts in Hilo and Honolulu. The trio’s violinist Soo-Jin Hong spoke to Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva about the group’s 25th anniversary and previews their Hawaii concerts featuring music of Beethoven and Prokofiev.
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Dr. Melvin Yee, a Honolulu neurologist, shares his love of the guitar with Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva. Listen to Dr. Yee’s guitar favorites that he enjoys both listening to and playing. He also talks about the importance of being a life-long learner in music or any activity that you’re interested in for better brain health.
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Bobby Goldyn is a pianist, singer-songwriter and plays the guitar. The Seabury Hall Junior is a classically trained pianist, plays in a band with friends, and just recently won an award in the national competition, Young Arts, in the singer-songwriter category.
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Tommy Morrison is the Principal Bassoonist with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Tommy Morrison talks about his upcoming concert at the Atherton Performing Arts Studio and his life in Hawaii.
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Listen to Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva’s conversation with violinist Midori about her return to Hawaiʻi. Her upcoming solo recitals with pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute will feature music of Bach, Schumann, Faure, and Ravel.