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2010 HPAF July Concert and Event Series
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Tuesday, July 6, Lifelong Singer Workshop - 6:00-9:00 pm, St. James Episcopal Chuch, Waimea. Conducted by Mr. Val Underwood, Artistic Director of HPAF. Participants are encouraged but not required to perform. $100 includes a light dinner and free ticket to HPAF concert. Space is limisted. All ages and levels welcome. Click here for more information or to register.
Saturday, July 10, Opening Night Concert – 7:30 pm, HPA in Waimea. Oo-La-La--Aloha! With the distinct flavor of France - Parisian bistros, smoky nightclubs, can-can dancers, and popping champagne corks - the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival opens its 2010 concert series. The festival's renowned vocal faculty in their only 2010 festival performance will be joined by Honolulu Symphony concertmaster Ignace "Iggy" Jang in an inspired kickoff to the season's music. Reception to follow concert. Free to the public. Sponsored by Blue Dragon Coastal Cuisine and Musiquarium
Sunday, July 11, Tails at Twilight—A Concert for Animals, 4:00 pm, Four Seasons Hualalai Resort ballroom. A fundraiser in partnership with Hawaii Island Humane Society. Tickets $60. HPAF professionals perform a pawsitively enchanting evening of music with animal themes! Please note: cash bar and bento boxes available for sale at the concert.
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Friday, July 16, La tragédie de Carmen (The Tragedy of Carmen), 8 pm, Gates Performing Arts Center at HPA in Waimea. Music by Georges Bizet (adapted by Brook, Constant, Carrière), based on the novel by Prosper Mérimée. Peter Brook’s Tony award-winning adaptation of Bizet’s grand opera brings to life the essence of Carmen and those she entangles with devastating force. Condensed into 90 dramatically explosive minutes and staged in an intimate setting, this production places some of opera’s most recognized and memorable music within feet of the audience. Performed by HPAF’s professional artists, featuring mezzo soprano Peabody Southwell, tenor Won
Whi Choi, soprano Jan Cornelius, and baritone Tyler Simpson. Sung and spoken in French with English titles onstage. Free to the public. Reserved onstage seating is no longer available, limited house seating still available. Sponsored by Monk’s Delight Kona Coffee.
Ben Melansek, conductor
James Darrah, direction and scenic design
Sarah Schuessler, costume design
Cameron Mock, lighting design
Sponsored by Monk's Delight Kona Coffee
Saturday, July 17, Tales and Fables, 2:00 pm, Gates Performing Arts Center at HPA "Sleeping Beauty", an original one-act musical comedy for the entire family, is paired with a storybook Broadway revue. Performed by HPAF's Young Artists. Free to the public. Sponsored by Carol and Clive Davies.
Saturday, July 17 Chopin / Schumann Bi-Centennial Concert 7:30 pm,
Gates Performing Arts Center at HPA. Celebrate the 200th birthdays of two of history's greatest Romantic composers. Performed by HPAF Developing Artists. Free to the public. Sponsored by Waimea Coffee Company.
Sunday, July 18 Make A Joyful Noise, 10:30 am at St. James Episcopal Church in Waimea. Sacred music performed by festival artists. Free to the public.
Sunday, July 18 Master Class with Henry Akina, 2:00-4:00, HPA. Mr. Akina is the General and Artistic Director of Hawaii Opera Theater in Honolulu. Free to the public, $10 suggested donation. Sponsored by Scarlett and Jim Bill of Gemfire Designs
Sunday, July 18 From Mozart to Madonna, 2:00 pm, Mauna Lani Bay Resort & Bungalows. Howard Dicus and Ben Gutierrez of KGMB-TV9’s “Sunrise” perform a light hearted look at the history of classical music with Iggy Jang and the Green Sneakers quartet. Tickets $20, VIP tickets $35 include Meet the Artists reception following the concert. Ticket includes 20% discount at Oceal Grill. Children under 12 admitted free. Sponsored by Rhoady Lee and Alan Gartenhaus
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Monday, July 19 Master Class with Laurence Paxton, Musical Theater for the Serious Singer, 1:00 – 3:00, HPA. Mr. Paxton is head of the vocal department at University of Hawaii-Manoa. Free to the public, $10 suggested donation.
Thursday, July 22, Festival Chamber Music. Iggy Jang and Friends Present Chamber Music , 7:00 pm, Anna Ranch in Waimea. Violinst Iggy Jang, is joined by the Green Sneakers Quartet and the Bob and Barb Sterne Student Quartet for an evening of inspiring chamber music. Sponsored by Robert and Barbara Sterne.
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Thursday, July 22, Carmen, 7:00 pm, Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. In partnership with Arc of Kona. Scenes from Bizet’s opera, the famous tale of the fiery gypsy girl in love with two men. Opera’s most recognized and memorable music! Performed by HPAF’s professional artists featuring Peabody Southwell as Carmen and Metropolitan Opera audition winner Tyler Simpson. Sponsored by Big Island Toyota, Lois-Ellen Datta and Phyllis Hanson. Tickets $15.
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Thursday, July 22, A Day at the Festival, For those who are interested in participating in HPAF in the future. Minimum age 12. Includes vocal technique class, tour of the festival, observation of rehearsals, lessons, and classes. Conducted by Angie Solomon, HPAF Admissions Director. $50 includes lunch and complimentary ticket to "From Mozart to Madonna" on Sunday, July 18. Contact Angie Solomon at angie.hpaf@gmail.com to register.
Friday, July 23 Paris By Night, 7:30 pm, Peoples Theater, Honoka'a. Opera, operetta, cabaret, musical theater, and movie favorites with a French twist. Performed by HPAF Developing Artists. Tickets $10 available at website. Sponsored by Monk’s Delight Kona Coffee
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Friday, July 23, Iggy Jang and Friends Present Festival Chamber Music in Hilo, 7:00 pm, Palace Theater in Hilo. Violinst Iggy Jang, is joined by Quack Moore, Jennifer Tiboris and the Green Sneakers Quartet, plus the Bob and Barb Sterne Student Quartet for an evening of inspiring chamber music Tickets available through the Palace Theatre, 934-7010, and are $15 general, $12 students. $20 at the door. Sponsored by Dr. Robert Shapiro
Saturday, July 24 Noontime Concert, 12 noon at Davies Chapel at HPA in Waimea. HPAF vocal students and members of the Bob and Barb Sterne Student Quartet present a recital of varied repertoire
Saturday, July 24 L'enfant et les sortilèges (The Child and the Enchantments) 7:30 pm, Gates Performing Arts Center at Gates Performing Arts Center in Waimea. Music by Maurice Ravel, libretto by Colette. Ravel's 1925 children's opera tells the familiar tale of a petulant child unwilling to do his homework. In a sudden tantrum he destroys his bedroom belongings. The fantasy begins when the broken objects come to life to teach the child a frightening lesson in justice, respect, and redemption. Performed by HPAF Developing Artists and Young Artists. Sung in French with supertitles in English above the stage. Free to the public. General seating.
Brent McMunn, conductor
James Darrah, direction, choreography and scenic design
Sarah Schuessler, costume design
Cameron Mock, lighting design
Sponsored by Tiffany and Co.
Sunday, July 25 TropicGlee, 7:00 pm at Gates Performing Arts Center at HPA. A pop-infused musical review based on the hit TV show “Glee”. Free to the public. Sponsored by Monk’s Delight Kona Coffee
Sunday, July 25 Carmen, 7:00 pm, Palace Theater in Hilo. Scenes from Bizet's masterpiece, the tale of the fiery gypsy girl in love with two men. Opera's most recognized and memorable music! Performed by HPAF's professional artists, featuring mezzo soprano Peabody Southwell and Metropolitan Opera audition winner Tyler Simpson. Tickets $15 available through the Palace Theater.
Tuesday, July 27 Pianothon, 7:00 pm at Kahilu Theatre. A concert to celebrate the life of Ellen Masaki performed by students of the renowned Ellen Masaki School of Music, performing on five pianos. $10 available through hawaiiperformingartsfestival.org. Sponsored by Dr. John Stover.
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