{"id":58175,"date":"2017-04-01T09:05:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-01T19:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=58175"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:22:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:22:22","slug":"university-strings-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2017\/04\/01\/university-strings-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"University Strings ensemble launches at UH<\/abbr> West O\u02bbahu"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Mililani High School String Ensemble (photo credit: Lifetouch)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Ignace “Iggy” Jang (photo credit: Elyse Butler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>–West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> is launching a new musical endeavor in fall 2017–a University Strings ensemble. <\/p>\n

To encourage students and community members to join the new ensemble, the university is hosting a joint performance by Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Symphony Orchestra concertmaster, Ignace “Iggy” Jang, HSO<\/abbr> bassist John Gallagher and Mililani High School’s String Ensemble, led by Director Bryan Hirata, on Thursday, April 6, 11 a.m. in the Campus Center Dining Hall on the UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> campus.<\/p>\n

Like the University Band and University Chorus, the new University Strings ensemble is open to community members as well as high school members who play the violin, viola, cello, or double bass (ownership or rental of an instrument is required). Registered students will earn two college credits in MUS410H<\/abbr>, which will help them fulfill general education requirements for graduation at UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The ensemble will be led by UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> Assistant Professor of Music Jon Magnussen<\/strong>, a composer and graduate of The Juilliard School who has conducted performances at national and international venues including Alice Tully Hall (NYC<\/abbr>), Royce Hall (L.A.), the 2002 Olympic Arts Festival (Salt Lake City) and Teatro Angela Peralta (Mazatlan, Mexico). <\/p>\n

The ensemble will perform repertoire spanning from the Baroque period into the 20th- and 21st-centuries, and will likely join other UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> ensembles in collaborative performances.<\/p>\n

Eligible ensemble members include:<\/strong><\/p>\n