Where Hawaii’s Youth Make Exceptional Music Together

2009-2010 annual reportovation

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2009-2010 was a year of significant milestones for our HYS family for which many, including our students, deserve rousing standing ovations. It

was a double celebration for HYS as we marked our 45th anniversary and the 25th season of Maestro Henry Miyamura’s tenure as our beloved Music Director. While celebrating the diverse and dedicated talents within our ranks, we simultaneously had to bid farewell to the man who spent more than two decades shepherding and fostering the students in our Youth Symphony II orchestra. Conductor Michael Nakasone retired at the end of our 2010 season with several ovations and a lasting legacy to HYS. In contrast to the thundering applause heard in concert halls and auditoriums across the island, we quietly closed the books on our 45th season in June. Whether standing before your seats in appreciation of an exuberant, heart-felt concert by our young musicians or standing over and perusing our financial records, one sentiment binds the two experiences: HYS has much to be both thankful and proud.During this era of financial hardship, HYS supporters—like you—have proven yourselves committed to helping HYS advance and continue our work with our young people. We hope you consider our students’ progress and their performance results a good return on your investment. THANK YOU.More than 600 students enrolledWith the help from community supporters, HYS was able to fill its rosters with 606 students, ages 7-18, from 119 schools on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island. They registered for HYS’s 13 music programs catering to the absolute beginner looking for a fun exploration into music to the most accomplished young musician seeking to participate in the state’s finest youth orchestra. 20 Concerts where Hawaii’s Youth Made Exceptional Music Together2009-2010 was a year of modest celebration for us. Though we had to put the damper on a few of

our celebratory plans, appropriate to our economic environment, we were by no means deprived of merriment and great, great music. The season opened with an encore reunion concert with Youth Symphony I and the amazingly versatile Wille K. Willie debuted his Italian arias with YSI the year before, and audiences couldn’t wait to come back for more. Willie even had a tuxedo tailored for the occasion. He invited Lehua Heine to join him for a haunting rendition of Andrea Bocelli’s Vivo Per Lei, and also teamed up with Pauline Wilson for a memorable version of Unforgettable. More than

800 people came out to see Willie and friends with YSI, raising $55,000 for HYS music programs. We lost a musical giant in the fall of 2009 with the heartbreaking and irreplaceable loss of the

legendary Ellen Masaki: outstanding teacher, pianist extraordinaire, philanthropist and tireless music enthusiast. HYS dedicated its Winter Concert on December 6, 2009 to Ms. Masaki’s memory. The performance marked the inauguration of a partnership between HYS and the Aloha International Piano Festival.

Chris YuenPresident

Henry MiyamuraMusic Director

Selena ChingExecutive Director

Our Year-End Message to our Friends

Willie K and Lehua Heine

Pianist Evan Lin, Aloha International Piano Festival winner, and Youth Symphony I at Symphony Program’s 2009 Winter Concert

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More than 1,600 music enthusiasts attended our celebration concert on April 11, 2010 at Blaisdell Concert Hall which our students dedicated to the Musicians of the Honolulu Symphony. The program included a stunning performance by pianist and winner of the Aloha International Piano Festival, Mari Abe, who performed Rachmaninoff ’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The Honolulu Symphony Chorus, under the direction of Esther Yoo, joined Youth Symphony I on stage with chanters from Halau Hula Ka No‘eau, kumu hula Michael Pili Pang. 220 performers filled the stage for the world premiere of HYS alumnus and world-renowned composer Jon Magnussen’s Ke Ao. Dr. Magnussen’s unique piece fully integrates Hawaiian chant and orchestral music with full SATB voice. It was absolutely spectacular. HYS also debuted a work by Dr. Neil McKay written for the unveiling of the refurbished Aquarius mosaic by Tadashi Sato which graces the rotunda of our State Capitol. Ode to Aquarius was introduced by a video produced by Stuart Yamane and PBS on the importance of Aquarius as, arguably, the foremost work of art in Hawaii. Following this tremendous concert was HYS’s post-concert reception, attended by nearly 300 alumni and special guests. It was a heartwarming celebration and reason to pull

our HYS family together while showing there is audience for symphonic music in our town. Our season closer, the Aloha Concert on May 16 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, was dedicated to retiring conductor Michael Nakasone, Youth Symphony II conductor for 21 years. Mr. Nakasone’s resume is filled with impressive musical feats and triumphs. However, the primary reason that

numerous stars came out to share HYS’s concert stage was to honor a man whose talent and heart were completely immersed and dedicated to music in our communities. We thank Gabe Baltazar, Dean Taba, HYS81, Noel Okimoto, Dale Senaga, Ginai, Pierre Grill and dancers from Isla Tango for spending their afternoon making great music with the Hawaii Youth Symphony in honor of Mr. Nakasone. HYS students could be heard performing in 16 more concerts around Oahu during FY10 as they warmly shared their music for several standing ovations throughout the year.HYS strongly believes that performance is an essential component of our students’ education. We spend considerable resources on concert production, and continually invite guest artists, who serve as musical role models, to our stages. Providing the highest quality music education to our young people is a community effort, and we are thankful for the many musicians, performers and artists who openly give to our programs.More than $30,000 distributed in financial assistanceHYS is committed to ensuring that our programs are accessible to any interested family. Last fiscal year, we distributed $31,622 (36% more than

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Letter from a Financial Aid Family (Names withheld due to the letter’s personal nature)

March 12, 2010 I want to thank you for the financial aid you are giving this year to my son. My position is only half time, and now there are Furlough Fridays to further deplete my income. [My son] loves Hawaii Youth Symphony. This is very important to me because as an 8th grader, [his] grades are not his priority right now but, boy let me tell you, HYS is very much a priority for him. It continues to surprise me that he will choose rehearsal over school events. Outings with friends must be scheduled around rehearsals. Even when we had Japanese home stay students with us last weekend he would not miss Saturday’s rehearsal. [My son] really likes his conductor, Chad Uyehara. This is another area of importance for me. [My son’s] father died when he was three and I am always grateful to find a good male role model for him. I am convinced that [my son’s] participation in the Strings Program has encouraged him to explore other instruments. At school he is the percussionist for the band. He has started playing the guitar and piano on his own. [My son] has come to the point where life is not complete unless music is a part of it. This is a lifelong gift HYS has given to him.

YSII Concertmaster Justin Park presents Conductor Nakasone with a portrait as a retirement gift from the orchestra.

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previous year) in aid for registration fees, instrument rentals, private lessons and travel subsidies for neighbor island participants. HYS dispensed 125 awards to 81 students from 32 schools.Nearly 8,500 students attended free Listen & Learn Educational Concerts8,492 students and teachers from 71 schools registered for HYS’s Listen & Learn concerts. Six concerts filled in less than 48 hours—record time! These free, 45-minute, educational concerts were held at the Blaisdell Concert Hall and Pearl City Cultural Center. HYS provided teachers with CDs, worksheets, guides and preparatory materials designed to help school children meet state arts standards and general learning outcomes. They currently are the state’s only educational concerts with live, concert hall music.Collaborations, Working Together, Community Building… Let’s PlayOut!HYS has changed the way we look at our business model and work in our communities. Our board and management team launched PlayOut, an initiative which inspires us to actively search for partnerships that will advance our work and produce cost-savings. The results, so far, have been very beneficial. This past season, we partnered with the Aloha International Piano Festival to bring five

young, extraordinary pianists to perform with our orchestras. We also worked more closely with the City & County of Honolulu which helped us produce our free concert at Blaisdell on April 11. And we continue to strengthen our partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii which provides a home

and a large welcome mat for our HYS Academy.The philosophy behind PlayOut is one of community-building and community-contributing. HYS’s core programming provides the highest quality music education to each child who walks through our doors. But beyond that, we are part of a larger community and want to take what our students learn in their rehearsal halls and classrooms into our community to derive an even greater return. It’s part of our curriculum goals to show our students how their music can contribute to the world around them.Financial StrengthWhile the year began with rather bleak projections for a budget deficit, the closing chapter reads much differently as we ended our year with a surplus and improved confidence. One of the most substantial financial events aptly took place during this milestone year when Ms. Olivia De Jane made the single greatest donation in HYS’s history. Recognizing Mr. Nakasone’s retirement, she established the Michael Nakasone Legacy Fund in Honor of Youth Symphony II, with an initial investment of $200,000. The funds have been endowed and the earnings will go towards funding HYS’s financial assistance program. Understanding the importance of quality music education, Ms. De Jane not only built a HYS legacy for Mr. Nakasone, but has also ensured that HYS will always have funds to help our young musicians pursue their musical aspirations regardless of their financial needs. HYS’s financial surplus was also due to the cancellation of its annual neighbor island tour. HYS expected a cut in state

funding and decided to cancel the tour rather than risk a larger deficit. However, the Governor surprisingly released funds in the third quarter of the fiscal year. The funding advisory arrived too late to reinstate the tour but HYS was grateful to have the support for other program areas. This was the first tour cancellation in more than 6 years and HYS’s Board of Directors subsequently established a reserve fund to avoid future cancellations.As we look to our future, we will work towards expanding our HYS Academy for early learners; developing plans to secure space that will solidify HYS’s future and allow us to expand programming to meet

Kalihi Kai Elementary student’s response to Listen & Learn concerts

Music4Kids, HYS’s free general music class, at the Boys & Girls Club (continued on page 6)

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growing demand; carrying through our commitment to music outreach as we restore our annual neighbor island tour; partnering with different organizations to strengthen our position and improve the value we can add to our community.Music is an indispensable part of our culture and quality of life, and our children deserve to have it integrated into a well-rounded education. HYS is committed to ensuring that any interested young person has the tools and resources to open their hearts and minds to music. Each week we open our rehearsal halls and classrooms to so many young people who want to make music together and be a part of a vibrant, exhilarating community. We hope you will continue to extend to them the ovations their talents and efforts have earned. And we, in turn, give to you a grateful and enthusiastic standing ovation for your support of our community. Mahalo nui loa,

More Than Wordsby Ming Tanigawa Lau, violinPunahou School1st place winner, Div I, grades 10-12

[Music] is more than a beat and tune, because when you hear the rhythm of the drum set, you imagine yourself on the airplane to LA where you first heard the song. It is more than rhyming words, because after you break up with your boyfriend you lie in bed listening to the same familiar playlist over and over. It is more than a baton swishing, lips to a mouthpiece, bow on string, because when the old man hears a lost song from his childhood, tears trickle slowly down the edges of his nose. We know it is more than anything humanly describable, because even Mr. Miyamura, after 25 years of trying to find the right words, must instead paint the images in our minds for us to decipher ourselves.

I believe that music brings people together. I believe that music can change lives. For me, it has taught me perseverance,

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Woodwind quintet, one of six ensembles in HYS’s Chamber Music Program, performed for Art at the Capitol.

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diligence, discipline. It has taught me how to better see and share and love and care. It has brought me tears and laughter and a family. Ultimately, music is what has made me into the person I am today. And because of this, I believe that music has the ability to make a positive change in our world.

The Language We Shareby Mayumi Fernandez, violinKaiser High School1st place winner, Div II, grades 7-9

When I was younger, I used to have no way of expressing how I felt or who I was. When I started playing piano and violin, I felt like I could suddenly open up and show the whole world who I really was. Being a member of the Hawaii Youth Symphony has really helped me find who I am musically. It has also helped me meet new people and explore a wide range of orchestral music. I have

learned that when it comes to music, everyone is important; not one musician is more important than the other. Even though the members of the Hawaii Youth Symphony have different tastes in music, we all come together to play and express ourselves through the music. When I play with the symphony, any worries that I might have just fade away and I can focus solely on the music.

Sweet, Peaceful Musicby Summer Corry, violinMyron B. Thompson Academy1st place winner, Div III, grades 3-6

Playing music for my family and friends helps me share a talent or hobby that I find irresistible, I invite my family to my concerts, and they support me. My teacher emailed me about HYS, and I thought it would be perfect to join. Now I can share my love of music with others at performances. I adore being able to play my violin for my relatives.

Selena Ching

HYS Essay Contest Excerpts from 3 winning entries

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Aiea High School Aiea Middle School Aikahi Elementary Ala Wai Elementary Alvah Scott Elementary Assets School August Ahrens Elementary Baldwin High School Benjamin Parker Elementary Campbell High School Castle High School Cathedral School Dole Middle School Education Lab School Fern Elementary Ft. Shafter Elementary Hahaione Elementary Hanahauoli School Hanalani School Hawaii Baptist Academy Hilo High School Hokulani Elementary Holomua Elementary Holy Family Catholic Homeschools (22)

Hongwanji Mission SchoolIolani School Island Pacific Academy Jefferson ElementaryKaelepulu Elementary Kahuku High School Kailua High School Kaimuki High School Kaimuki Middle School Kaiser High School Kalaheo High School Kalani High School Kamehameha Schools Kapolei High School Kapolei Middle School Kawananakoa Middle School King Kekaulike High School Kuhio Elementary La Pietra Le Jardin AcademyLiholiho Elementary Likelike Elementary Lunalilo Elementary Lutheran High School Maemae Elementary

Manoa Elementary Maryknoll School Maui High School McKinley High School Mid-Pacific Institute Mililani High School Mililani Ike Elementary Mililani Mauka Elementary Mililani Middle School Moanalua Elementary Moanalua High School Moanalua Middle School Myron B. Thompson Academy Niu Valley Middle School Noelani Elementary Our Redeemer Lutheran SchoolPauoa Elementary Pearl City High School Pearl City Highlands Pearl Ridge Elementary Punahou School Queen Kaahumanu Elementary Radford High School Roosevelt High School Sacred Hearts Academy

Salt Lake Elementary Seton Home Study Soto Academy St. Andrew’s Priory School St. Elizabeth School St. Francis School St. Louis School St. Theresa School Star of the Sea School Stevenson Middle School Trinity School University Lab School Voyager School Wahiawa Middle School Waiakea High School Waialae Elementary Waiau Elementary Waikiki Elementary Waipahu High School Webling Elementary West HI Explorations Wilson Elementary

Schools HYS students represented 119 schools on 3 islands and the mainland

Financial Snapshot for fiscal year ended June 30, 2010

REVENUES Contributions $471,910 Registration Fees 151,018 Contracts 128,468 Box Office & Merchandise 72,576 Special Event (net) 41,430 Summer Programs 47,123 Other Income 53,655 TOTAL $966,180* *Includes $201,525 in endowed funds

EXPENSES Education and Program $333,276 Concert Production 130,702 General Administration 77,903 Fundraising 34,948 Financial Aid 31,622 Depreciation 12,372 TOTAL $620,823

Financial records are independently audited by Gerald Y. Ushijima, CPA. A copy of the auditor’s report is available at the Hawaii Youth Symphony office, 1110 University Avenue, #200, Honolulu, HI 96826.

Student conductor at 2009 Listen & Learn educational concert at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Maestro’s Circle($200,000 +)Ms. Olivia De JaneDirector’s Circle($50,000 - $199,999)National Endowment for the ArtsState Foundation on Culture and the ArtsConductor’s Circle($25,000 - $49,999)Cades FoundationRobert E. Black Fund of the Hawai‘i Community FoundationPresident’s Circle($10,000 - $24,999)ABC StoresCooke Foundation, LimitedGeorge Mason Fund of the Hawai‘i Community FoundationMayor’s Office of Culture and the ArtsMcInerny FoundationThe Thomas J. Long FoundationDr. Mark M. YoshidaAngel($5,000 - $9,999)Aloha International Piano FestivalDr. and Mrs. Ian M. CookeEllen Masaki Music Inc.First Hawaiian Bank FoundationJohn R. Halligan Charitable FundMacy’s FoundationRitchie M. Gregory Fund of the Hawai‘i Community FoundationMs. Keiko SatoDr. Arleene D. K. SkillmanMrs. Marjorie TanoueMr. & Mrs. Kent TsukamotoPatron($1,000 - $4,999)AnonymousACMP Foundation, Inc.Mr. & Mrs. Robert Y. AkinakaArthur Mori & Associates, Inc.Bank of HawaiiCarole Sheridan Memorial Fund at Hawai‘i Community FoundationMr. John Y. C. ChangMr. & Mrs. Derek ChinenCity Mill Company, Ltd. / C. K. Ai FoundationCommercial Data SystemsMr. & Mrs. Gilbert DolesFoodland Super Market, Ltd.Mr. & Mrs. Owen FukumotoHawaiian Host, Inc.Hazel H. Takumi FoundationMs. Jill Shimokawa HigaMrs. Helen HigaMrs. Gladys HiranoMr. Lorrin Hirano

Mr. & Mrs. Lance HoopaiMartin Hsia, Esq.Mr. & Mrs. Richard IngIsland Insurance CompaniesJonathan Y. C. Ching Revocable TrustJose L. Romero Memorial Fund at Hawai‘i Community FoundationJulia Temple Davis Brown FoundationJune Olson Fund at the Hawai‘i Community FoundationChester & Jeanean KaneshiroMrs. Anne KingMr. & Mrs. Roy E. King, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. James KinoshitaKoAloha UkuleleKoga Engineering & Construction Tina & Dennis LauMrs. Edith LeongMr. & Mrs. Carl MatsuuraMr. Henry MiyamuraDan & Linda MomoharaJames & Elaine NakayamaOhata Chun Yuen LLPMr. & Mrs. Michael OnofriettiMrs. Ruth OshiroMr. & Mrs. Won Sik ParkRainbow HolidaysKeith & Lisa SakamotoServco FoundationTerritorial Savings BankDr. Lawrence TseuMrs. Mary WeyandMr. Ka‘upena WongChris & Norine YuenBenefactor($750 - $999)Mr. & Mrs. Blaine AokiMrs. Colleen BerneyDr. Todd ChinaChris & Selena ChingDr. & Mrs. Yi-Chuan ChingMr. Kenneth DavidsonDr. & Mrs. A. J. DawsonMr. & Mrs. Alan DoikeMr. & Mrs. Michael A. FisherDr. & Mrs. Mark GriefMr. Richard Lakes & Ms. Etsumi HidaMr. & Mrs. Lloyd NakamaejoMr. & Mrs. David NakoMr. & Mrs. Bill J. ShaverMs. Linda StatonMr. & Mrs. Melvin TakemotoMr. & Mrs. Lance UchidaMr. & Mrs. Walter LooSponsor($500 - $749)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Thomas R. BinghamMr. & Mrs. Douglas DunkirkMr. Allen I. EmuraMs. Gwenette HigaDr. & Mrs. Dean Y. Horie

Ms. Julia IngMs. Yoko InouyeMr. Se Hyun Kim & Ms. Mi Young ParkMr. & Mrs. Pete MadrigalMr. Benjamin Marx & Dr. Kelley WoodruffMaui Tribe Productions LLCQueen Ka‘ahumanu CenterMrs. Edith M. RadcliffeMr. & Mrs. Neil SananikoneMr. & Mrs. Alan TahataMr. & Mrs. Barry ToshiMr. & Mrs. Jon UchiyamaUniversity of Notre Dame Hawaii ClubMr. & Mrs. Ed WagnerMr. Dailin Wang & Ms. June TangMr. & Mrs. Robert WoPartner($250 - $499)Mr. & Mrs. Michael AmoreMr. & Mrs. Lyle ArakakiMs. Kay BaumanMr. & Mrs. Frank CastroMr. & Mrs. David ChaMr. & Mrs. Clayton CharMs. Esther ChenMr. & Mrs. Justin ChenMr. & Mrs. Glenn ChinenMr. Andrew ChingMs. Frances ChingMr. & Mrs. Harry J. ChinnMr. Geneson Coloma & Ms. Theresa KiehmDr. Carolina D. DavideMr. & Mrs. Isami EnomotoMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey T. FujimotoMr. & Mrs. Stephen GainsleyMr. & Mrs. Brian GomesMr. & Mrs. Michael HaradaMr. & Mrs. John HayashiMr. & Mrs. Randall HeeMr. & Mrs. Tommy HigashinoMr. & Mrs. Albert HuMae & Wesley IwamotoMr. & Mrs. Edward IwanagaMr. & Mrs. Anthony JonesPierson & Betsy KoikeMr. & Mrs. John KomeijiMr. & Mrs. Norman KunimuraMr. Hong-Ji Kuo & Ms. Yng Juang LinMr. & Mrs. Theodore KwokStephen & Rosemarie LoveMr. & Mrs. Dennis J. LucasMs. Nancy Masaki HathawayDr. & Mrs. Clarence Y. MurataMr. & Mrs. William T. OshimaMs. Kiyomi OyamaPacific CaresMr. Hyoung-June Park & Ms. Sang-Hee LeeMr. Allan ParkerMr. Steven Premo

Randal S. Furomoto & AssociatesMr. & Mrs. Henry ReanoSheridan C. F. Ing Fund at the Hawai‘i Community FoundationDr. & Mrs. Robert G. ShermanMr. & Mrs. Dayne T. ShinboMs. Pearl A. SimonsonMr. & Mrs. Matthew SorensenDr. Alex Suenaga & Ms. Kay MattosMr. & Mrs. Brian W. SungMs. Ellen TakamotoMr. & Mrs. Chad TakaraMr. & Mrs. Robert TeruyaCol & Mrs. Rick G. ThomasMs. Joyce M. UnokiMr. Chad UyeharaMr. & Mrs. Frank WeiMs. Claudette J. WheelerWindward Heart Center LLCSonny & Jenny WongMr. & Mrs. Eugene YanagiharaMr. & Mrs. Keith YasuiMr. & Mrs. David YeeMs. Valerie YeeMr. & Mrs. James YiMr. & Mrs. Ernest YickContributor($100 - $249)AnonymousMr. Russell S. AkamineMs. Arline AkinaMrs. Betsy AkinakaMs. Stella AndersonMr. & Mrs. Akinori AokiCaptain & Mrs. Stephen S. BellBig Island CandiesMitch & Jill BlaisdellDr. & Mrs. Vincent C. BrownDr. William Brown, Jr. & Mr. Douglas GibsonMr. Mark C. ButinMr. & Mrs. Chelsea ChaeMrs. Denise Wong ChanMr. John Stephen ChangMs. Linda Mae ChangMr. Lynn Chang & Dr. Lisa WongMs. Rachelle M. ChasnoffDr. David Chen & Dr. Tzu-Lan KuoMr. Shuiming Chen & Ms. Xiaoyan WangMr. Darrick ChingMr. Justin Gukhyun ChoMr. & Mrs. Charles W. ChocklettMs. Merle K. H. ChongMr. & Mrs. Vernon Chong, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Christopher ChoyMs. Myrna P. Chun-HoonCol & Mrs. Kevin J. ColeMr. & Mrs. Jerry L. ColemanMr. & Mrs. Gary DunnYoshimi EndoMr. & Mrs. Frank ErfMs. Suzanne FoumaiMr. & Mrs. Tom FoyeOvation

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Donor List HYS is grateful for gifts that were made between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.

Mr. & Mrs. George F. Freitas, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Jerome FukudaMrs. Charlotte FukumotoMr. & Mrs. Randal FuromotoMr. & Mrs. Clarence FuruyaMr. & Mrs. Roman GaoiranMr. & Mrs. Van GotoMr. & Mrs. Dickey K. HamasakiMr. & Mrs. Clayton HanagamiMr. & Mrs. Clyde HaradaMs. Krislyn HashimotoMr. & Mrs. Lester HashimotoMr. & Mrs. Richard R. HelmickMs. Pauline HidalgoMr. & Mrs. Wayne HiguchiMr. & Mrs. Gary HirokaneMr. Shih-Chung Hsueh & Ms. Su-Chen YehMr. & Mrs. Edmund HuMr. & Mrs. Andy HuangMr. Seogcheon Hwang & Ms. Hwaseon JeongMr. & Mrs. Alexander IbiMr. & Mrs. David Y. IgeMr. & Mrs. Gary S. IgeMs. Louise Ing & Mr. Michael SitchMr. & Mrs. Thomas IsaraMs. Sibyl IshikawaMr. & Mrs. Kenneth ItoJEL EnterprisesBob & Jan KagiharaMr. & Mrs. Doo Sik KangSol & Margaret KaulukukuiDr. & Mrs. Toshihiko KawasugiMr. & Mrs. Namhoon KimMs. Eleanor KoMr. & Mrs. Mike KobayashiMr. & Mrs. Tamateru KodamaMr. Roy M. KodaniMr. & Mrs. Dennis KoharaMrs. Janet KojimaMs. Ruth KomatsuMr. & Mrs. Alan J. KosanskyMs. Rosalie KrystonMr. & Mrs. Rick KurodaProfessor & Mrs. Daniel W. Y. KwokMr. & Mrs. W. Peter KwongCol & Mrs. Daniel LauMr. Terry W. T. Lau & Ms. Noe TanigawaMr. & Mrs. Michael LeeMr. David LeongMr. John LockwoodM B EuromotersMr. & Mrs. Dale R. MachadoMr. & Mrs. Chester MalinsMr. & Mrs. Meredith MaedaDr. & Mrs. Jon MagnussenLee & Chelsea ManfrediMr. & Mrs. Richard Martin-DoikeMr. Edward MasunagaMr. & Mrs. Kazuhiko MatsubaraMr. & Mrs. Dean T. MatsunagaMs. Cari MatsuuraMr. & Mrs. Gary McFarlaneMr. & Mrs. James P. McGuireMrs. Sharon McPhee

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen MechlingMs. Sharon MiyagawaMr. & Mrs. Roy MiyamotoDr. & Mrs. Wilfred MiyasakiMr. & Mrs. Wayne T. MiyashiroMs. Iris C. MizokamiMr. & Mrs. Craig MizotaMr. Brian MoriokaKeith & Sandy MuraokaMr. & Mrs. Mark K. NakagawaMr. & Mrs. Alan NakamotoDr. and Mrs. Howard NeudorfMs. Christal NishikawaMr. Dale NishikawaMr. & Mrs. Clifford NishimuraMelvin & Eva NishinaMr. & Mrs. Curtis Noborikawa, Jr.Mr. Calvin NomiyamaMr. & Mrs. Albert OgawaMr. & Mrs. Alvin OkamiMr. & Mrs. Yung Ho OnMr. & Mrs. Rusti OnishiMr. Alfred Ono & Dr. Ruth OnoMr. & Mrs. Jerry OnoDr. & Mrs. Tilden OsakoMs. Lena OsterlundMr. & Mrs. Gerald M. K. PangMs. Clara K. PanuiMr. & Mrs. Neil H. RedonaMr. & Mrs. Bartolome Reyes, Jr.Mr. & Mrs. Rob RobertsMr. & Mrs. Tom RoesserMs. Yvette RogersRons Construction CorporationMr. & Mrs. Robert S. SandlaMs. Pauline M. SatoMs. Laurel ShimMs. Junko ShimanaBen & Nancy ShimokawaMr. & Mrs. Il Soo ShinMr. & Mrs. Herbert ShinsatoMr. & Mrs. Goichi ShiotsuMr. & Mrs. Paul ShiromaMs. Joan ShishidoDaniel & Raccine SingerMarcellus S. Snow & Edwina Jo SnowMr. & Mrs. James SonobeMr. & Mrs. Toshiya SugaharaMr. & Mrs. Jason S. SunaharaMr. & Mrs. Marvin TabaMr. & Mrs. Wesley TagawaMr. & Mrs. Alan TakasakiMs. Fawn TakemotoMr. & Mrs. George TakemotoMr. & Mrs. Kiyoshi TakemotoDr. & Mrs. Raymond TamMr. & Mrs. Terry TamuraMs. Brenda TangAndrew & Virginia TanjiMr. Donald Tarleton & Ms. Robyn ChunMs. Laura L. ThompsonMr. & Mrs. Robert K. TorreyMr. & Mrs. Dennis ToyamaMrs. Janice TrubittGlenn & Garleen UmetsuMr. & Mrs. Ira Uradomo

Mr. Sherburne ValliMr. Craig Wagnild & Dr. Debbie Wagnild-NojimaMrs. Hannah WatanabeRobert & Linda WeinerMr. & Mrs. Ronald WoMr. & Mrs. James YamamotoMs. Elaine YeeMr. & Mrs. Robin YoshimuraMrs. Pamela YoungMs. Amy ZbylutDr. & Mrs. Jack ZhouFriend(Up to $100)AnonymousMr. & Mrs. Marc M. AoyamaMs. Claire ArakakiMs. Carol S. BaptistMs. Suellen BartonMr. & Mrs. Paul BienfangMr. Jimmy BorgesMr. Joel Bradshaw & Ms. Jean KirschenmannMr. & Mrs. Clarke BrightMr. & Mrs. Philip BrownMr. Kenneth H. BurtnessMrs. Gabrielle Soloma de CadavidMr. & Mrs. Bradley CathcartMr. Henry Chang & Ms. Robyn SweesyMr. & Mrs. Taukai ChangMr. & Mrs. Clifford CharMs. Susan L. ChingMr. & Mrs. Keo ChockDr. George Chu & Ms. Diane WongMr. John Condrey, Jr. & Mr. Douglas GouldMs. Julie ConeMr. & Mrs. Leslie CrandallMr. & Mrs. Wendell DangMr. & Mrs. Robert DeiblerMr. & Mrs. Daniel H. DevaneyMs. Kathleen June DoeringDr. & Mrs. John C. DonkervoetTom & Sandy DuckworthMr. & Mrs. William DungMs. Jennifer Du-YungEnvironmental Planning SolutionsMs. Heather FlorendoMrs. Virginia FloresMs. Mary FongMr. Michael-Thomas FoumaiMr. & Mrs. Joel FranciscoRev. and Mrs. Yoshitaka FujinamiMr. & Mrs. Russell FukumotoMr. & Mrs. Robert GarnerMr. & Mrs. Rex A. GodinezMr. & Mrs. Scott B. GomesMs. Shari Ann GriffithMr. Aaron HaraMr. & Mrs. Kenneth HashiMr. & Mrs. Norman HashisakaMr. Eric Hattemer & Ms. Linda TabaMrs. Mildred HenningMr. & Mrs. Tevita HifoMr. & Mrs. Kenn HigaMr. & Mrs. Darryl S. Hiraki

Mr. & Mrs. Miles HirukoMrs. Alma HoMr. & Mrs. William HoloweckiDr. Diana HuangDr. & Mrs. George HuiMr. & Mrs. Paul S. IgawaMr. & Mrs. George S. IgeMr. & Mrs. Eric IgetaRussell & Teri ImanakaMrs. Laura Ing BakerMs. Molly InouyeMs. Lenore K. IshimiMr. & Mrs. Edwin T. ItoMr. & Mrs. Tomohisa ItoMs. Sara IwaiMr. Warren IwaiMs. Ethel IwasakiJames K. Michishima, CPAMs. Ruth JoyMs. Virginia KamMr. & Mrs. Harry M. KaneshiroShaun KaneshiroKapolei Family Dental CorporationMr. & Mrs. Richard KatsuraMs. Helen M. KeffordMr. Daniel T. Kim & Ms. Lea M. NakamuraMr. & Mrs. Ronnie T. H. KimMs. Sharon C. KimMr. & Mrs. Charles T. KishimotoMr. & Mrs. John KobayashiMr. Richard L. KurthMr. & Mrs. Hajime KuwadaMr. & Mrs. Bo Yuen KwockMs. Elena LamburnMr. Sean LeeLegends Fine Hawaiian Handcrafted JewelryDr. Tom Leland & Dr. Jean Adair-LelandMs. Anna LimDr. Jeffrey Lim & Dr. Marcia NagaoMr. & Mrs. Haosheng LinMr. Peter LindhoutMs. Connie P. S. LiuMr. & Mrs. Derek LouiMs. Jane LovellMs. Marcia LufkinMr. & Mrs. Michael LumMr. & Mrs. Norman B. Y. LumMr. Seth Markow & Ms. Carolann BiedermanMr. & Mrs. George MasakiMr. Jun Nian Mei & Ms. Jie Qing ChenMs. Wendy MimaMr. & Mrs. Dan T. MiyamotoMrs. Georgianna MiyamuraMr. & Mrs. Keith MiyashiroMr. & Mrs. Ron MiyashiroMr. & Mrs. Kapunahele MontgomeryMr. Randolph MooreMs. Diane MorimotoMr. & Mrs. Leslie MurataMs. Marla Momi Musick

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Dr. & Mrs. George I. NagaoMr. & Mrs. Clyde NakanoMs. Elizabeth NakasoneMr. & Mrs. Herbert NishijoMr. & Mrs. Don NishitaMr. & Mrs. Alan OkamiMr. & Mrs. Glen OkinoMr. & Mrs. George OkuharaMr. Kaiwi OpulauohoMs. Prudence OtaMr. & Mrs. Andrew PakMr. & Mrs. Chan Kuk PakDr. & Mrs. Clifford ParkMr. & Mrs. Edwin PascualMr. & Mrs. Kamyar Pashneh-TalaDr. Praphan Puapong & Dr. Ratana PuapongMrs. Jureza RacasaMs. Harriet Y. RobertsMr. David N. Ross & Ms. Ann M. CastelfrancoMs. Faith H. SabatMr. & Mrs. John H. SatoMs. Ruby ShimabukuroDr. & Mrs. Gilbert F. SofioMs. Birgit SomaMs. Karen StocktonMr. Robert Su & Ms. Riki HirayamaMr. & Mrs. Dixon SuzukiDr. & Mrs. Danny M. Takanishi, Jr.Devon TakenakaMr. Alan TamaiMs. Beth TamayoseMs. Kay K. TanakaMrs. Kimiye TanakaMs. Carole H. ToguchiWendell & Jann TsujimotoMrs. Betty UyedaMr. Larry H. UyedaRandy & Mariko WakakiRev. Msgr. Terrence WatanabeMs. Fumiko WellingtonMrs. Muriel K. J. WongMr. & Mrs. Walter WongMr. Ronghui Xu & Ms. Dailin YeMrs. Kay YamadaMr. & Mrs. Greg YamamotoMr. & Mrs. Ronald YamamotoMr. Richard Yanagi & Ms. Li-Ann YamashiroDr. Byron K. YasuiMr. Carl Yee & Ms. Mary WongMs. Ipolani M. Yee-KaneshiroMs. Angelina YickMr. Yuan Yifeng & Ms. Li Fang LiMr. Harvey YoshiokaMr. & Mrs. Doane M. YorkMr. & Mrs. Alvin YoshimotoMr. Gerald YoungIn Honor of…Thomas Bell by Capt. Stephen & Susan BellKimberly Bento by Mr. Aaron Hara

J. Christopher Fujiwara by Ms. Mary FongJohn & Marie Hara by Mrs. Marjorie TanoueJill Shimokawa Higa by Ms. Brenda TangHYS’ 45th & Maestro Miyamura’s 25th Anniversary by C. Ino DesignMrs. Edith Leong by Ms. Linda Mae ChangHenry Miyamura by Mrs. Betsy Akinaka by Ms. Carol S. Baptist by Pierson & Betsy Koike by Mrs. Georgianna Miyamura by Mrs. Edith Radcliffe by Andrew & Virginia Tanji by Mr. & Mrs. Ronald YamamotoHenry Miyamura & Michael Nakasone by Mr. & Mrs. Norman KunimuraAshley Muraoka by Keith & Sandy MuraokaMichael Nakasone by Ms. Olivia De JaneLeslie Lynn Opulauoho, Kelii Opulauoho ‘92 & Kaiwi Opulauoho ‘93 by Mr. Kaiwi OpulauohoChristian Takemoto by Ms. Junko ShimanaIn Memory of…Peter Coraggio UH Professor Emeritus by Mr. & Mrs. Barry ToshiClifton T. Miyamura by AnonymousDonald T. Miyamura by AnonymousMarianne Miyamura by Pierson & Betsy Koike by Ms. Carole H. Toguchi by Mr. & Mrs. Dennis ToyamaLorraine S. F. Tsark Okimoto by Lee & Chelsea ManfrediDonald Shishido by Rev. Msgr. Terrence Watanabe

In-Kind DonationsCynthia Ai & Ronald L. Embry, MD American Carpet OneAtlantis AdventuresAunty LilikoiBead It!Ben Franklin CraftsBig City DinerBig Island CandiesMs. Diane BishopBishop MuseumBubbies Homemade Ice Cream & DessertsMr. & Mrs. Kevin Chang

The Cheesecake FactoryDr. & Mrs. Yi-Chuan ChingConsolidated TheatresThe Contemporary MuseumMs. Elizabeth CoraggioCreative HolidaysDave & BustersDiamond Head TheatreMr. & Mrs. Gilbert DolesMs. Kara DolesEnterprise Rent A CarFilmWorks PacificFrosted LLCGenki SushiGermaine’s LuauGlobal VillageGrand Wailea Resort Hotel & SpaGreat Harvest Bread Co.Halekulani HotelHawaii Opera TheatreHawaii Prince Hotel WaikikiHawaiian AirlinesHee Hing RestaurantMrs. Helen HigaHilton Hawaiian VillageMrs. Gladys HiranoMr. Lorin HiranoHiroshi Eurasion TapasMr. & Mrs. Nathan HokamaHonolulu Theatre for YouthHTH Corporation/ Pacific Beach HotelHyatt Regency Maui Resort & SpaHyatt Regency WaikikiIce PalaceJohn Dominis RestaurantJungle River Mini GolfThe Kahala Hotel & ResortKapalama Pet Hospital Pauline Koreyasu, DVMKapalua Land CompanyKoAloha UkuleleKokua MarketKona Brewing CompanyKoolau Golf ClubMr. & Mrs. Wayne LewisDr. Jeffrey Lim & Dr. Marcia NagaoLisa Rose Doll House & Tea RoomLiving Young! LLCManoa Valley TheatreMarians CateringMarket City Shopping CenterMaui Divers of HawaiiMaui Specialty ChocolatesDr. & Mrs. Neil McKayMcKinley Car WashMermaids HawaiiMichel’s at the Colony SurfMs. Sharon MiyagawaMr. David MiyasakiDan & Linda MomoharaMountain Apple CompanyMr. Les MurataMutual Publishing Owen & Owen PhotographersThe Pegge Hopper GalleryP. F. Chang’s China BistroRAG Surfboards

Robert’s Hawaii, Inc.Mrs. Helen RoesserThe Royal HawaiianMr. & Mrs. Neil SananikoneMrs. Shinogu SatoSergio’sSheraton WaikikiShimokawa FarmsMrs. Rebecca ShinMr. & Mrs. Herbert ShinsatoMr. & Mrs. Paul ShiromaSpecial Gifts by ClariceStar of HonoluluStarwood Hotels & Resorts WaikikiMr. & Mrs. Alan TahataMrs. Kelli TakaraTD Food Group, Inc.Tori Richard, Ltd.Kent & Jean TsukamotoUniversity of Hawaii Athletics DepartmentVintage Wine CellarVolcano WineryWaikiki Lau Yee Chai Chinese RestaurantWatanabe Floral, Inc.The WillowsMr. & Mrs. Ronald WoMr. & Mrs. Doane YorkCombined Federal Campaign DonorsMr. Matthew BrandtMr. Mark ButinMs. Diane ChongMr. Gary DunnMs. Paula FukudaMs. Lorna HuMs. Sibyl IshikawaMr. James KinoshitaMs. Karen Lee-IgetaMs. Maydean MartinMs. Iris MizokamiMs. Diane MorimotoMr. Leslie MurataMr. Lloyd NakamaejoMr. Keane NishimotoMr. Curtis NoborikawaMr. Jason OkumuraMr. Deron OmuroMr. Lester PangMs. Katy ReanoMs. Kay TanakaMs. Maura Yee

HYS thanks each donor and partner who has contributed to our programs. Every attempt has been made to publish a complete listing. We regret any omissions or errors that may have occurred, and would greatly appreciate if you would call HYS at 808-941-9706 to advise us of them. Thank you.

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Mission and Vision: Provide young people with quality music education, performance opportunities with high standards, and community service projects, advancing the critical links among music study, academic achievement and positive growth and development. HYS envisions a Hawaii where all young people benefit from music education and are able to develop their interests in instrumental music.

HYS’s curriculum is set around four Core Values: Lifelong Learning • Musical Excellence • Community Service • Building a Future for Music

The Hawaii Youth Symphony makes excellent music education available to all Hawaii youth. As Hawaii’s only state-wide music program, students learn, perform and grow as they play music together. HYS annually serves 600 students,

ages 5-18, from more than 100 schools on nearly all islands. Curriculum, for the absolute beginner to the most advanced student musician, divides into two program lines: the HYS Academy, housed at the Boys & Girl Club, offers four string orchestras, a free band program, free general music classes and a Summer Strings course; and the Symphony Program presents three 90+-member symphony orchestras, a free chamber music program and the Pacific Music Institute (intensive summer camp for students throughout Hawaii, the mainland and Japan). HYS produces an average of 23 concerts per year, including eight free Listen & Learn educational concerts for nearly 10,000 school children. HYS manages a robust financial aid program to eliminate financial barriers to participation. In addition to aid for registration fees, instrument rentals and private lessons, neighbor island students receive travel subsidies. HYS instills in its students a drive to seek quality, a sense of achievement, substantial self-esteem, and an understanding that their music can strengthen our communities. HYS believes that music is fundamental to a complete education, and its students’ efforts should be showcased as a source of inspiration and quality music. For more information, visit www.HiYouthSymphony.org.

Board of Directors

Chris YuenPresidentRoy E. King, Jr.Past PresidentJill Shimokawa HigaTina Lau Leslie Murata Vice PresidentsRichard IngSecretaryJean Tsukamoto TreasurerThomas BinghamKrislyn HashimotoGladys HiranoMartin HsiaDaniel MomoharaMichael OnofriettiAlan OkamiKeith SakamotoMarjorie Tanoue

Symphony ProgramHenry MiyamuraMusic DirectorConductorYouth Symphony IMichael NakasoneConductor Youth Symphony IISusan Ochi-OnishiConductorHannah WatanabeAssociate ConductorConcert Orchestra

Administrative Staff

Selena ChingExecutive DirectorMeredith PrescottAdministration and Finance ManagerAnn DoikePrograms ManagerJanet MoritaPrograms AssociateKelly ShigetaSpecial Projects

2009-2010 Board of Directors and StaffMusic StaffHYS AcademyChad UyeharaConductorConcert String Orchestra & String Orchestra EnsembleHelen NguyenConductorIntermediate String EnsembleCharlotte FukumotoCoordinatorString Program ConductorBeginning String EnsembleRuth KomatsuInstructorMusic4KidsWayne FanningConductorBoys & Girls Club Band

HYS collected nearly 800 pounds of food at its Spring Concerts for the Hawaii Foodbank .

HaWaii YoutH SYMpHonY

1110 univerSitY ave, #200Honolulu, Hi 96826-1508

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