Beyond the Music: Fantastic Birds & Where to Find Them is a one-hour morning program presented by the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall. Conductor Dane Lam leads the orchestra through a whimsical journey through music inspired by flight, nature, and fantasy, with narration by composer Michael-Thomas Foumai. The program blends live symphonic performance with narration, visuals, and storytelling, and is designed for families, students, first-time concertgoers, and aficionados alike.
Cast and Creative Team for Beyond the Music: Fantastic Birds & Where to Find Them at Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall
Cast
Anthony McGill
clarinet
Lea Salonga
vocals
Ray Chen
violin
Kolohe Kai
solo vocals
Makoto Ozone
piano
Jennifer Koh
violin
Pablo de Sarasate
Ensemble
Sarah Hicks
conductor
Leilehua Lanzilotti
Ensemble
Randell Svane
Ensemble
Salina Fisher
Ensemble
Fang Man
Ensemble
Alice Chance
Ensemble
Shawn Conley
Ensemble
Clara Schumann
Ensemble
Robert Schumann
Ensemble
Edward Elgar
Ensemble
Igor Stravinsky
Ensemble
Maurice Ravel
Ensemble
Augustin Hadelich
violin
Johannes Brahms
Ensemble
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Ensemble
Aaron Copland
Ensemble.
Alexandra Dariescu
piano
Matt Catingub
conductor/piano
Dane Lam
conductor
JoAnn Falletta
conductor
Lisa Nakamichi
piano
Amy Iwano
Ensemble
Ignace Jang
violin
Julian Schwarz
cello
Dai-Keong Lee
Ensemble
Nilo Alcala
Ensemble
Michael-Thomas Foumai
narrator
HapaSymphony
Ensemble
Oʻahu Choral Society
Ensemble
Loo Sze Wang
sheng
Carolina Rial
vocals
Creative Team
Dane Lam
Music & Artistic Director
Michael-Thomas Foumai
Composer in Residence
Nilo Alcala
Composer
Leilehua Lanzilotti
Composer
Salina Fisher
Composer
Fang Man
Composer
Amy Iwano
President and CEO
RenEe Ragucci
Marketing Manager
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