2024-2025 SEASON
HALEKULANI MASTERWORKS
HSOxHYS SIDE BY SIDE Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony Concert String Orchestra Music in the Clubhouse Music4Kids Honolulu ʻUkulele Class Dane Lam, conductor Joseph Stepec, conductor Michael-Thomas FOUMAI
SHOSTAKOVICH
WEDNESDAY MARCH 12 at 7:30 PM Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall This program runs approximately 2 hours Program and artists are subject to change.
Elysium: Fanfares on Themes from the Beethoven Symphonies Music in the Clubhouse Music4Kids Honolulu ʻUkulele Class Concert String Orchestra Youth Symphony I
BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL SPONSOR
Excerpts from Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 Youth Symphony I
ABOUT THE HAWAIʻI YOUTH SYMPHONY Hawaii’s only state-wide instrumental music education organization, Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony reaches over 3,500 youth annually, ages 7–18 of all skill levels and every economic background, brought together from more than 100 schools across the islands. Since 1964, the nonprofit has advanced its mission of fostering fun and creative experiences for youth that inspire a deep appreciation for music and lifelong relationships within the culture of our islands through orchestral music, offering diverse programs including general music, string and band classes, jazz, symphony orchestras, summer intensives, and more. Contributions to HYS go toward its vision of A Hawaiʻi where Music Is A Right: to break down barriers to music education including financial hardship, geographic barriers, and expanding the reach of HYS in rural and under-resourced communities. Among the largest youth symphony organizations in the country, HYS ensures that no interested child is turned away from a quality music education because of financial need and awards over $50,000 a year through its financial aid program. HYS also offers assistance for registration fees, instrument loans, private lessons and air and surface travel for neighbor island students. Team HYS is composed of more than a dozen employees and has a roster of nearly a hundred artist-faculty, all of whom are expressly dedicated to music education and its transformative opportunities for Hawaii’s youth.
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