Don't Miss Oahu's 2012 High School Select Wind Ensemble and Honor Band Concert

Jan. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- HONOLULU – The Oahu Band Directors Association and Pearl City Cultural Center Society are proud to announce the 2012 High School Select Wind Ensemble and Honor Band Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 21 at the Pearl City Cultural Center. Tickets are $15 for this wonderful concert featuring select students from various public and private high schools on Oahu. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6 p.m.

The Honor Band will be conducted by Grant Okamura, whorecently retired from his position as Director of Bands at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Students in the Honor Band were nominated by their respective band directors.

Students in the Wind Ensemble were selected through a rigorous audition process in December 2011. The Wind Ensemble will be conducted by Dr. Kevin Sedatole, director of bands at Michigan State University.

2012 HIGH SCHOOL SELECT WIND ENSEMBLE

FIRST FLUTE
Sarah Park (IOLANI)
Jessica Meyer (KALANI)
Naomi Yau (PUNAHOU)
Kara Ichiyama (ROOSEVELT)

SECOND FLUTE
Christy Kim (ROOSEVELT)
Cari Knowles (KALANI)
Ariel Todoki (KALANI)
Kristy Lau (IOLANI)

FIRST OBOE
Paul Joshua Hurst (KAHUKU)

SECOND OBOE
Emile Oshima (PUNAHOU)
Codie Murata (KALANI)

FIRST BASSOON
Casey Ryan (PEARL CITY)

SECOND BASSOON
Stephanie Spear (KAISER)

FIRST CLARINET
Brent Noborikawa (PCHS)
Shuko Matsubara (IOLANI)
Ryan Chien (KALANI)

SECOND CLARINET
Natalie Liem (KAISER)
Jon Hsu (KALANI)
Nana Takamura (MPI)
Aaron Hiraki (MOANALUA)

THIRD CLARINET
Klein Gohol (MCKINLEY)
Nicole Kobayashi (ROOSEVELT)
Jason Burchette (MILILANI)
Jonathan Yau (PUNAHOU)
Jenna Sumikawa (PUNAHOU)

BASS CLARINET
Jacie Miyashiro (AIEA)
Eddie Kim (MCKINLEY)

FIRST ALTO SAXOPHONE
*Sorapong Khongnawang (ROOSEVELT)

SECOND ALTO SAXOPHONE
Yun Soo Park (MCKINLEY)
Cynthia Oshima (KALANI)

TENOR SAXOPHONE
*Daniel Oshiro (ROOSEVELT)
Summer Shigetani  (Mid-Pacific)

BARITONE SAXOPHONE
Natalie Fong (KAISER)

FIRST TRUMPET
*Daniel Sananikone (KALANI)
Parker Nakamura (KALANI)
Tate Sakamoto (KALANI)

SECOND TRUMPET
Evan Fujimoto (KALANI)
Alyssa Liem (KAISER)
Noa Araki (KALANI)

THIRD TRUMPET
Alexandra Myers (PUNAHOU)
Nicholas Takehara (PEARL CITY)
Todd Oshima (KALANI)

FIRST HORN
*Christian Takemoto (KALANI)

SECOND HORN
Lisa Sato (KALANI)

THIRD HORN
Andrew Chang (PUNAHOU)

FOURTH HORN
Markus Osterlund (IOLANI)

FIRST TROMBONE
*Mathias Ross (MPI)

SECOND TROMBONE
Soo Han Bong (KALANI)
Jordan Menda (PUNAHOU)

3RD TROMBONE
Cody Chun (KAISER)
Kekoanui Tupu (LEILEHUA)

EUPHONIUM
Samantha Roberts (PEARL CITY)
Ciara-Maree Rillamas (KAHUKU)

TUBA
*Colin Ngai (ROOSEVELT)
Christa Nishita (ST. ANDREWS)
Joseph Yi (LEILEHUA)

PERCUSSION
*Ayami Sato (KAISER)
*Rachel Kasashima (IOLANI)
Dereck Kami (ROOSEVELT)
Kyler Tandal (PEARL CITY)
Tayler Takayama (KAISER)
Shawn Vasconcelles (UH LAB)

DOUBLE BASS
Tom Roesser (PUNAHOU)

PIANO
Heewon Lee (ROOSEVELT)



2012 HIGH SCHOOL HONOR BAND

FLUTE
Chloe Estrella (KALANI)
Kristin Hasegawa (CASTLE)
Franklin Ilani (RADFORD)
Sujin Kim (SACRED HEARTS)
Melissa Le (MCKINLEY)
Cody Leclaire (CASTLE)
Jiaxin Lin (SACRED HEARTS)

OBOE
Thomas Choe (KALANI)
Sayaka Mitsui (KALANI)
Erin Todoki (KALANI)

ENGLISH HORN
Erika Hill (RADFORD)

CLARINET
Richard Akamine (AIEA)
Melinda Sue Chinen (CASTLE)
Mari Connell (KAISER)
Jocelyn Ebesu (MILILANI)
Maribelle Fernandez (PEARL CITY)
Gregory Gushiken (PEARL CITY)
Danicia Honda (PEARL CITY)
Cherie Inouye (KALANI)
Chase Kamakura (CASTLE)
Alexis Lam (KAISER)
Erica Ruiz (MCKINLEY)
Michelle Stafford (‘IOLANI)
Chase Takenaka (LEILEHUA)
Justin Yamamoto (UH LAB)

BASS CLARINET
Andrea Chang (CASTLE)
Garrison Hiramatsu (KALANI)
Alix Young (KALANI)

ALTO SAX
Brandon Bonifacio (MOANALUA)
Michael Ishikawa (PEARL CITY)
Dylan Menda (UH LAB)
Kristin Miyamoto (CASTLE)
Scott Okumura (KALANI)

TENOR SAX
Yuri Hirata (KALANI)
David Sakihara (PEARL CITY)

BARITONE SAX
Marisa Stanley (MILILANI)

TRUMPET
Daniel Dabu (CASTLE)
Samantha Gabalis (MCKINLEY)
Sarina Namkamura (CASTLE)
Todd Takayama (PEARL CITY)
Wyatt Vogel (KAISER)
Mari Wong (PUNAHOU)
Rayson Yamada (PEARL CITY)

FRENCH HORN
Noah Kwock (PUNAHOU)
Nicole Pajarillo (LEILEHUA)
Logan Paracuelles (LEILEHUA)

TROMBONE
Karen Acasio (LEILEHUA)
Kainoa Chock (KAMEHAMEHA)
Jonathan Cubi (PEARL CITY)
Noah Dods (KAISER)
Anthony Lieu (KALANI)
Yson Yoro (LEILEHUA)

EUPHONIUM
Michael McLaws (LEILEHUA)
Drew Nishigata (LEILEHUA)
Kylie Young (SACRED HEARTS)

TUBA
Gabriel Choy (ROOSEVELT)
Douglas Johnson (MCKINLEY)

PERCUSSION
Xander Knock (‘IOLANI)
Matthew Mazzella (CASTLE)
Timothy Ricafort (CASTLE)
Brooke Yap (SACRED HEARTS)

What: High School Select Wind Ensemble and Honor Band Concert
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, January 21
Where: Pearl City Cultural Center (Top of Waimano Home Road in Pearl City),  2100 Hokiekie St. – Next to Pearl City High School                  
Tickets: General Admission tickets are $15 and will be available at the box office on the evening of the concert. The box office will open at 6 p.m.

About The Oahu Band Directors Association
The Oahu Band Directors Association has been in existence for more than 50 years and strives to provide support for school band programs, their students and band directors through professional development, enrichment opportunities for students, and collaborative festivals.

About The Pearl City Cultural Center Society
The Pearl City Cultural Center Society, recently formed in July 2011, was established to advance the education and encourage the creativity of the performing arts and music, provide opportunities for students to perform with local and accomplished national and international talent, and support public cultural and arts concerts and productions.