MICHAEL-THOMAS FOUMAI
COMPOSER
Photo: Kaipo Kiaha
JULY 8, 2023
RAISE HAWAIKI (from KEALAIKAHIKI SUITE)
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
John Devlin, conductor
Oronoco Bay Park, Alexandria, VA
JULY 12, 2023
FROM THE HAWAIIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME (Arr. Foumai) [WORLD PREMIERE]
O KUʻU ʻĀINA ALOHA [Of My Beloved Land] (Arr. Foumai) [WORLD PREMIERE]
NĀ MOLOKAMA (Makana/Arr. Foumai)
HAWAIʻI CALLS (Owens/Arr. Foumai)
HAWAIʻI ALOHA (Arr. Foumai)
Makana Cameron, guitar and voice
Sarah Hicks, conductor
Beneroya Hall, Seattle, WA
AUGUST 5, 2023
THE MASTERWORKS OVERTURE
RAISE HAWAIKI (from KEALAIKAHIKI SUITE)
ALOHA ʻOE (Liliʻuokalani/Arr. Foumai)
SHINING DIAMOND (Trishnālei/Arr. Foumai)
SIXTEEN TONS (Merle Travis/Arr. Foumai)
TOO HOT MAMA (Paula Fuga/Arr. Foumai)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Paula Fuga, vocal
Trishnālei, vocal
Anthony Strauss, guest conductor
Dane Lam, conductor
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, HI
AUGUST 19, 2023
TOO HOT MAMA (Paula Fuga/Arr. Foumai)
HE MELE LĀHUI HAWAIʻI(Liliʻuokalani/Arr. Foumai)
KAULANA NĀ PUA (Prendergast/Arr. Foumai)
HAWAIʻI ALOHA (Lyons/Arr. Foumai)
Maui Ola Benefit Concert
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Paula Fuga, vocal
Raiatea Helm, vocal
Dane Lam, conductor
Bishop Museum Lawn, Honolulu, HI
6:00pm
AUGUST 26, 2023
SANDS OF OLD LĀHIANĀ (Camarillo/Arr. Foumai)
Maui Malama Pono Benefit Concert
Kalaʻe Camarillo, vocal and guitar
Mana Music String Quartet
Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, HI
2:00pm
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
KEALAIKAHIKI: SUITE FOR ORCHESTRA (Australian Premiere)
University of Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Marco Bellasi, conductor
Queensland Performing Arts Center
Queensland, Australia
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
NATARAJA
Davidson College Symphony Orchestra
Tara Keith, conductor
Davidson, North Carolina
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
CHAMBER 101 IN STUDIO 909
Chamber Music Hawaiʻi
Michael-Thomas Foumai, host
Studio 909
6pm
OCTOBER 7, 2023
HAPASYMPHONY 1 (BEYOND HAPA)
MĪ NEI (King/Arr. Foumai)
OVER THE RAINBOW / HAWAIIAN LULLABY (Arlen-Moon/Arr. Foumai)
C'EST SI BON (Betti/Arr. Foumai)
LA VIE EN ROSE (Guglielmi/Arr. Foumai)
LĀHAINĀ (Springer/Arr. Foumai)
WELCOME TO OUR WORLD (Catracchia/Arr. Foumai)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Lea Almanza, voice
Starr Kalahiki, voice
Brandy Lee, voice
Dane Lam, conductor
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
OCTOBER 8, 2023
CHILDREN OF GODS [World Premiere]
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Dane Lam, conductor
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
OCTOBER 14, 2023
HAWAIʻI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA GALA (Through The Ages)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Dane Lam, conductor
Sheraton Waikiki
OCTOBER 20, 2023
HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND (World Premiere)
Chamber Music Hawai'i with Thomas Yee, piano
Doris Duke Theatre
7:00pm
OCTOBER 21, 2023
HARD-BOILED WONDERLAND (World Premiere)
Chamber Music Hawai'i with Thomas Yee, piano
Palikū Theatre
7:00pm
OCTOBER 21, 2023
MUSIC FROM THE CASTLE OF HEAVEN
Symphony San Jose
Nathan Aspinall, conductor
California Theatre, San Jose, CA
7:30pm
OCTOBER 22, 2023
MUSIC FROM THE CASTLE OF HEAVEN
Symphony San Jose
Nathan Aspinall, conductor
California Theatre, San Jose, CA
2:30pm
NOVEMBER 5, 2023
THE HAPPIEST COLOR from THE TELLING ROOMS
San Diego Youth Symphony
Sameer Patel, conductor
California Festival
Jacobs Music Center, San Diego, CA
DECEMBER 2, 2023
HAPASYMPHONY 2 (NA LEO PILIMEHANA)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Na Leo Pilimehana, vocals
Dane Lam, conductor
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
DECEMBER 9, 2023
PLAY ON PHILLY COMMISSION [WORLD PREMIERE]
Play on Philly
Andrés González, conductor
Philadelphia, PA
MARCH 9, 2024
HAPASYMPHONY 3 (PAULA FUGA)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Paula Fuga, voice
Dane Lam, conductor
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
APRIL 18, 2024
FULLMETAL
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
Lidiya Yankovskaya, conductor
Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans, LA
APRIL 20, 2024
HAPASYMPHONY 4 (ROBERT CAZIMERO)
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Robert Cazimero, voice
Dane Lam, conductor
Hawai'i Theatre, Honolulu, HI
JUNE 16, 2024
RAISE HAWAIKI
Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra
Dane Lam, conductor
Moanalua Performing Arts Center, Honolulu, HI