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MASTERWORKS 2022-23 - BEYOND THE MUSIC PROGRAM NOTES

Program Notes for the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra 2022-23 Halekulani Masterworks Series, Beyond the Music, by composer Michael-Thomas Foumai. Notes frame each work to an overarching program theme and connects them to issues facing the Hawai'i community.

MASTERWORKS 2021-22 - NEW PERSPECTIVES PROGRAM NOTES

Program Notes for the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra 2021-22 Halekulani Masterworks Series, New Perspectives, by composer Michael-Thomas Foumai. Notes frame each work with a composer's perspective, giving readers a listening guide to visualize a dramatic narrative, illuminating historical significance with musical symbolisms and hidden messages.

HAPA SYMPHONY SERIES

A new four-concert series with local talent curated by Aaron J. Salā. The Hapa Symphony expresses a unique cultural vantage point at the intersection of Hawaiian Culture and Symphonic Music. The concert series combines the talents of the HSO musicians, celebrated Hawaiian musicians, and world-renowned guest conductors, to create a unique musical journey, only found in Hawai‘i.

HSO 2021 HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR

The Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra is joined by a star-studded lineup of Hawaiian artists including Anuhea, Kimié Miner, Mālie Lyman, and the Hawai‘i Youth Opera Chorus for a Holiday Spectacular performance from Kawaiaha‘o Church in Honolulu, Hawai‘i.

SHERATON STARLIGHT PROGRAM NOTES (SUMMER 2021)

Program Notes for the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra Sheraton Starlight Series by composer Michael-Thomas Foumai. Notes frame each work with a composer's perspective, giving readers a listening guide to visualize a dramatic narrative, illuminating historical significance with musical symbolisms and hidden messages.

MUSIC IN THE AMERICAN WILD (2020)

In February 2020, American Wild Ensemble collaborated with composers Takuma Itoh, Tonia Ko, Michael-Thomas Foumai, and Byron Yasui to present a program of works inspired by Hawaiian wildlife and landscapes to promote a message of conservation and respect for nature at schools, national park sites, and in concert halls.

RAISING HAWAIKI (2019)

Discover the inspiration behind the Hōkūleʻa symphony, RAISE HAWAIKI from composer Michael-Thomas Foumai, author Sam Low and master navigator Nainoa Thompson.

SYMPHONY OF HAWAIIAN BIRDS (2018)

Listen and watch movement 6, Mālama, of the Symphony of Hawaiian Birds with art drawn by school children around the State of Hawaiʻi.

THE TELLING ROOMS (2018)

Exploring the connection of color to the written word, composer Michael-Thomas Foumai introduces how the poetry of young writers from Maine come together with music in THE TELLING ROOMS, commissioned by the Portland Symphony Orchestra.

BECOMING BEETHOVEN (2014)

Composer Michael-Thomas Foumai unveils the mystery behind his creative process in creating the Beethoven inspired work, BECOMING BEETHOVEN, commissioned by the Portland Symphony Orchestra.