{"id":176489,"date":"2023-04-26T07:40:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T17:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=176489"},"modified":"2023-04-26T10:31:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T20:31:04","slug":"symphony-of-the-hawaii-forests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/26\/symphony-of-the-hawaii-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"Students explore Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s forests through music, art, science, hula"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_176502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176502\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of a girl riding a bird through a forest\" width=\"676\" height=\"379\" class=\"size-full wp-image-176502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from &ldquo;K\u0101mau&rdquo; by Kalilinoe Detwiler, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <abbr title=\"Doctor of Philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> student in English<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The music of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s natural wonders returned to the stage with <a href=\"https:\/\/symphonyofthehawaiiforests.com\/\">Symphony of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Forests<\/a> on April 20 and 21 in four free performances for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students grades 4&#8211;12 at the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Theatre Center.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CrW-NTaNJWe\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Symphony Orchestra Instagram video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The performances brought together music, art, science, hula and storytelling to better connect keiki with the forests of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> through an immersive performance that fully embodies the collaborative spirit. Approximately 3,000 students from 45 schools from as far as <span aria-label=\"Laie\">L&#257;&#699;ie<\/span> and N\u0101n\u0101kuli attended the performances.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hope that the Symphony of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Forests sparks their imagination and inspires them to collaborate and create things that they feel passionate about,&rdquo; said <strong>Laura Margulies<\/strong>, University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/cinema\/\">School of Cinematic Arts<\/a> assistant professor and visual media coordinator. &ldquo;With forests and native Hawaiian trees as the topic of this show, I want young people to become more emotionally connected to them as I believe trees are vital for our survival and our happiness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The program featured new music performed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myhso.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Symphony Orchestra<\/a> accompanied by new animations based on <span aria-label=\"kaao\">ka&#699;ao<\/span> (legends) that were created for this project that tell stories about how we can connect and care for our forests of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_176505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176505\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests-wai-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of water evaporating in the sunlight\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests-wai-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests-wai-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manoa-symphony-hawaii-forests-wai.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-176505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image from &ldquo;Ka Wai Ke Kumu Ola&rdquo;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Teachers were provided with online educational resources by the M\u0101lama Learning Center about the forests of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to prepare their students for the topics that would be covered during the symphony. Meanwhile, classes were encouraged to learn a hula about the water cycle so that they could then perform together en mass at the concert.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This project is a symphony in so many ways, not just musically, but in the way so many members of our community from all walks of life come together to make this work a possibility. It celebrates our forests of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> musically, artistically, culturally, and scientifically, hopefully resonating with all types of learners,&rdquo; said <strong>Takuma Itoh<\/strong>, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/music\/\">music<\/a> professor and project coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>Symphony of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Forests is a collaboration between <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Department of Land and Natural Resources Kaulunani Urban &#38; Community Forestry Program, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Symphony Orchestra and Ha\u0304lau <span aria-label=\"O\u0304hia\">&#699;O\u0304hi&#699;a<\/span>, with support from the U.S. Forest Service, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Forest Institute.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_87145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87145\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/manoa-symphony-hawaiian-birds-4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-87145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/manoa-symphony-hawaiian-birds-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/manoa-symphony-hawaiian-birds-4-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/manoa-symphony-hawaiian-birds-4.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-87145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Performance of Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds in 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Symphony of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Forests builds on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2018\/11\/05\/symphony-of-the-hawaiian-birds-performance\/\">Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds<\/a>, which was first performed in 2018 and focused on the diversity of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s native birds as well as the loss of extinction and the urgency for conservation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This project shows that when we collaborate, we can all find solutions to our big problems like finding ways to care for our forests, whether you\u2019re a scientist, a musician, an animator, or a hula practitioner,&rdquo; said Itoh. &ldquo;We all have our own unique roles to play, and I hope the keiki who attended were inspired by the collaborative spirit of this project.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The music of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s natural wonders returned to the stage with Symphony of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Forests for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students grades 4&#8211;12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[112,105,1471,212,665,133,9],"class_list":["post-176489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-academy-for-creative-media","tag-art","tag-college-of-arts-languages-and-letters","tag-college-of-tropical-agriculture-and-human-resilience","tag-conservation","tag-music","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176489"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":176525,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/176489\/revisions\/176525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=176489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=176489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}