Vocal program: July 1-22, 2012 string program: july 1-16, 2012
In The News
HPAF on the Radio
Hear HPAF Executive Director Genette Freeman, Instrumental Program Director
Iggy Jang and Honolulu Chamber Music's Amy Mitsuda on Hawaii Public Radio's
"Business of the Arts" - broadcast this past Sunday, March 27 on KHPR. CLICK HERE
HPAF Featured on BroadwayWorld.com
Hawaii Performing Arts Festival Offers Musical Theater Training Program
HPAF Alums Make National Finals of NFAA Competition!
Summer 2010 Young Artists Alexys Tiscareno and Samantha Hankey were selelcted as national finalists in the Classical Voice division of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts(NFAA) "YoungARTS" Competition in Miami. This is the largest arts competition for high school seniors in the country, and it selects the Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
They traveled, all expenses paid, to Miami for a week of interaction with the 200 other top young performing and creative artists in the country. They performed for prize money, worked in master classes with the judges, observed their peers' performances, art exhibits, films, and play and poetry readings, and had the time of their lives.
Additionally, Alexys was a quarter-finalist in Non-Classical Voice category in the 2011 Spotlight Awards competition. She was also a semi-finalist finalist in the Classical Voice category.
Samantha Hankey also performed on the popular NPR radio show, "From The Top" hosted by concert pianist Christopher O'Riley. This show features live performances by the finest young (under 19) classical performers in the country.
Congratulations to Alexys and Samantha!
SPOTLIGHT AWARDS NEWS!
Two-time HPAF Young Artist alumna Hannah McDermott is a Spotlight Awards FIRST PRIZE WINNER in Classical Voice for 2011.
Two-Time HPAF YOung Artists alumnus Geoffrey Hahn is a Spotlight Awards 2ND PRIZE WINNER in Non-Classical Voice for 2011.
The SpotLight Awards finals took place at the Los Angeles Music Center and filmed for TV broadcast in December 2011.
CONGRATULATIONS to Hannah and Geoffrey!!
MORE HPAF ALUMNUS NEWS:
Two-Time HPAF Alumnus Baritone Njabulo Madlala has won the 2010 Kathleen Ferrier Award, England's most prestigious award for young classical singers. Njabulo is enjoying a growing career in the UK and Europe. Click HERE for a stunning rendition of a traditional South African folk tune. Click HERE to see Njabulo sing his prize-winning Schumann song "Belsazar."
Mezzo Karin Mushegain is starring with opera companies throughout the U.S. - Los Angeles Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Florida Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Opera, Lake George Opera, Austin Lyric Opera, NYC's Gotham Chamber Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Memphis, Opera Idaho, and Ash Lawn Opera. Click HERE for Karin's "Non piu mesta" performed at Opera Idaho.
Bass-Baritone Tyler Simpson joined the artist roster of the Metropolitan Opera this year, and he appears with Fort Worth Opera.
Baritone Gabe Preisser has performed with Kentucky Opera and with Pensacola Opera as a member of it's Young Artists program. He has upcoming performances with Utah Opera Festival, Minnesota Opera as Artist in Residence.
HPAF Alumni Sarah Kleeman and Ben Gulley Get Hitched!
Congratulations and best wishes to 2008 Festival alumni Sarah Kleeman and Ben Gulley, who met at the festival in 2008 and married in October 11, 2009 in Kansas City.
Sarah is currently starring in the U.S. national tour of the Broadway hit show, "Spring Awakening."
Ben has been performing with the Kansas City Lyric Opera in its Young Artists program.