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UH West Oʻahu University Band

The University of Hawaiʻi—West Oʻahu comes alive with the sound of music in November and December. UH West Oʻahu will host concerts by the UH West Oʻahu Band and University Chorus, performances by legendary musicians Jerry Santos and Henry Kapono and more. All concerts are free and open to the public.

UH West Oʻahu University Band

  • Wednesday, November 12, 7:30 p.m.
  • UH West Oʻahu Campus Center Multi-purpose Room, C208

The UH West Oʻahu University Band, directed by Chadwick Kamei, will perform works including Gioachino Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Leroy Anderson’s Christmas Festival, and Hollywood Film Composer Michael Giacchino’s Star Trek during the ensemble’s first on-campus concert. The concert will also feature special guest Karen Keawehawaiʻi.

What the Heck is an Art Song? A performance-lecture of American Classical Music

  • Thursday, November 13, 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.
  • UH West Oʻahu Campus Center, C225

UH West Oʻahu Voice and Choral Instructor Jeremy Wong, a baritone, and collaborative pianist Petra Persolja will perform a showcase of music by Aaron Copland, William Bolcom, Richard Hundley, Marc Blitzstein, Tom Cipullo and Mililani High School graduate Daniel Bayot.

Lunchtime Concert and Talk Story Session featuring Jerry Santos

  • Tuesday, November 25, 12:30–3:30 p.m.
  • UH West Oʻahu Dining Hall

Eat lunch and enjoy music by slack key artist and songwriter Jerry Santos and UH West Oʻahu ʻukulele, slack key guitar and Hawaiian Ensemble students from 12:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Santos will also discuss music creation with UH West Oʻahu Music Instructor Kamuela Kimokeo and Assistant Professor of Music Jon Magnussen during a Songwriter Talk Story Session following the performance from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Lunchtime Concert and Talk Story Session featuring Henry Kapono

  • Wednesday, December 3, 12:30–3:30 p.m.
  • UH West Oʻahu Dining Hall

Eat lunch and enjoy music by one of Hawaiʻi’s premiere singer-songwriters Henry Kapono, as he shares some of his own favorites and is joined by UHWO students performing their brand new original songs written for the MUS 208 Introduction to Songwriting class. Kapono will discuss music creation with UH West Oʻahu’s Magnussen during a Songwriter Talk Story Session following the performance from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

University Chorus Concert

  • Friday, December 5, 7 p.m.
  • UH West Oʻahu Campus Center Multi-purpose Room, C208

Members of the UH West Oʻahu University Chorus will perform holiday music, directed by Choral Instructor Jeremy Wong, with special guests from Mililani High School’s Chamber Singers and Kapolei High School’s Hurricane Singers.

Songwriting Hōʻike

  • Sunday, December 7, 5 p.m.
  • UH West Oʻahu Campus Center, C225

Come hear these inspiring original songs and the stories behind them by students from this fall’s MUS 208 Introduction to Songwriting class taught by Magnussen. During the course, students write and record original songs in UH West Oʻahu’s on-campus recording studio.

For more information about all music events at UH West Oʻahu this November and December, contact Magnussen by phone (808) 689-2357 or email.

—By Julie Funasaki Yuen

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