Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920
Showcasing rarely seen items from Bishop Museum’s Ethnology and Library & Archives collections, this exhibit bridges the gap between the Hawaiian Kingdom and early territorial periods, revealing the resilience and adaptability of Native Hawaiian People. Visitors will see how aliʻi leadership and cultural production continued to thrive. Notable pieces include the 40-foot koa racing canoe commissioned by Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole, alongside embroidered handkerchiefs and campaign ribbons that tell stories of political engagement and advocacy.
Allyn Bromley: At the Edge of Forever (Mixed-Media Exhibit)
At the Edge of Forever features mixed-media print-based works created over the past eight years by artist Allyn Bromley (b. San Francisco, 1928). A resident of Hawai‘i since 1952, Bromley has influenced generations of artists through her exhibitions, mentorship, and teaching. She started the first printmaking class at Leeward Community College and transformed the printmaking department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa where she taught for 17 years until retiring in 2000.
HoMA Nights - Every Friday Evening
Join us for HoMA Nights, every Friday until 9pm, to explore the galleries, stargaze in the courtyards, enjoy art experiences and music, and connect with the museum community.
HoMA Café and Coffee Bar
The HoMA Café and Coffee Bar are open for bar service with a selection of cocktails, beer, wine, non-alcoholic refreshments, dinner, and grab-and-go menu items.
Café: 5–8:30pm (Food served until 7:30pm)
Coffee Bar: 5–8pm
Music
Hear performances from some of Hawai‘i’s best musicians and DJs every Friday from 6-8pm.
Interactive art experiences and activities
From lawn games to scavenger hunts to art talks, guests will enjoy engaging and interactive art experiences and activities as part of HoMA Nights.
Bishop Museum’s After Hours: 2nd Friday Monthly
Need a place to pau hana? We’ve got you covered! Explore Historic Hawaiian Hall, experience unique changing exhibitions, hear about the latest scientific discoveries, and engage with Hawaiian cultural practitioners all at Bishop Museum’s After Hours events. This monthly evening event welcomes kamaʻāina and visitors to explore Hawaiʻi’s unique and unparalleled cultural and natural history. See Kalaniʻōpuʻu’s feather ʻahu ʻula (cape) and mahiole (helmet) in Hawaiian Hall; check out Hawaiʻi’s animal and plant biodiversity in the Science Adventure Center; explore the newest exhibitions in the Castle Memorial Building and J.M. Long Gallery; or spend your evening under Honolulu’s star-lit sky on the Great Lawn with food and drinks for sale by local vendors.
The Return of Kapaemahu (Free Hula Show - Wednesdays 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM)
The Return of Kapaemahu shares the long-hidden story of the Healer Stones of Kapaemahu— Hawaiʻi’s unique monument to healing and inclusion -- as a live hula performance steps from the site of the sacred stones on Waikīkī Beach where the healers once lived and performed their miraculous cures. This extraordinary production is composed and directed by hula master Patrick Makuakāne, the first Native Hawaiian recipient of the MacArthur Foundation Genius Award.
FREE and OPEN TO PUBLIC
Making Art for Art’s Sake (Saturdays, weekly)
Let your creative spark loose. Release your INNER ARTIST! Come play, and make art with an open mind, free spirit, and sense of fun - for its own sake.
Weekly one-off make & take art workshops, taught by various DAC teaching artists, students will be given a new project designed to stimulate creativity and learn new art-making techniques in various media. Limit 12 students per class.
Hawai'i Triennial 2025: ALOHA NŌ
The state’s largest, thematic exhibition of contemporary art from Hawai‘i, the Pacific, and beyond our shores, on view for 78 days across collaborating sites of exhibition on O‘ahu, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island.
ALOHA NŌ is a call to know Hawaiʻi as a place of rebirth, resilience, and resistance; a place that embraces humanity in all of its complexities — with a compassion and care that can only be described as aloha. In the words of Kanaka ʻŌiwi (native Hawaiian) philosopher Dr. Manulani Aluli Meyer, “Hawaiʻi is vital now, and our way of spirit is the spirit of aloha. Ulu aʻe ke welina a ke aloha. Loving is the practice of an awake mind.”
Opening Week Events
HT25 First Look: Friday, February 14th, 2025 6 pm–9 pm - Museum After Hours at Bishop Museum
Opening Event & Celebration: Saturday, February 15th, 2025 11 am–2 pm - Capitol Modern / 6 pm–8:30 pm - HT25 HUB at Davies Pacific Cent
Opening Receoption: Sunday, February 16th, 2025, 1 pm–3 pm - Hoʻikeākea Gallery at Leeward Community College
2nd Opening Reception: Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 - Foster Botanical Garden
Hawai’i Triennial 2025 | Public Programs
Jan 26 | Collect Gorilla Ogo with Rice Brewing Sisters Club + Ikaika Bishop
Jan 30 | Scrub Club with Megan Cope | A Collaborative Ocean Sustainability Project
Feb 06 | Drill Club with Megan Cope
Feb 17 | Homegrown | A Video Portrait of Russell Sunabe
Feb 18 | Wreckage | Film Screening + Discussion with Jane Jin Kaisen
Feb 19 | Craft Limu Planters with Rice Brewing Sisters Club + Ikaika Bishop + Dong Ju Lee
Feb 21 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Mar 04 | Performing Aloha Through Ritual | with Nanci Amaka x Dr. Akiemi Glenn
Mar 07 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Mar 13 | Gallery Talk with Russell Sunabe
Mar 14 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Mar 14 | Gallery Talk with Citra Sasmita
Mar 16 | Keauhou | Gallery Talk with Al Lagunero
Mar 21 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Mar 23 | Sonic Walk-Through with Brandon NG + Dance Performance by Manerva Minerbi
Mar 28 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Apr 04 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Apr 08 | ‘Umeke La’au | Gallery Talk with Kahi Ching
Apr 11 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Apr 18 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Apr 20 | Walk + Talk with Melissa Chimera
Apr 20 | Hayv Kahraman + Dr. Bayo Akomolafe
Apr 25 | Gallery Tour at Capitol Modern with HT25 Curator(s)
Apr 25 | Gisela McDaniel + Dr. Mary Therese Perez Hattori
Annual Waikiki SPAM JAM® Block Party
With multiple entertainment stages, locally crafted gifts, and food booths galore, the Waikiki SPAM JAM® block party is a a cultural tradion in Hawaii.
Waikiki SPAM JAM® is a fundraiser for the Hawai‘i Foodbank and there will be two tents set up for canned goods and donations. The festival also donates to the Waikīkī Community Center and the Visitor Aloha Society of Hawai‘i.
Chamber Music Hawaii presents The General
Conductor Rick Benjamin returns for another silent film installment featuring Buster Keaton’s 1926 comedy, The General: A story of Love, Laughs, and Locomotives.
Kim’s Convenience
A Hawaii premiere! Hilarious and heartwarming award-winning comedy-drama, Kim’s Convenience, by Ins Choi. This feel-good ode to generations of immigrants, which inspired the acclaimed Netflix hit, celebrates family, culture, and community.
August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
In 1927 Ma Rainey, “Mother of the Blues,” is recording new sides of old favorites in a rundown studio in Chicago. Fiery and determined, she fights for respect and to retain control over her music against the white power structure, while her complex, tormented trumpet player Levee is fighting to make his own name in the business with new sounds.
This project is supported by the State of Hawaii and the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts through appropriations made by the Legislature of the State of Hawaii.
The Music of Studio Ghibli
Back by popular demand! Conjure the animated universe of Hayao Miyazaki's acclaimed and award-winning films with the spellbinding music of Joe Hisaishi. Featuring music from My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki's Delivery Service, your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra presents the music of legendary Studio Ghibli favorites in a symphonic performance.
Special guest, announcer and YouTuber Norie Green joins the HSO conducted by Composer in Residence Michael-Thomas Foumai for an unforgettable adventure of anime music perfect for fans and the whole family.
Please note this concert will be music only, not accompanied by a film screen.
Mother Goose and the Hen: Ravel, Haydn & Mozart
Proclaimed by the New York Times ‘a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs,’ Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. The New York Times bestselling author and MacArthur “Genius” shares the stage as soloist and conductor with your HSO for Mozart’s greatest concerto, the Piano Concerto No. 25.
Man of La Mancha
The inspirational Tony Award-winning musical about one man's refusal to give up his impossible dream.
Considered one of the greatest musicals of all time, Man of La Mancha is inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and his quest. Set during the Spanish Inquisition, this epic and poignant journey celebrates the perseverance of one man who refuses to relinquish his ideals and who is determined to see life is not as it is, but as it ought to be. With a rousing, Spanish-inflected score including "I, Don Quixote," "Dulcinea," and one of theatre's most beloved songs, "The Impossible Dream."
Keola Beamer
“Each night Honolulu city lights bring me back again”
Hear and see the exquisite artistry of Slack-Key master Keola Beamer as he graces the stage with your HSO for the grand finale of the HapaSymphony series! Embodying the rich traditions of Hawaiian slack-key guitar while injecting it with new vitality, Beamer, a legend of Hawaiian music, showcases his iconic classics and fresh compositions in a way only a symphony orchestra can deliver. Don't miss this spiritual musical journey of aloha.
Brahms Symphony No.1
Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Grammy-nominated pianist Joyce Yang returns with Dane Lam to close the Masterworks season with Rachmaninoff’s blockbuster Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and Brahms’ triumphant First Symphony.
BE:FIRST World Tour 2025
BE:FIRST is a seven-member dance and vocal group, signed to a renowned Japanese rapper, SKY-HI’s management agency and label BMSG. Each member possesses unique qualities for singing, dancing, and rapping, along with their musical agility reflected in their songwriting and choreography.
Hawaii Premiere - The Transylvanian Clockworks
Powerful, complex, darkly funny, the play is set in London and Transylvania in 1888, the year of Jack the Ripper.
Jonathan Harker has returned from Transylvania so profoundly disturbed that he is confined to Dr. Seward's mental hospital and Van Helsing has been called in to help unravel the mystery of Jonathan's dementia. A complex labyrinth of fear, desire, violence, and lurking evil spirals into a horrific and surprising conclusion. An elegant, original, subtle, poetic and exhilarating piece of Gothic theatre.
Side By Side By Sondheim
Celebrate the genius of Stephen Sondheim as we pay tribute to one of the greatest composers and lyricists in musical theatre history with this dazzling revue of his most iconic songs. Nominated for five Tony Awards and the Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
The SpongeBob Musical
An exciting new musical featuring irresistible characters and magical music for audiences young and old.
Based on the beloved animated series created by Stephen Hillenburg, this deep sea pearl of a show features songs by Aesosmith, Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, John Legend, David Bowie, and more. When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of their undersea world. With lives hanging in the balance and all hope lost, a most unexpected hero rises up. The power of optimism really can save the world! Ride the wave to DHT for this brilliant, bright, hilarious and brand-new musical.
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Mozart’s Gran Partita
Enjoy Mozart’s classical harmonies and playful melodies showcased in this symphony of winds made up of a 13-musician ensemble of oboes, clarinets, horns, bassoons, and contrabassoon.
Program:
Selections featuring Mozart’s Harmoniemusik
INTERMISSION
Mozart Serenade No. 10 for winds in B-flat Major, K. 361 “Gran Partita”
Ichiko Aoba Luminescent Creatures World Tour 2025
Ichiko Aoba, a Japanese singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, has captivated listeners with her ethereal music since her debut at 19, blending her voice and guitar to transport audiences into her dreamlike, imaginative world. Over the years, she has expanded her sound, most notably with Windswept Adan (2020), where she merged classical guitar with orchestral arrangements, creating a sprawling artistic vision that included music, visual art, and an imaginary movie script.
HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival
Save the date for the next annual HEART of Honolulu Art Street Festival on Saturday, April 12, 2025! Artists and arts organizations take to the streets, shutting down Nuuanu Avenue in Chinatown and opening it to pedestrian traffic for everyone to experience and enjoy the HEART of the Chinatown Arts District, including art, free make & take crafts, live music, food, creative local vendors, performances and more.
HSO Spotlight
Concertmaster, Iggy Jang, takes the spotlight in Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, and Principal Horn, Anna Lenhart, in Strauss’ First Horn Concerto. Showcasing the artistry of your HSO, Dane Lam conducts vibrant symphonic favorites, from Debussy’s dreamy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, to Respighi’s sweeping depiction of the Fountains of Rome.
Taimane
"With over 50 million video views and 400,000 social media followers, leading ukulele virtuoso, songwriter, producer, and 2019 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Favorite Entertainer of the Year, Taimane, joins your HSO for a HapaSymphony must-see performance. From originals to one-of-a-kind mashups of Led Zeppelin and Beethoven, Bizet, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Taimane shatters the stereotypes of Hawaiian music bringing forth its depth and emotional complexity.
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
From a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score live to the film.
In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet.
Watch the complete film unfold as the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music.
© 1983 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
From a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score live to the film.
In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet.
Watch the complete film unfold as the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music.
© 1983 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi In Concert
From a galaxy far, far away—experience Star Wars: Return of the Jedi like never before as your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ Oscar®-nominated score live to the film.
In the climactic sixth episode of the Star Wars saga, Darth Vader readies the second Death Star to unleash the final blow to the Rebel Alliance. Luke Skywalker joins R2-D2, C-3PO and Princess Leia to free Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt and launch a desperate attack upon the entire Imperial Fleet.
Watch the complete film unfold as the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra performs John Williams’ legendary score live.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts in association with 20th Century Fox,
Lucasfilm Ltd. and Warner/Chappell Music.
© 1983 & TM LUCASFILM LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © DISNEY
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Dances Around the World
Program:
Márquez Danzón No. 2
Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1
Lato Sat (Time)
Thomas Street Song
Campbell Three Chinese Folksongs
Sakai Three Scenes
Crespo Suite Americana
TAEMIN Ephemeral Gaze World Tour
Blaisdell subscribers pre-sale starts Thursday, January 23 at 11:00 A.M. HST
Pre-sale is online only and is exclusive to Hawaiʻi residents – Pre-Sale Code: ADVICE
Get tickets before they go on sale to the mainland
Friday, January 24 at 1:00 P.M. HST.Experience a night of electrifying magic as global K-POP sensation Taemin delivers his chart-topping hits with signature dance prowess, magnetic vocals, and breathtaking choreography. Renowned for his seductive charisma and captivating stage presence, Taemin has redefined performance in K-POP. His solo career is groundbreaking, beginning with the chart-topping EP ACE (2014) and followed by hits like Press It (2016) and the cultural phenomenon Move (2017), which transformed K-POP choreography with its genre-defying sound.
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Dances Around the World
Program:
Márquez Danzón No. 2
Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1
Lato Sat (Time)
Thomas Street Song
Campbell Three Chinese Folksongs
Sakai Three Scenes
Crespo Suite Americana
Piff The Magic Dragon
The billboard may say The Loser of America's Got Talent, but Piff is anything but. Voted one of Variety's Top Ten Comics To Watch, crowned champion of TBS' Tournament of Laughs, he is the first act to ever win Best Comedian, Best Magician, and Best Headliner at the Best of Las Vegas Awards.
Grease
You Voted. We listened. Here's your 2025 Audience Pick!
With a hip-shaking rock 'n' roll score featuring hits like "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'," and "We Go Together," Grease celebrates Rydell high's class of 1959 in all their duck-tailed, bobby-soxed, gum snapping glory. Join star-crossed Sandy, Danny, Kenickie, and Rizzo for a night of nostalgic fun that will have you hand-jiving in your seat at one of the world's most popular musicals.
My Name is Asher Lev
My Name is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult
choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist.
Parade
A Hawaii premiere! Poignant and powerful, Parade brings to life the gripping true story of the infamous Leo Frank trial and the community’s struggle with the aftermath of a tragic crime. This Tony Award-winning musical, with a book by Alfred Uhry and music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, is both riveting and gloriously hopeful. It reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another.
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana has commissioned Patricia Guerrero, internationally acclaimed flamenco dancer-choreographer and winner of the 2021 Spain National Dance Award, to create QUINTO ELEMENTO (Fifth Element), a new evening-length work set to an original score of live music by Francis Gomez. Flamenco Vivo will develop this major new work by Guerrero, an innovative talent hailed as a flamenco artist “of supernatural force, with an incredible interpretive capacity” (DeFlamenco), and present it to US audiences next season.
Game On! A Mesmerizing Celebration of Symphonic Video Game Music
Be among the first in Hawaiʻi to experience the excitement and adrenaline-fueled drama of this awesome symphonic music, as the epic universes of The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin‘s Creed, Guild Wars 2, Portal 2, BioShock, League of Legends and many others unfold before your eyes with your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra!
Featuring concert premieres of stunning symphonic music from an unprecedented lineup of blockbuster video games, Game ON! combines unrivaled symphonic arrangements with stunning, never-before-seen HD video at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
Game On! A Mesmerizing Celebration of Symphonic Video Game Music
Be among the first in Hawaiʻi to experience the excitement and adrenaline-fueled drama of this awesome symphonic music, as the epic universes of The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin‘s Creed, Guild Wars 2, Portal 2, BioShock, League of Legends and many others unfold before your eyes with your Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra!
Featuring concert premieres of stunning symphonic music from an unprecedented lineup of blockbuster video games, Game ON! combines unrivaled symphonic arrangements with stunning, never-before-seen HD video at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
Striking Light, Striking Dark Duo: Shakuhachi and Song, featuring Christopher Yohmei Blasdel & Sasha Bogdanowitsch
Striking Light Striking Dark Duo formed in 2014, with the release of a CD of the same name. This CD featured selected poetry sung from the works of Rainer Maria Rilke (Germany), Pablo Neruda (Chile), John Logan, Sam Hamill (American) and the ancient Japanese Zen-inspired text, Kyotaku Denki, set to original compositions by Sasha Bogdanowitsch (voice and various world instruments) and Christopher Yohmei Blasdel (Shakuhachi).
Hawaii Theatre Center Production of Disney Alice in Wonderland Jr.
PAPA is proud to cotinue its quality arts education program on stage at the historic Hawaii Theatre with "Alice in Wonderland Jr." performed by the talented students in the Pacific Academy of Performing Arts (PAPA) through the Hawaii Theatre Center Youth Theatre Education program.
Ode to Joy: Symphony No. 9
The Beethoven Festival comes to a resounding finale with the might of symphonic voices for Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 paired with the re-discovery of Hawaiʻi composer Dai Keong Lee’s Pulitzer nominated Symphony No. 2.
From Emptiness to Infinity - Zen Architect Tadao Ando (short films)
There is no architect in this world whose life story and work are so out of the norm and so exceptional as the 1995 Pritzker Prize winner Mr. Tadao Ando. Born in 1941 and raised by his great grandmother, he became a certified boxer at age 17. On a trip to Tokyo in junior high, he was struck by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel and found his calling. While boxing professionally, he attended evening drawing classes, took interior design correspondence courses, and studied masters of modernist architecture on his own. From 1992 and on, Benesse Corporation president, Mr. Soichiro Fukutake, commissioned Ando to design art museums on the islands of Seto Inland Sea, in an effort to revive the diminishing population and worsening environment caused by the dumping of industrial wastes by major companies. Their visionary collaboration created Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum, a hotel annex, and Chichu Art Museum complex, with the latter dedicated to works of Claude Monet and two contemporary artists. Starting in 2010, with Kagawa government’s partnership, Mr. Fukutake launched the first Setouchi Art Triennial. By this time, the once devasted islands had become an art destination attracting millions of domestic as well as foreign tourists.
The short films will help us appreciate the self-taught architect who continues to design museums in the Seto Inland Sea even after having five internal organs removed in 2009 and 2014 due to pancreatic cancer.
His works can are concentrated in Osaka area but are also found in S. Korea, Taiwan, US, Canada, France, Germany, China, Switzerland, Itay, and Australia.
Ron Artis II and Friends
"Ron Artis II and Friends," a dynamic performance featuring the acclaimed artist Ron Artis II alongside special guest John Oates. Renowned for his soulful and genuine songwriting, Artis, hailing from Haleiwa, HI, brings an original and electrifying musical experience.
Fate: Symphony No. 5&8
The Beethoven Festival returns, and opposites attract in the fate-filled Symphony No, 5, and the light-hearted Symphony No.8. A two-faced portrait of the classical romantic, experience the famous opening notes of the Fifth that has rocked classical music forever.
Chamber Music Hawaii presents Beethoven Fest
Celebrate the timeless genius of Beethoven with two of his most cherished chamber compositions.
Program:
Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op.59, No.1 (“Razumovsky”)
INTERMISSION
Beethoven Septet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
A Groovy Psychedelic Experience with The Mackay Project
Unicorn Productions 808 presents “A Groovy Psychedelic Experience” hosted by TMP, i,e, The Mackay Project.
TMP is the brainchild of mallet percussionist Thomas Mackay. From 1999 thru 2001, Thomas was involved in the psychedelic movement that came out of Eugene, Oregon. Performing alongside members of the Grateful Dead and other Bay Area legends, he was also part of the last Acid Test that was put on by Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters. Thomas is now residing in Honolulu, Hawaii. Thomas formed TMP in 2016 to bring this psychedelic experience to Hawaii’s music scene. We are excited to debut a new lineup of musicians that all reside here on Oahu. From the Bay Area, veteran bassist Rich Ray (The Mudsharks), from Colorado, drummer Cristian Pangaribaun (Purple Buddha) and from the East Coast, vocalist Noah Newton. TMP will be blending a highly improvisational tapestry of sonic exploration blended with the music of Zappa, phish, and Pink Floyd. To make this night a full on psychedelic experience, Unicorn productions 808 and Next Door will feature an “old skool liquid light show“ that will flow with music of TMP.
Pastorale: Symphony No. 4&6
Rivers flow, birds awaken, and the beauty of the natural word sings in this Beethoven Festival must hear performance! The composer's love for the sights and sounds of the rural countryside, washover the “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6, paired with the elegant Symphony No. 4, the calm before the storm of impending deafness.
Be Mine - An Evening with Johnny Valentine & the Valentine String Quartet
Renowned for his soulful voice, masterful guitar playing, and undeniable charisma, Johnny is set to captivate the MVT audience in Be Mine, a memorable Valentine's Day performance. This intimate evening will feature the enchanting sounds of the Valentine String Quartet and the beautiful vocal talents of Jessica Sands, creating a perfect soundtrack for the occasion. Don’t miss this extraordinary show, filled with romance, musical magic, and a heartfelt invitation to Be Mine this Valentine's Day. VIP tickets include pre-show reception with Johnny!
SOLD OUT! Jeff Arcuri Whole Wide World Tour
'Iolani School and Maestro Alexander Peña invite you to the second orchestra performance of the 2024-2025 season! Join us for the Winter Concert featuring Orchestra 4 and 5.
First movement from Dvorak's Cello Concerto, Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto, and Weber's Concertino in Eb Major for Clarinet, in addition to beloved classical works including: Danzon No. 2 by Marquez, Slavonic Dance No. 8 by Dvorak, Waltz No. 2 by Shostakovich, and other works by Mozart, Haydn, and Vaughan Williams
Immortal Beloved: Symphony No. 2&7
The Beethoven Festival continues with the humorous Symphony No. 2, and the energy-fueled Symphony No. 7. Dedicated to Beethoven’s mysterious love interest (the Immortal Beloved), the Seventh’s timely conception celebrates victory over tyranny with a dance dance revolution, 19th century style.