This special concert will feature performances from our member-teachers to benefit the programs of HMTA.
ADMISSION
FREE for HMTA Members
FREE for Students
$15 General Admission
PROGRAM
Gershwin: Selections from “Porgy and Bess”
Terry Higashi, piano & voice
Rachmaninoff: Prelude in G# Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Liszt: Au lac de Wallenstadt, from Années de pèlerinage
Brahms: Rhapsody in G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2
Alyssa Hironaka, piano
Webern: Zwei Stücke (1899)
Webern: Drei Kleine Stücke, Op. 11
Sungchan Chang, cello
Katy Luo, piano
INTERMISSION
Martinu: Third Madrigal (Allegro - Moderato), for Violin and Viola
Helen Liu, violin
Colin Belisle, viola
Poulenc: Sonate
Lance Suzuki, flute
Katy Luo, piano
Liszt: Die Lorelei, S.273
Liszt: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S.298
Laurie Rubin, mezzo-soprano
Maika’i Nash, piano
PERFORMERS
Colin Belisle, viola
Colin Belisle currently lives in Honolulu where he is a member of the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra (formerly the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra) and the violist of The Galliard String Quartet with Chamber Music Hawaii. He is on faculty at both the ‘Iolani School and Punahou School in Honolulu, HI. In the Summer he teaches at the Pacific Music Institute, which partners with National Orchestra Institute, where he is on faculty for the core orchestra program, as well as the solo and string quartet program.
Sungchan Chang, cello
Sung Chan Chang, Associate Principal cello of the HSO, began playing at age 7 in his hometown of Seoul, South Korea. He made his debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000, attended the Seoul Ye-Won Art School, the Korean National University of Arts for his Bachelor’s degree in 2008, and the Juilliard School for his Master of Music degree in 2010. In 2012, he received the Artist Diploma from Yale University. Sung Chan is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Northwestern University under the guidance of Hans Jørgen Jensen.
Terry Higashi, piano and voice
Terry Higashi has been teaching piano for over 20 years in Hawaii. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. While in college, she studied piano with Peter Coraggio, Paul Lyddon, Dr. Alan Ysac; and voice with Marilyn Liu Kim. In addition to teaching, Terry enjoys choral singing and is a member of the Honolulu Chorale.
Alyssa Hironaka, piano
HMTA Collegiate Member Alyssa Hironaka is a student of Dr. Jonathan Korth at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and will be graduating with a Bachelor of Music this spring. She will be continuing her music studies in UH Mānoa’s Master of Music degree program this Fall. Ms. Hironaka was awarded gold rankings at the 2019 Beijing-Hawaiʻi International Music Festival Piano Competition and is a member of the University of Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra (UHSO) as a pianist. Ms. Hironaka is a new member of HMTA and teaches piano at the Masaki School of Music.
Helen Liu, violin
Violinist Dr. Helen Liu is praised for her playing that “exuded Viennese schmaltz, capping the extravagant violin solo with brilliant technique and lightness of touch.” ––Lawrence Budman, Sun-Sentinel (8/2007) A native of Potomac, Maryland, Dr. Liu is an active performer and educator in solo, chamber and orchestral settings. She is a member of the Hawaii Symphony, violinist of Galliard String Quartet, and a performer with Chamber Music Hawaii in Honolulu. Dr. Liu is also committed to the role of music in education and has taught students at the elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels. She is currently on the violin and chamber music faculty at Punahou School, Iolani School, BYU-Hawaii, and serves as a string clinician at Hawaii Youth Symphony’s Pacific Music Institute since the summer of 2006.
Katy Luo, piano
Katy Luo, pianist, originally from the San Francisco Bay area, now lives in Honolulu where she is a lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the University of Hawai‘i at West O‘ahu, and Leeward Community College. For the last 20 years, Katy has taught and performed extensively throughout the US, mostly in New York City, where she resided for 14 years.
Maika’i Nash, piano
Maika’i Nash has just recently returned home to Honolulu after a 20-year career abroad as an operatic vocal coach, pianist, and arts administrator. He enjoys performing and working with many groups in the city including the Hawaii Symphony, Diamond Head Theatre, Manoa Valley Theatre, and the newly formed Sovereign Strings Hawaiian group, under the direction of Aaron Mahi. He spent the majority of his time in Toronto, Montreal and Bogota, Colombia but is thrilled to be making music back in his home town. In fact, he is launching a new performing arts company in the Fall of 2019 called HIartsLAB with a mission to unite multiple types of art forms in each performance and by utilizing as many found locations as venues as possible. Stay tuned for launch information.
Laurie Rubin, mezzo-soprano
Mezzo-soprano Laurie Rubin has received high praise from The New York Times chief classical music critic Anthony Tommasini, who wrote that she possesses “compelling artistry,” “communicative power,” and that her voice displays “earthy, rich, and poignant qualities.” A co-founder and co-artistic director of Musique a la Mode Chamber Music Ensemble, which has a concert series in Manhattan’s East Village, Ms. Rubin is also one of the founding members of the baroque ensemble Callisto Ascending which has performed concerts at Lincoln Center. In addition, she is the co-founder and associate artistic director of Ohana Arts, a performing arts festival and school in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Lance Suzuki, flute
Flutist Lance Suzuki has been consistently praised for his “gorgeous flute tone” (NY Times) and his “captivating” (NY Concert Review) and “mesmerizing” (NY Classical Review) performances. He has performed as a chamber musician and soloist at venues such as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Marlboro and Bard Festivals, and live on NPR’s Performance Today. Flutist in the Spring Wind Quintet and Chamber Music Hawaii, he also serves as President of the Hawaii Flute Society.