MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI
COMPOSER
Photo: Kaipo Kiaha
DECEMBER 8, 2022
BEYOND THE MUSIC 2: BELOVED BRAHMS
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Earl Lee, conductor
Michael-Thomas Foumai, curator and host
Moanalua Performing Arts Center
DECEMBER 8, 2022 [Hawaiʻi News Now Streaming Platforms]
OVER THE RAINBOW (ARLEN/Arr. Foumai)
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (LEIGH/Arr. Foumai)
AHULILI (Arr. Foumai)
Ginny Tiu, piano
Raiatea Helm, voice
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Joseph Stepec, conductor
8pm HST [HNN]
DECEMBER 9, 2022: 4:30pm-6:30pm HST (Hawai'i Standard Time)
DECEMBER 10, 2022: 11:30am-1:30pm KST (Korea Standard Time)
COMPOSING EARTH FORUM (ONLINE): CLIMATE CITIZENRY OF MUSICIANS
Jee-Hye Suh (Executive Director, InCulture Consulting & Faculty, Korea National University of Arts)
Jihea Hong-Park (Associate Professor of Piano, Brigham Young University)
Michael-Thomas Foumai (Director of Artistic Engagement & Composer in Residence, Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra)
Iman Habibi (Composer, Pianist, & Founder, Piano Pinnacle)
Socially Engaged Musicians' Network of Korea
Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music.
Sponsored by the Arts Council Korea.
DECEMBER 10, 2022 [KGMB TV BROADCAST]
OVER THE RAINBOW (ARLEN/Arr. Foumai)
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (LEIGH/Arr. Foumai)
AHULILI (Arr. Foumai)
Ginny Tiu, piano
Raiatea Helm, voice
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Joseph Stepec, conductor
7pm HST [KGMB]
DECEMBER 11, 2022
HAPASYMPHONY 2 (KIMIE MINER)
CHRISTMAS IN HAWAIʻI PRELUDE (Miner/Arr. Foumai)
CHRISTMAS IN HAWAIʻI (Miner/Arr. Foumai)
JINGLE BELLS (Sinatra/Miner/Arr. Foumai)
SEASON FOR JOY (Miner/Arr. Foumai)
SILENT NIGHT (Arr. Foumai)
MELE KALIKIMAKA (Arr. Foumai)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Earl Lee, conductor
Kimie Miner, vocals
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
DECEMBER 17, 2022 [KGMB TV BROADCAST]
OVER THE RAINBOW (ARLEN/Arr. Foumai)
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (LEIGH/Arr. Foumai)
AHULILI (Arr. Foumai)
Ginny Tiu, piano
Raiatea Helm, voice
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Joseph Stepec, conductor
6pm HST [KGMB]
DECEMBER 18, 2022 [KHNL TV BROADCAST]
OVER THE RAINBOW (ARLEN/Arr. Foumai)
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (LEIGH/Arr. Foumai)
AHULILI (Arr. Foumai)
Ginny Tiu, piano
Raiatea Helm, voice
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Joseph Stepec, conductor
9pm HST [KHNL]
JANURARY 12, 2023
BEYOND THE MUSIC 3: DANCE REVOLUTION (BEETHOVEN 7)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Scott Yoo, conductor and host
Michael-Thomas Foumai, host
Moanalua Performing Arts Center
JANUARY 21, 2023
CONCERTO GROSSO
Great Falls Symphony
Grant Harville, conductor
Mansfield Theater, Great Falls, MT
FEBRUARY 4, 2023
HAPASYMPHONY 3 (KEAUHOU)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
FEBRUARY 24, 2023
BREATH WATER SPIRIT
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
Old First Church
San Francisco, CA
MARCH 3, 2023
PRINTING KAPA
DEFENDING KALO
Lucia Lin, violin
Charles Overton, harp
Fenway Center Boston, MA
MARCH 9, 2023
BEYOND THE MUSIC 4: DEMONS & ANGELS
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
Michael-Thomas Foumai, curator and host
Moanalua Performing Arts Center
MARCH 8-12, 2023
KEALAIKAHIKI: RAISE HAWAIKI
Sarasota Orchestra
John Devlin, conductor
Holley Hall, Sarasota, Fl
MARCH 11-12, 2023
THE LIGHT-BRINGER (Hawai'i Premiere)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Hans Graf, conductor
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
MARCH 26, 2023
KEALAIKAHIKI: RAISE HAWAIKI
Louisville Orchestra
John Devlin, conductor
Louisville, KY
APRIL 6, 2023
FLASH FICTION [Hawai'i Premiere]
Spring Wind Quintet
Chamber Music Hawaii
UH West O'ahu
7pm
APRIL 8, 2023
FLASH FICTION [Hawai'i Premiere]
Spring Wind Quintet
Chamber Music Hawaii
Doris Duke Theatre
7pm
APRIL 10, 2023
FLASH FICTION [Hawai'i Premiere]
Spring Wind Quintet
Chamber Music Hawaii
St. John’s Lutheran Church Kailua
7pm
APRIL 13, 2023
BEYOND THE MUSIC 5: TRANSFIGURED NIGHT
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
Michael-Thomas Foumai, curator and host
Moanalua Performing Arts Center
APRIL 15, 2023
HAPASYMPHONY 4 (HONOLULU JAZZ QUARTET)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
APRIL 29, 2023
HAPASYMPHONY 5 (RAIATEA HELM)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
MAY 5-6, 2023
NEW WORK [World Premiere]
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
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DECEMBER 4, 2022
MELE KALIKIMAKA (Arr. Foumai)
Southeast Kansas Symphony at Pittsburg State University
Bicknell Family Center for the Arts
Pittsburg, KS
DECEMBER 1, 2022
ALOHA ʻOE (Liliʻuokalani/Foumai)
Yo-Yo Ma, violoncello
The Bach Project
7:30pm Waikiki Shell; Honolulu, HI
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
MENEHUNE GAMES (World Premiere)
Raiden Bernal, percussion
Oberlin Convservatory of Music
Kulas Recital Hall
Oberlin, OH
NOVEMBER 17, 2022 [YouTube Stream]
DEFENDING KALO
PRINTING KAPA
Lucia Lin, violin
Charles Overton, harp
4pm EST; Boston, MA
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
BREATH WATER SPIRIT
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
Sharon Lutheran Church
Selinsgrove, PA
NOVEMBER 5-6, 2022
A SONG FOR SOLO PIANO AND ORCHESTRA,
AFTER FLORENCE PRICE'S FANTASIE NEGRE NO.1 for Piano and Orchestra (Florence Price/Arr. Foumai) [World Premiere]
SONG OF THE DARK VIRGIN for Soprano and Orchestra (Florence Price/Arr. Foumai) [World Premiere]
NIGHT for Soprano and Orchestra (Florence Price/Arr. Foumai) [World Premiere]
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Michelle Cann, piano
Michelle Bradley, soprano
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angelis, CA
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
HAPASYMPHONY 1 (BEYOND HAPA)
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Catraccia/Foumai)
HERE'S TO LIFE (Butler/Foumai)
THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE (MacColl/Foumai)
CON TE PARTIRO (Sartori/Foumai)
Starr Kalahiki, voice
Lea Woods Almanza, voice
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
DEFENDING KALO (World Premiere)
PRINTING KAPA
Lucia Lin, violin
Charles Overton, harp
Boston, MA
OCTOBER 23, 2022 [FILMING]
OVER THE RAINBOW (ARLEN/Arr. Foumai)
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (LEIGH/Arr. Foumai)
AHULILI (Arr. Foumai)
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Ginny Tiu, piano
Raiatea Helm, voice
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI
OCTOBER 18, 2022
BREATH WATER SPIRIT
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, Robertson Hall
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
OCTOBER 17, 2022
BREATH WATER SPIRIT
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
OCTOBER 14, 2022
E KANI MAU "TO RESOUND FOREVER" [World Premiere]
THE QUEEN'S ANTHEM (Miyasto/Foumai)
KALAWAI'ANUI (Hanaialiʻi/Foumai)
Royal Hawaiian Band
Clarke Bright, bandmaster
Amy Hanaialiʻi, voice
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
OCTOBER 9, 2022
OLMSTED GARDENS
New Music at Michigan Tech
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI
OCTOBER 8-9, 2022
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER (Arr. Foumai)
HAWAI'I PONO'I (Arr. Foumai)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Dane Lam, conductor
Moanalua Performing Arts Center
OCTOBER 6, 2022
BEYOND THE MUSIC 1: FROM THE NEW WORLD
MASTERWORKS [World Premiere]
KAULANA NĀ PUA (Prendergast/Foumai)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Dane Lam, conductor & curator
Michael-Thomas Foumai, curator and host
Moanalua Performing Arts Center
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
BREATH WATER SPIRIT
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
University of Delaware, Gore Recital Hall
Newark, DE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
BREATH WATER SPIRIT
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
Chapel Restoration
Cold Spring, NY
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
BREATH WATER SPIRIT [World Premiere]
Naomi Niskala, piano
An-Lin Bardin, violoncello
Chapel Restoration
Susquehanna University
Selinsgrove, PA
AUGUST 7, 2022
OLMSTED GARDENS
American Wild Ensemble
Highland Bowl Performing Arts Stage
Rochester, NY
AUGUST 5, 2022
CELLO SONATA in G Minor, III. Andante; for String Quartet (Rachmaninoff/Arr. Foumai)
Mana Music Hawaii
Paliku Theatre, Honolulu, HI
JULY 24, 2022
OVERTURE ON THEMES FROM THE SONGBOOK OF HER MAJESTY
QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI
Pacific Music Institue
Joe Stepec, conductor
Hawai'i Convention Center, Honolulu, HI
JUNE 11-12, 2022
HAWAIʻI CALLS (OWENS/Arr. Foumai)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI
JUNE 4, 2022
OLMSTED GARDENS
Juventas New Music Ensemble
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Brookline, MA
JUNE 1, 2022
THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (LEIGH/Arr. Foumai)
MACARTHUR PARK (WEBB/Arr. Foumai)
ALOHA ʻOE (LILIʻUOKALANI/Arr. Foumai)
Ginny Tiu, piano
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falleta, conductor
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI
MAY 28, 2022
OLMSTED GARDENS
American Wild Ensemble
Prospect Park Audubon Center, Brooklyn, NY
MAY 27, 2022
OLMSTED GARDENS (NY Premiere)
American Wild Ensemble
Fort Tryon Park, New York, NY
MAY 13, 2022
HAPA SYMPHONY SERIES 4
THE IN-BETWEEN (Izik/Arr. Foumai)
TIME (Keilana/Arr. Foumai)
KIMO HENDERSON HULA (Beamer/Arr. Foumai)
PUA MAEʻOLE (Kamana/Arr. Foumai)
POLIAHU (Hewett/Arr. Foumai)
Raiatea Helm, voice
Izik, voice
Keilana, voice and guitar
Liam Moleta, voice
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Keitaro Harada, conductor
Hawaiʻi Theatre
MAY 6, 2022
SUPER VIOLA
Oberlin Conservatory
Finney Chapel (Oberlin, OH)
MAY 6, 2022
PRINTING KAPA
Lucia Lin, violin
Charles Overton, harp
Pao Arts Center; Boston, MA
MAY 7, 2022
PANIOLO CREDO (World Premiere)
Hawaii Youth Symphony Academy Concert String Orchestra
Chad Uyehara, conductor
APRIL 24, 2022
ALOHA ʻOE [Youth Orchestra Version] (World Premiere)
Hawaii Youth Symphony
APRIL 22, 2022
HAPA SYMPHONY SERIES 3
KA IPO LAUAʻE (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
MEET ME AT THE MOON (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
MOKU O KEAWE (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
KA UHIWAI ALOHA: KALEKILOHANA (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
IT WAS FATE (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
'ANINI MINE (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
A HUI HOU (Cazimero/Arr. Foumai)
Robert Cazimero, piano & voice
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Aaron J. Salā, conductor
Hawaiʻi Theatre
APRIL 10, 2022
ANIMAL FARM
Fort Dodge Area Symphony
Joshua Barlage, conductor
MARCH 26, 2022
OLMSTED GARDENS (World Premiere)
Juventas New Music Ensemble
Multicultural Arts Center, East Cambridge, MA
MARCH 18, 2022
HAPA SYMPHONY SERIES 2
HAWAIʻI CALLS (HARRY OWENS/Arr. Foumai) [World Premiere]
ALOHA ʻOE (LILIʻUOKALANI/Arr. Foumai)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Dane Lam, conductor
Hawaiʻi Theatre
MARCH 10, 2022
BANG!
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Earth Works: Music for our Planet
Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture - Repertory Theatre
Bronx, NY
MARCH 11, 2022
BANG!
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Earth Works: Music for our Planet
Americas Society
New York, NY
MARCH 12, 2022
BANG!
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Earth Works: Music for our Planet
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden - Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art
Staten Island, NY
MARCH 13, 2022
BANG!
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Earth Works: Music for our Planet
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library - Dweck Center
Brooklyn, NY
MARCH 6, 2022
BANG!
Orchestra of St. Luke's
Earth Works: Music for our Planet
Flushing Town Hall, Queens, NY
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
SCRUMDIDDILYUMPTIOUS
Sonic Apricity
Erik Rohde, violin
Jacob Tews, viola
Christopher Newport University
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
HAPA SYMPHONY SERIES 1
KAHEA O KEALE (MOON KAUAKAHI/Arr. Foumai)
BE LIKE YOU (KALAʻE CAMARILLO/Arr. Foumai)
HOME SWEET HOME (KALAʻE CAMARILLO/Arr. Foumai)
The Mākaha Sons, voice
Kalaʻe Camarillo, voice
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Grams, conductor
Hawaiʻi Theatre
JANUARY 30, 2022
OVERTURE ON THEMES FROM THE
SONGBOOK OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI
Kamuela Philharmonic
Brian Dollinger, conductor
DECEMBER 20,24, 2021 (BROADCAST PREMIERE)
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS (WORLD PREMIERE)
FOR A PEACEFUL WORLD (Arr. Foumai)
NO SNOW (Arr. Foumai)
COME BACK TO ME THIS CHRISTMASTIME (Arr. Foumai)
SEASON FOR JOY (Arr. Foumai)
SILENT NIGHT (Arr. Foumai)
Anuhea Jenkins
Kimie Miner
Hawaiʻi Youth Opera Chorus
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Jeffrey Boeckman, conductor
HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR:
DECEMBER 20, 2021 AT 8PM (KFVE)
DECEMBER 23, 2021 AT 7PM (KHNL)
DECEMBER 24, 2021 AT 6AM (KHNL)
DECEMBER 24, 2021 AT 7AM (KGMB)
DECEMBER 24, 2021 AT 8AM (K5)
DECEMBER 25, 2021 AT 6PM (KHNL)
DECEMBER 7,9 2021 [TV BROADCAST, K5]
OVERTURE ON THEMES FROM THE SONGBOOK OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI
HALEʻIWA HULA
Amy Hānaialiʻi
Jake Shimabukuro
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Joe Stepec, conductor
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
SPIRITUS MUNDI
California Statue University Fullerton Wind Symphony
Dustin Barr, conductor
NOVEMBER 6-7, 2021
THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER [WORLD PREMIERE]
HAWAIʻI PONOʻĪ [WORLD PREMIERE]
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Scott Yoo, conductor
OCTOBER 29, 2021
CONCERTO GROSSO
Oberlin Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Raphael Jimenez, conductor
OCTOBER 14, 2021
SCRUMDIDDILYUMPTIOUS [World Premiere]
Sonic Apricity
Erik Rohde, violin
Jacob Tews, viola
University of Northern Iowa
OCTOBER 9, 2021
CONCERTO GROSSO
Winona Symphony Orchestra
Erik Rohde, conductor
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
OVERTURE ON THEMES FROM THE
SONGBOOK OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI
National Symphony Orchestra
Lina Gonzalez-Granados, conductor
AUGUST 17, 2021
STELLAR CARTOGRAPHY
SummerFest Takeover Series
La Jolla Music Society
7:30pm
Baker-Baum Concert Hall
La Jolla, CA
AUGUST 13,14,15, 2021
NĀ HŌKŪ ʻŌPIO [The Young Stars] (World Premiere)
THE TELLING ROOMS (Hawaiʻi Premiere)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
JULY 9,10,11, 2021
RAT RACE! (Hawaiʻi Premiere)
NĀ MOLOKAMA [MAKANA, Arranged By Michael-Thomas Foumai] (World Premiere)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Makana Cameron, voice
Jeff Peterson, guitar
Sarah Hicks, conductor
JULY 2,3,4, 2021
OVERTURE ON THEMES FROM THE SONGBOOK
OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI (World Premiere)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, conductor
JUNE 11,12,13, 2021
MUSIC FROM THE CASTLE OF HEAVEN (Hawaiʻi Premiere)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
JUNE 17, 2021
FULLMETAL
HAWAIʻI ALOHA (Lyons/Foumai)
ALOHA ʻOE (Queen Liliʻuokalani/Foumai)
League of American Orchestras National Web Conference
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
JUNE 10, 2021
BUDDHA ROCK from RELICS
Nancy Wu, violin
The MET Orchestra Musicians
High Line Nine Gallery
New York, NY
JUNE 4,5,6, 2021
FULLMETAL (Hawaiʻi Premiere)
ALOHA ʻOE (Queen Liliʻuokalani/Foumai) [World Premiere]
HAWAIʻI ALOHA (Lyons/Foumai) [World Premiere]
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
MAY 21,22,23, 2021
RAISE HAWAIKI: KEALAIKAHIKI
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Rei Hotoda, conductor
MAY 14,15,16, 2021
BECOMING BEETHOVEN (Hawaiʻi Premiere)
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Rei Hotoda, conductor
MAY 8, 2021 [ON DEMAND]
LADY DARK (CHAMBER ORCHESTRA)
Oberlin Conservatory Chamber Orchestra
Raphael Jimenez, conductor
APRIL 29-MAY 6, 2021 [DIGITAL STAGE ON DEMAND]
CONCERTO GROSSO
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
JANUARY 29, 2021 [YOUTUBE]
PRINTING KAPA (WORLD PREMIERE)
Lucia Lin, violin
Charles Overton, harp
DECEMBER 12, 2020 [LIVE STREAM/ON DEMAND]
MELE KALIKIMAKA (Anderson/Arr. Foumai)
WHITE CHRISTMAS (Berlin/Arr. Foumai)
Pōmaikaʻi Lyman
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Iggy Jang, conductor
DECEMBER 8 and 10, 2020 [TV BROADCAST]
HAWAI'I ALOHA (WORLD PREMIERE)
Raiatea Helm
Jake Shimabukuro
Hawaii Youth Symphony
Joe Stepec, conductor
NOVEMBER 21, 2020 [LIVE STREAM/ON DEMAND]
GOIN' HOME (WORLD PREMIERE)
Leon Williams, Baritone
Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra
Stuart Chafetz, conductor
NOVEMBER 10, 2020 (LIVE STREAM, 8 PM EST)
KAUNĀNĀ
Christopher Newport University Strings
Jacob Tews, director
LIVE STREAM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85173653829
NOVEMBER 5-29, 2020 [ON DEMAND]
PUA WARRIORS [FILM] (WORLD PREMIERE)
Directed By Sophia Whalen
Music By Michael-Thomas Foumai
HIFF: Hawaiʻi International Film Festival
Section: ACM UHM Showcase
OCTOBER 28, 2020 (LIVE STREAM, 7:30 Central)
KAUNĀNĀ
Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra
Erik Rohde, director
