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| Half-ton Treasured Steinway Comes to Pāhala for School & Concerts |
A nine-foot 1000 lb. Steinway & Sons piano, built more than a century ago, arrived in Pāhala last Friday.
The mission is to produce music for the Garcia School for classical singers, pianists, violinists and for concerts, one of them this weekend.
A highly trained crew cared for the piano during its journey along Hwy 11 through Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park to Pāhala, after an extensive refurbishment in the last year by nationally top rated master tuner and repairer Alex Czerny, of Hilo. The moving crew is led by Jim Elliot, of Ho'okena, himself a harpist. He was assisted by Honu and other musicians who have taken up the craft of piano moving. Some of them, like the Steinway concert piano, are beasts.
The piano, owned by the Hawai'i International Music Festival non-profit hosting the music school, will be in concert with singers and musicians this Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Pāhala Plantation House. See more and make reservations at himusicfestival.com.
PHANTOM OF THE OPERA BROADWAY STAR CARLTON MOE will perform twice in Kaʻū this week, 12:30 p.m Saturday at Ocean View Community Center and 7 p.m. Saturday at Pāhala Plantation. House. Moe played Ubaldo Piangi in Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running hit show Phantom of the Opera that ran on Broadway for 35 years of performances. Phantom of the Opera was the longest running show in Broadway history and spawned the popularity of such songs as Masquerade, Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, and Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again.
Moe is one of the instructors at Hawai'i International Music Festival, which is conducting its Garcia School for classical singers and musicians from around the world at Pāhala Plantation House this week.
Faculty members for the García School Hawai'i include Hawai'i International Music Festival cofounders virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger and Metropolitan Opera soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra of the Rusty Obra Kaʻū Coffee family in Pāhala.
They are joined by renowned pianist, music director, coach and Hawai'i Island resident Maika'i Nash and Professor of Voice, Associate Vocal Department Chair of University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Maya Sypert, who is an acclaimed mezzo-soprano. Joining them are Metropolitan Opera star, soprano Audrey Luna, acclaimed Kaua'i-based pianist Monica Chung, and Hawai'i-based violist/violinist, educator and chef Duane Padilla. Participating in the workshop, master classes and concerts are 13 local and international singers from U.S. Mainland, Mexico, England and China. Also performing and collaborating is Farley Sangels, founder of South Hawai'i Symphony.
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| A carefully wrapped concert size Steinway arrives for music school and concerts. Photos by Julia Neal |
A highly trained crew cared for the piano during its journey along Hwy 11 through Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park to Pāhala, after an extensive refurbishment in the last year by nationally top rated master tuner and repairer Alex Czerny, of Hilo. The moving crew is led by Jim Elliot, of Ho'okena, himself a harpist. He was assisted by Honu and other musicians who have taken up the craft of piano moving. Some of them, like the Steinway concert piano, are beasts.
The piano, owned by the Hawai'i International Music Festival non-profit hosting the music school, will be in concert with singers and musicians this Saturday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Pāhala Plantation House. See more and make reservations at himusicfestival.com.
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| Carlton Moe, star of Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, performs in Kaʻū this Saturday. Photo by Greg Mills |
Moe is one of the instructors at Hawai'i International Music Festival, which is conducting its Garcia School for classical singers and musicians from around the world at Pāhala Plantation House this week.
Faculty members for the García School Hawai'i include Hawai'i International Music Festival cofounders virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger and Metropolitan Opera soprano Amy Shoremount-Obra of the Rusty Obra Kaʻū Coffee family in Pāhala.
They are joined by renowned pianist, music director, coach and Hawai'i Island resident Maika'i Nash and Professor of Voice, Associate Vocal Department Chair of University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Maya Sypert, who is an acclaimed mezzo-soprano. Joining them are Metropolitan Opera star, soprano Audrey Luna, acclaimed Kaua'i-based pianist Monica Chung, and Hawai'i-based violist/violinist, educator and chef Duane Padilla. Participating in the workshop, master classes and concerts are 13 local and international singers from U.S. Mainland, Mexico, England and China. Also performing and collaborating is Farley Sangels, founder of South Hawai'i Symphony.
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| Trojan Girls Basketball team beat big school Hilo High on Monday on Hilo's own home court. Photo by Assistant Coach Precious Jara |
KAʻŪ TROJANS GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM STOOD UP TO ANOTHER BIG SCHOOL, BEATING HILO on Monday, 40-26. High scorer was Jasmine Navarro with 17 points.
Coach Troy Gacayan said it was a very close game going into halftime, but we had a great locker room talk to never give up and played til the final buzzer. We added some extra pressure on defense and was able to pull away with the win.
"In life, sometimes things get hard, but the girls are learning a lot of life lessons to give their 100 percent best, play as a family and team and to never give up."
The next game is at home on Wednesday, Jan. 15 against Pāhoa, followed by Saturday, Jan. 18 when Kaʻū heads to Hawai'i Preparatory Academy for play at 3:30 p.m., followed by another game on the road on Monday, Jan. 20 against Christian Liberty Academy, and finishing the season at home on Wednesday, Jan. 22 against Parker School.
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