To culminate the 150th anniversary of the Beamer-Solomon Hula Halau O Po’ohala, Waimea’s traditional hula school will present the third and final “Eia ka Hula (Behold the Hula), E Hula Mai Kakou (Come and Dance)” Trilogy performance at Kahilu Theater from 6-8 p.m., Sat., Feb. 4, 2012.  Doors open at 5 p.m. and seating is [...]

Featuring the chamber music of “Tropix”  with proceeds benefiting a new Instrumental Music Program at Parker School.  “Tropix” features Brazilian violinist Manoela Wunder and guitarist Philip Simmons, resident conductor of the Orchestra.  Info and reservations: 808-315-0885.

Te Vaka, a dynamic group of musicians and dancers from Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands and New Zealand, brought together under the inspired leadership of Opetaia Foa’i, has been enchanting the world with its own brand of South Pacific Fusion since 1997. Their music is described as traditionally influenced, tribal, powerful, and rooted. The style [...]

Music and the arts are “essentials” in a well-rounded youth education experience — so says all the research as well as native wisdom. But in today’s federally mandated No Child Left Behind public educational environment, forget it.  No arts.  No music, either, in the public school day.  The emphasis is entirely on reading and computing. Funding [...]

A solo tour de force combining dance, stirring vocalization and percussive text. Sheetal Gandhi’s magnetically rhythmic Bahu-Beti-Biwi (Daughter-in-law, Daughter, Wife) wraps North Indian music traditions and family characters into a contemporary exploration that glides between humorous portraiture and active resistance. Sheetal Gandhi is a multidisciplinary choreographer and performer. She creates work that is reflective of [...]

Program Featuring Basil Reeve (Principal Oboist with Minnesota Orchestra), oboe soloist Symphony #1 in Eb Major, K.16 Concerto in C for Oboe and Orchestra, K. 314 Symphony #35, K. 385 (“Haffner”)  

This “Art of Hula” concert will showcase the creative works of Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang, including the halau’s traditions, accomplishments and “the family we have become over the past 25 years.”  The halau, founded in 1986, today has two schools – one in Waimea and one in Honolulu with graduate kumu hula from the [...]

Concerts & Events Schedule 2011 –subject to change— HPAF’s 2011 season is made possible in part by the generous support of Dr. John Stover Saturday, June 25 – Gala Opening Night Concert. Exotic Melodies: 7:30pm at Davies Chapel. A globetrotting tour of musical masterpieces evoking exotic ports of call as performed by HPAF Faculty Artists.  Free to [...]