Kalani High School Wind Ensemble Honolulu, Hawaii Performing Friday, March 10, 2:30 p.m. • Clowes Memorial Hall Dennis Kaneshiro Director of Bands Dennis Kaneshiro has been at Kalani High School since 1992 and directs the “Falcon” Marching band, Pep Band, Freshmen Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and the Wind Ensemble. Kaneshiro received his Bachelor of Education degree in music at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is in his 24th year as the band director at Kalani High School. Kaneshiro also assisted the Hula Bowl Band Staff and the University of Hawaii Band Staff, and was the 1999 Hawaii Music Awards Teacher of the Year. In 2008, he conducted the Maui District Massed Band for the Maui High School Music Festival. From 2008 – 2011, he was the Kalani High School Orchestra director. Kaneshiro is a member of the Oahu Band Directors Association, Hawaii Music Educators Association, National Association for Music Education, and the World Association for Symphonic Band and Ensembles. Currently, he serves as a board member for the Hawaii Saxophone Foundation, is an active member of the University of Hawaii Saxophone Choir, and has been the saxophone adjudicator for the Oahu Band Director’s Association Solo & Ensemble Festival. About the School & the Community Kalani High School is one of six public high schools in Honolulu, located in and parades in Hawaii, the U.S. Mainland, and in foreign countries. The “Falcon” Waialae-Kahala, a suburb in East Honolulu, which has a population of about Marching Band performs at the annual Holiday Christmas Parade in Waikiki. 40,000. In the Waialae-Kahala area, Kalani is the only high school with five Kalani High School was the first marching band from Hawaii to have travelled Friday – Clowes Hall – Clowes Friday elementary feeders schools (grades K-5) and one middle school (grades 6-8) off-island to march in the 50th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New within the community. Our teaching, learning expectations, and goals are York City, and the Tournament of Roses parade in 1968, 1982, and 1988. Under based around the concept of developing 21st-century competencies and skills the direction of Dennis Kaneshiro, the band performed at the 1993 Holiday Bowl in order to best prepare our students to be college and career ready. Although Parade and Music Festival. In 1995, the Kalani High School Symphonic Band the challenges of educating high school students have increased in the past 10 performed at Disney World’s Epcot Center in Florida, and toured the East Coast. years, systems are in place at Kalani High to meet these challenges head on. The band also traveled to Japan and performed at Narashino High School in Hardworking, dedicated, knowledgeable teachers; effective, efficient support 1999, Disney’s Music Magic Days in 2001, Sydney, Australia in 2003, and New staff; and ideas, innovations, and input from all stakeholders have resulted in York City and Washington D.C. in March 2005 for a tour and clinic at the United a challenging and meaningful curriculum that fulfills the school's purpose and States Air Force Band facilities. In 2007, the Marching Band and Wind Ensemble results in high student achievement of the standards. toured Tokyo for a performance at Tokyo Disneyland and a clinic in Hamamatsu. The Kalani High School Music Department consists of a String Orchestra, Full The marching band performed in the 2009 Chantilly Parade in Paris and the Orchestra, Concert Choir, Polynesian Music Ensemble, and Piano classes. Our 2010 London New Year’s Day Parade, and the Wind Ensemble performed in the music department has an enrollment of over 475 students. The Kalani High School 2013 New York Wind Band Festival. Annually, the Wind Ensemble performs in Band program consists of students grades 9-12. Over 200 students are enrolled the Hawaii Band and Orchestra Festival, as well as the Oahu Band Director’s in the band at Kalani. The Marching band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Association Music Festivals. Wind Ensemble have performed at various music festivals, community concerts, 154 Kalani High School Wind Ensemble Flute Clarinet Tenor Sax Trombone Gyumin Lee Jonah Blas Sedona Kashiwabara Trevyn Dobashi Heather Mar Colin Chong Hiroyo Dow Hall – Clowes Friday Margaret Nakayama Kassi Hatakenaka Bari Sax Tyler Johnson Aileen Zhang Tesia Kim Princeton Wang Masanari Mitsui Megan Kimura Hailey Sakuda Piccolo Taren Kira Trumpet Mari Guillermo Pablo Ruelas Riki Haraguchi Euphonium Jared Seto Taichi Hirata Reid Goya Oboe Tyler Takemoto Ace Inouye Jocelyn Grandinetti Shaylee Chinen David Kimura Zachary Wong Thayne Tsuneoka Bass Clarinet Tifany Nakayama Chance Yagi Quinn Chong Nicholas Oshiro Tuba Joshua Romero Kaisei Shigeta Bassoon Alto Sax Everett Amemiya Brooke Benton French Horn Percussion Dale Emoto Raquel Hernandez Harrison Fong Crystal Lee Jordyn Tanaka Emerlynn Shibayama Shayn Toothman Program Selections An Outdoor Overture ............................................................................................................................................Aaron Copland Rest ..........................................................................................................................................................................................Frank Ticheli Mannin Veen, "Dear Isle of Man" .........................................................................................................................Haydn Wood Waltz. No. 2 ................................................................................Dmitri Shoshtakovich, transcribed by Johan de Meij Golden Friendships March ...................................................................................................................................Henry Fillmore 155 Greetings and Congratulations for Kalani High School Greetings from the Principal It is with much pleasure that I write this letter of congratulations to our Wind Ensemble for your selection as one of the featured bands at the Music for All National Festival. It is an incredible honor to be invited to perform at this prestigious event, and it exemplifies the hard work and commitment that each of you make to our music program and to each other. I want to thank you for your commitment to excellence and your dedication to your craft. I would also like to express my deepest appreciation to the organizers of the 2017 Music for All National Festival and to the city of Indianapolis for the opportunity to showcase our Wind Ensemble, and for being such gracious hosts to the Kalani High Ohana. We believe that music is such a large part of our lives and an expression of the different cultures around the world. It enriches the quality of our school community and society in general. Music is enjoyed throughout the world and serves a general common purpose: to bring smiles to our faces and people together. I would be remiss if I did not extend my appreciation to Band Director Dennis Kaneshiro. Mr. Kaneshiro spends countless Friday – Clowes Hall – Clowes Friday hours nurturing our student musicians and he molds their individual talents into musical pieces that takes the audience on journeys through time and faraway places. Thank you also to the Kalani Band Boosters and our parents for their help and support of our music program. Bravo! Best wishes and continued success. Sincerely Mitchell Otani 156 John Champe High School Wind Ensemble Aldie, Virginia Performing Friday, March 10, 8:30 a.m. • Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts Jonathan Phillip Director of Bands Jonathan Phillip is the director of bands at John Champe High School in Aldie, Va. Phillip is a graduate of James Madison University and holds a master's degree from George Mason University. He is also certified to be a K-12 Administrator through The George Washington University. He studied tuba with Mark Theile and Kevin Stees. Under the direction of Phillip, the band program at John Champe has seen immense growth. With an inaugural marching band of 26 members, the marching band has grown to 150 members in four years. The students have earned Virginia Honor Band, performed at the 2015 Virginia Music Educators Conference, and are an invited band for the 2017 Music for All National Festival. They have earned superior ratings in marching band, concert band, and jazz band. The concert program has grown to serve over 200 students including three concert bands, jazz bands, and percussion ensembles. The program also offers more opportunities for musical growth with indoor color guard, indoor drumline, various small ensembles, and a thriving private lesson program. Mr. Phillip is the associate conductor of the Northern Virginia Symphonic Winds. NVYW is the educational division of the City of Fairfax Band Association. The ensembles seek to serve the region by supporting students, music teachers, and the musical community of the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. He enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Laurel Phillip, and their pets, Shirley and Tink. Jamieson Carr Associate Director Jamieson Carr is an active educator, performer, and composer in Northern Virginia. He currently teaches at John Champe High School in Aldie, Va. Jamieson earned degrees from James Madison University where he completed a Bachelor and Master of Music. During his time at James Madison, Carr was a graduate assistant with the band program, where his responsibilities included coordinating and teaching the percussion section of “Virginia’s Finest,” the Marching Royal Dukes. As a performer, he has competed in several competitions including the