Hawaii Symphony Orchestra to Present TOTALLY 80s, 5/6
By: Tyler Peterson Apr. 29, 2016
Take a trip back in time to one of the greatest decades for pop music - the Eighties - with the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) at Totally 80s on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm. Maestro Stuart Chafetz conducts and hosts this jam-packed night that celebrates the music of the Eighties - a decade of fantastic music and fashion. Vocalists Aaron Finley and Nicole Parker join the HSO for songs made famous by icons such as Elton John, Phil Collins, TOTO, Cyndi Lauper, Sting, Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson and many more.
Whether you grew up in the Eighties or can barely remember the decade, no one can deny the music was irresistible - and so is our Totally 80s concert. Tickets range from $27 to $79 and are on sale now. Totally 80s is an all ages event and offers fun for the entire family. From big ballad movements to soaring emotion and giddy celebration, the HSO will take you away in their music time-machine.
Totally 80s Costume Contest: Whether your style icon was Brooke Shields, Joan Collins, Boy George, Madonna, Olivia Newton John or A Flock of Seagulls, it's time to get your look together for the HSO's Totally 80s Costume Contest. Grab your Members Only jacket, leg warmers and fanny pack - and enter to win on the Blaisdell Concert Hall lanai. Judging will begin one hour prior to the concert (6:30 pm) and will end 15 minutes before the concert begins. Winners will be announced on stage, during intermission. From oversized blazers and acid washed jeans to ripped tights and leather, it's time to bring on the fashion crimes.
Totally 80s Contest Categories
- Funniest Costume
- Most Original Costume
- Best Couple
- Best Keiki
- Best in Show (Top Prize)
Parachute pants? Workout wear? Shoulder pads? You could win big! Winners will be picked in each category and announced on stage before the concert begins. And of course, there will be prizes.
About Stuart Chafetz: Stuart Chafetz is a conductor with a dynamic podium demeanor and a refined sense of audience engagement. This season, Chafetz will be on the podium in Naples, Phoenix, Houston, Milwaukee, Detroit, Cincinnati, Hawaii, Columbus, Jacksonville, Buffalo, Louisiana, Grand Rapids and others. Previous conducting appearances include the orchestras of Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, San Francisco, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Florida, Houston, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Louisiana, Naples, New Mexico, Phoenix, San Francisco Ballet and Virginia.
Chafetz has had the privilege to work with renowned artists such as Chris Botti, Roberta Flack, George Benson, Richard Chamberlain, The Chieftains, Jennifer Holliday, John Denver, Marvin Hamlisch, Thomas Hampson, Wynonna Judd, Jim Nabors, Randy Newman, Jon Kimura Parker and Bernadette Peters. He previously held posts as resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and associate conductor of the Louisville Orchestra. As principal timpanist of the Honolulu Symphony for twenty years, Chafetz would also conduct the annual Nutcracker performances with Ballet Hawaii and principals from the American Ballet Theatre. It was during that time that Chafetz led numerous concerts with the Maui Symphony and Pops.
In the summers, Chafetz spends his time at the Chautauqua Institution, where he conducts the annual Fourth of July and Opera Pops concerts with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra in addition to his role as that orchestra's timpanist. When not on the podium, Chafetz makes his home near San Francisco with his wife Ann Krinitsky.
Tickets: Tickets range from $27 to $79 and are available at the Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra Box Office by calling (808) 94-MUSIC - (808) 946-8742 from Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. HSO advance sales end at noon on Thursday, May 5, but are available through the Blaisdell Box Office until concert time.
O'ahu Student & Military Discounts:
· Student tickets: $13 rush tickets for any seat beginning Monday, May 2.
· Active Duty Military tickets: $20 rush tickets for any seat beginning Monday, May 2.
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