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Waikīkī Shell will host Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra’s Sheraton Starlight Series this summer.
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“Music is good for the soul, and we can bring peo- ple together safely outdoors at Waikīkī Shell, while also
“Some of the players I re- member from the ’ 80s and ’90s, which is amazing,”
For tickets and more infor- mation, visit myhso.org.
• May 25 — Soloist Ma- tin Boulos (double bass, Oak Crest Academy/Col- burn Music Academy); and Hawai‘i Youth Symphony Jazz Advanced Contem- porary Ensemble made up of Elvis Imamura (guitar, ‘Iolani School), Austin Jim (electric base, Kalani High School) and Noah Chang (drums, Maryknoll School).
Proceeds benefit Hawai‘i Foodbank
She looks forward to be- ing back home on the podi- um with Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra and all those who have a passion for live music.
Sarah Hicks
• June 1 — Soloist Pyotr Alvarado (cello, homes- chool). Proceeds benefit Ha- waiian Humane Society
Returning home for this special series, the San Fran- cisco resident has nothing but fond memories of per- forming with the orchestra, and still maintains connec- tions here in the islands.
“It’s something we can all share in the moment, and that’s incredibly important,” she says. “We connect right here, right now in person, and that’s what live music is all about.”
• June 8 — Soloist Emi- ly Fujii (oboe, Kalani High School). Proceeds benefit Blood Bank of Hawai‘i.
MAY 25, 2022 MIDWEEK 5
Enjoy summertime at the Shell with the re- turn of Hawai‘i Sym- phony Orchestra’s Sheraton Starlight Series. In addition to listening to the music of Def Leppard (May 27), The Rolling Stones (May 28) and The Planets (June 4-5) on the lawn of the iconic Waikīkī Shell, the showcase will also be offering $10 ‘ohana
for its Sheraton Starlight Series.
It will be a sizzling summer of music when Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra welcomes teen soloists
By Nicole Monton Photos courtesy Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra
concerts that feature six local graduating seniors.
president and CEO Dave Moss. “We recognized all of the challenges that gradu- ating seniors had, Zooming into school, no in-person in- teraction, no school perfor- mances. This was one of the ways we could give them an opportunity to have a sense of normalcy in their senior year.”
The teen soloists perform- ing alongside Hawai‘i Sym- phony Orchestra are winners of HSO’s Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio “Young Stars” competition, which made a comeback af- ter a nearly 10-year hiatus.
doing our part to help sup- port these service organiza- tions who are doing good work for this community,” Moss explains.
she says. “They still remem- ber me when I was 13, and it’s incredibly touching to be able to work with musicians who knew me as a kid.”
“We knew we had to re- turn to this Young Stars op- portunity,” explains HSO
The ‘ohana concerts are a way to showcase the plenti- ful young talent right here in Hawai‘i, while also bene- fiting local nonprofits in the process:
Of note is the June 8 event, which will feature Punahou grad Sarah Hicks as conduc- tor. Back in the day, Hicks was a Youth Talent Pool winner (the former name of the Nā Hōkū ‘Ōpio “Young Stars” program) a couple of times over and was able to play with the then-Honolulu Symphony as a piano soloist.
What’s more, Hicks re- members playing Gersh- win’s Piano Concerto as a youth, and will also be con- ducting a weekend of Gersh- win June 11-12 for the series.
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