{"id":90843,"date":"2019-02-12T16:16:55","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T02:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=90843"},"modified":"2019-02-12T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T02:16:55","slug":"hakuoh-university-handbell-choir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/02\/12\/hakuoh-university-handbell-choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Hakuoh University Handbell Choir performs at 糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges and more"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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The Hakuoh Handell Choir<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Celebrating its 31st anniversary, the internationally-recognized Hakuoh University Handbell Choir from Japan will be on Oʻahu<\/span> February 18–24 for its 28th Goodwill Tour of Hawaiʻi<\/span>, offering free public concerts.<\/p>\n

Led by acclaimed director Hirotaka Arai, who founded the choir in 1988, the 15 student handbell ringers will perform free public concerts:<\/p>\n

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  • February 19, at 7 p.m. at Central Union Church, Sanctuary
    \n1660 S. Beretania St., Honolulu<\/li>\n
  • February 20, at 7 p.m. at Windward Community College, Palik\u016b Theatre,
    \n45-720 Keaʻahala<\/span> Rd., Kāneʻohe<\/span><\/li>\n
  • February 21, at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at Leeward Community College,
    \nLeeward Theatre, 96-045 Ala ʻIke, Pearl City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The choir will perform a range of selections from classical standards including Mozart\u2019s “Turkish March” to contemporary hits from Disney\u2019s Moana<\/em>, such as “How Far I\u2019ll Go” and the Hawaiian favorite, “Hawaiʻi<\/span> Aloha.” The choir, based in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture, has the capacity to ring seven octaves of handbells, and their dedication to practice and performance has created worldwide demand for their music.<\/p>\n

    The Goodwill Tour of Hawaiʻi<\/span> includes a performance for friends of Hakuoh University at a friendship luncheon at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi<\/span>‘s M\u0101noa Grand Ballroom.<\/p>\n

    Hakuoh’s ensemble has performed in Canada, England and South Korea and has entertained audiences including the Emperor and Empress of Japan and the King and Queen of Belgium. They have appeared at Disney World, Tokyo Disneyland and at the International Handbell Symposium in Australia.<\/p>\n

    In 2018, Hakuoh University renewed an international cooperative agreement with the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community Colleges. The annual Handbell Choir Concert, co-sponsored by Hakuoh University and 糖心视频<\/abbr> Community Colleges, is one of the cooperative activities undertaken by the two institutions.<\/p>\n

    For more information about the choir’s performances, call (808) 956-0321.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    The choir will perform a range of selections from Mozart to Moana to “Hawaiʻi<\/span> Aloha.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[65,334,196,71,66],"class_list":["post-90843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-paliku-theatre","tag-leeward-community-college-theatre","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t