He Makana O Na Mele: The Gift of Music

This dinner/concert fundraising event is put on annually by the Hawaii Youth Symphony (HYS) and features a guest artist from the local community as well as the program’s top orchestra, Youth Symphony I (YSI).  In the past, the concert has featured artists such as Na Leo Pilimehana, Keali’i Reichel, Jake Shimabukuro, Ten Feet, and Gabe Baltazar; this year’s special guest was Willie K.
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An attempt at composition

Kaeo challenged me to write a piece for cello so I started with a 22-measure melody and it transformed into the following clip over the last two days. It’s only a work in progress and quite rough (not to mention that I played it myself), but if you have the time to take a listen, I would really appreciate any comments/critique.

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Cello Update

A meeting/cello lesson with the principal cellist for the HNL Symphony on Monday.

OMG.

*squeal*

More Lalo

Of course I will be the first to admit I could have done a lot better but here’s a couple of short clips from my performance on April 14, 2009 with the Whitman Symphony; my solo debut xD j/k.

Clip 1

Clip 2

for your listening pleasure…

Concerto in D min. by Edouard Lalo, 1st mvmt, unaccompanied

Chism Recital Hall, Whitman College, 12/4/08