Harry Nakasone Honored in Okinawa and Honolulu

If Ethnomusicology lecturer Harry Nakasone were living in Okinawa, he would be designated a "cultural treas- ure." He has been a lecturer at UH Manoa since 1967.

Mr. Nakasone was born on O'ahu in 1912. Although his natural gifts were apparent at a young age, he did not begin formal lessons in Okinawan classical music until 1933. His first teachers lived in Honolulu, but period- ically after 1938, he returned to Okinawa to study with teachers there. In 1954 he brought the outstanding uta- sanshin musician, Kochi Kamechio (since deceased), to Honolulu so he could undertake six months of inten- sive study with him.

Mr. Nakasone has received the two highest degrees awarded by the Nomura Ryu Ongaku Dantai: Shihan in 1958 and Saiko-sho in 1963. The latter is rarely awarded, and at present no one-even in Okinawa- besides Mr. Nakasone holds i t In 1984 Nippon Colum- bia issued a four-record set of LP discs of Mr. Nakasone performing the classical uta-sanshin repertory. On 5 March, 1988 the Nomura Ryu Ongaku Dantai spon- sored a recital in Urasoe City (formerly called Naha), Okinawa to honor him-the only non-resident of Oki- nawa ever so honored. More than 200 musicians joined the recital. On 1 May, 1988-a day designated by Hon- olulu Mayor Frank Fasi as Harry Seisho Nakasone Day-he was honored at a testimonial banquet attended by nearly 500 members of the Okinawan community in Hawai'i, and representatives of the government, University, and others.

At the end of my second year as Music Department Chairman, I can look back at a very productive year and also look ahead to a promising future. Anyone coming to the Music campus now will see that our buildings are freshly painted. These new colors have made the outside of the complex seem brighter and have lifted the spirits of many of us who work here. For the inside, we have been able to purchase new sound systems, instruments, a few computers and a new piano for the classrooms and studios. I have written so far about "thingsM-buildings and equipment are extremely important, but far more essential are students and faculty. Each year I have opportunities to meet with chairs of other departments on campus as well as chairs of music departments across the nation. At these meet- ings, I have become more and more aware of the com- mitment and excellence of our faculty. Many of our faculty are recognized as campus and community leaders and most are especially well known across the nation for their work in their specific field within music.

Many of our students have gone on to advanced degrees at other universities and have been highly ranked in their classes. Many others, choosing to remain in Hawaii, have succeeded in making music a major part of their lives. Some have started successful teach- ing careers in our public and private schools, others have established busy private studios, and still others are performing in Waikiki or in one or more of the community music theaters. Whether they have chosen music as vocation or avocation, our students have ex- celled in many aspects of i t

Students eventually become alumni I am very excited about the formation of an alumni group within FM-AM to help us keep in touch with more of our former students and provide some additional focus for their skills and accomplishments as well as additional s u p port for our ongoing programs

We are moving ahead ever so slowly on plans for a new concert hall and a new classroom building. Both facilities are needed to provide more performing opportunities on campus and to continue excellent teaching. Thank you for your generous support in the past I look forward to your continued support

JOHN MOUNT

Elly Ameling Master Class

Dutch soprano Elly Ameling, an internationally acclaimed recitalist, conducted a master class in art song in Orvis Auditorium on April 25,1988. The following six students of NATS members, chosen by competition, participated: Richard Bicoy, Catherine Goto, Erik Haines, Phyllis Haines, Lasinga Koloamatangi, and Donna Redd-Copland.

IN MEMORIUM

Kim Bailey Kim Bailey, who earned the MA in Ethnomusicology in 1978, died in Guam on 11 April 1988. Her professional career began as a music teacher on the mainland. In 1971-72 she went to Micronesia as a Peace Corps volunteer where she worked with the Net Cultural Center in Ponape. She returned to Ponape in 1975 for field work for her thesis, Traditional Ponapean Music: Classification and Description. For several years she taught piano, theory, and Music in World Cultures at Kapiolani Community College in Honolulu She returned to Micronesia to advise and instruct Trukese and Pona- peans who were gathering local musics for a series of radio broadcasts under a grant from the Folk Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts. Later she held an arts management position in Saipan with the Council for Arts and Culture of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands At the time of her death from cancer, Kim was employed by the Extension Division of the University of Guam, working in the program for senior citizens where she was encouraging

a revival of the traditional chamorro song form, Kantan Chamorrita, which is to be an important part of Guam's presentation at the 1988 Festival of Pacific Arts in Australia She was honored for this work by the Guam Legislature.

The Department extends condolences to her family.

Tim Carneywas awarded a Dissertation Research Travel Grant from the University of Illinois for summer research in Switzerland and Austria Zen-On Company of Japan has published Debussy Preludes for Piano, Volume I, Analysis with Suggestions for Interpretation, by Peter Coraggio and UH summer artistlteacher Joseph Bloch. Douglas Engelhardt guest conducted an orches- tra festival in Elmira, New York and held a Stn-~g Clinic at Mansfield University in Pennsylvania in April 1988. Marvin Greenberg and Allen Tmbitt received UH Manoa President's Citation awards in May, 1988. Studies in Music published Dale Hall's article on modal ordering in Renaissance music during Spring, 1988. Takeo Kudo guest conducted the Maui District High School Honor Band in May, 1988. Byron Yasui's Life of the Land Overture was one of the pieces performed. World premieres of songs by Takeo Kudo, Armand Russell, Allen Tmbitt, and Byron Yasui and a choral work by Neil McKay were performed by UH voice faculty members Annette Johansson, John Mount, and Laurence Paxton, by Julianne Cross and by the University Choir at the Concert for World Peace at S t Andrew's Cathe- dral April 17,1988. Karl Pituch will participate in the Horn division, of the 37th International Music Competi- tion in Munich in September. Seven new compositions of Armand Russell were premiered in Honolulu during the year. His Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano and Percus- sion Trio were recorded recently. Barbara Smith participated in the International Council for Traditional Music (ICTM) Colloquium in Australia in September and the Symposium of the International Musicological Society (SIMS) during the summer. She and Byong Won Lee also gave papers at the Fifth International Conference of the Academy of Korean Studies in Korea in late June/early July. Judy Van Zile presented a paper at the International Conference on Coordination Method Dance Notation and Application held in Nanjing, China in March, 1988. Lesley Wright read a paper, Bias, Influence and the Prix de Rome in April at the Inter- disciplinary 19th-Century Studies National Conference. She will give a paper in October on Georges Bizet in Stockholm, Sweden. Her edition of 102 Bizet letters will be issued at that time. Byron Yasui received an ASCAP award for 1987-88. His Four Pieces for Double Bass Quartet is being published by GunMar Music and his Basic Sight Singing co-authored with Allen Trubitt, is being published by Mayfield Publishing Co.

Music Education Projects: Summer 1988

This summer we were host to several important projects in Music Education featuring internationally known music educators. Mary Helen Richards and the Richards Institute staff offered a course on music for Kindergar- ten through Eighth Grade. Ms. Richards was one of the first music educators who studied the Kodaly system in Hungary and adapted it to American schools. She and her method of teaching music have been known through- out the USA for over 20 years.

Barbara Grenoble returned this summer to inspire us with the famous Orff-Schulwerk method of teaching music in grades K-8. Devised by German composer Carl Orff, this method is used in schools throughout the USA and Europe. Ms. Grenoble is one of the lead- ing Orff teacher-trainers in the nation

Sylvia Wallach, an outstanding Music and Arts educator from Chicago, returned to Hawaii to offer sessions on the use of visual arts, music, dance and movement, creative writing, and drama in K-8, focusing on how

arts can enhance learning in all academic areas. Ms. Wallach has presented widely acclaimed workshops across the nation (including Hawaii).

Earlene Albano returned to us to teach her very p o p ular course on Pacific and Asian Music in Education. This course explores the music and dance of a variety of cultures (including the Hawaiian, Samoan, Tongan, Maori, Philippine, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese), and applies their use to teaching music in grades K-8. Mrs. Albano is currently teaching children in Nanakuli and has had extensive training and experience in using the music of various Pacific-Asian cultures in the classroom.

Dr. Arthur Harvey, an expert in music for the gfted and talented, taught courses on each of these topics, addressing the special needs for each group and intro- ducing new programs and materials for their field.

All of these workshops and classes were designed to help present and future teachers become better equipped to teach music in the elementary and intermediate grades.

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Rucina Ballinger (MA 1977) co-taught a course-Bali and Java: Ritual and Performance-this summer in Indonesia for the UC Berkeley Extension Program. Marian Leung (Chen) (BM 1979) was appointed adjunct faculty in piano at the University of Central Florida in 1986. Lori Smith (Garcia) (BM 1984) has been awarded a graduate assistantship in accompanying at Boston University this fall. David Harnish (MA 1985) is in the Ph.D. program in Ethnomusicology at UCLA. Balungan and Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology will publish his articles on the music of Lombok David Inoue (BM 1983) is keyboardist for the Honolulu Symphony. He accompanied all the singers in Elly Ameling's master class in April. Recent compositions of Dennis Kam (MFA 196 ) were featured in a concert at the Honolulu Academy of Art in April, 1988. Kam teaches theory and composition at the University of Miami Beverly Kimoto (BM 1978) teaches piano privately in Honolulu Kimberly Kinley (MA 1985) teaches school bands in Paxton, Illi- nois. Her Paxton Light Calvary Brigade performed at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C Chang-yang Kuo (MA 1970) has received a grant from the National Science Council of Taipei for advanced study in aesthetics in London. He presented a paper at the Symposium of the International Music- ological Society (SIMS) to be held in Melbourne, Aus- tralia during the summer. Other SIMS participants included Andrew Sutton, Osamu Yamaguti (MA 1971), and Amy Stillman. Bichuan Li Loomis (MM 1985) will play Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Maui Philhar- monic in September. The Honolulu Chinatown Lions Club sponsored her solo recital at UH in April. Ellen

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Jamie Offenbach won first place in the beginning adult category at the National Association of Teachers of Sing- ing annual auditions this year and Susan Sundberg, Phyllis Haines, and David Conrad won first, second, and third place in the advanced category. Kristi Higuchi, clarinet, Carmela Sinco, piano, Jamie Offenbach, bari- tone, and Shanita Aana, soprano won the 1988 Morn- ing Music Club Scholarship Award Competition.

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1 Karl Pituch, horn Faculty Recital

19 Buswell-Parnas-Luvisi Trio Honolulu Chamber Music Series

23 John hlount, bass Faculty Recital

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14 Laurence Paxton, tenor Faculty Recital / 17 Paul Lyddon, piano Faculty Recital

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5 U.H. Garnelan Ensemble at the Outdoor Courtyard

6 U.H. Concert Choir Jr Chorus at St. Andrew's Cathedral

7 Annette Johansson, mezzo-soprano Faculty Recital

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18 U.H. Opera \tforkshop

21 LaVar Krantz, violin Faculty Recital

1 28 U.H. Orchestra at NBC Concert Hall

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F A C U L T Y

Timothy Carney Peter Coraggio Douglas Engelhardt Dorothy GiUett, Emerihrs Marvin Gmnberg Dale E. HaU Annette Johsnssm Marian J. Kerr, Emeritus LaVar Krantz E. Takeo Kudo Byong Won Lee Richard Lum. Ernenntus Paul Lyddon R Neil McKay, Emeritus Henry Miymum John Mount, Chairman

Grant Okamura Laurence Paxton Norman D. Rian, Emeritus Amand Russell Edward Shipwright Barbara B. Smith, Emeritus H d j a Susilo Elizabeth Tatar Ricardo D. Trimillos Allen R Trubitt Judy Van Zile Raymond Vaught. Emeritus Richard Vine. EmenDtus Lesley Wright Byron Yuui

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