Please follow us!   Our Sponsors More Sponsors Home l Privacy l Hawaii Music Festivals March, 2011 The Hawaii Music Festivals were held as a segment of the Honolulu Festival. The Hawaii Music Festivals consist of the Hawaii Choral Festival, the Hawaii Band Festival and the Hawaii Cheer and Dance Festival. The schools that participated in this year's Festival came from Hawaii, U.S. Mainland, Canada and Japan. The event was held on the third floor of the Hawaii Convention Center in three separate venues simultaneously with the 17th Annual Honolulu Festival. It was a treat for regular Honolulu Festival attendees to see different events. Hawaii Choral Festival This year's groups for the Hawaii Choral Festival came from California and Hawaii. The atmosphere of the venue was very calm and composed, and yet one could feel a sense of comfortable tension in the air. The beautiful sounds of the low bass and the clear soprano voices blended wonderfully and reverberated throughout the enclosed area. [ participating school ] - El Monte High School A Cappella Choir /California - Fairmont Concert Choir /California - Kapolei High School Hurricane Chamber Singers /Hawaii - Mililani High School Choir /Hawaii - Na Leo Pili Mai Festival Individual Choirs (Punahou School 9th Grade Women's & Men's Chorus, Sacred Hearts Academy Middle School Choir, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School Choir, Kamehameha Middle School, Kapolei Middle School and Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus) /Hawaii Hawaii Band Festival The powerful sounds of brass musical instruments resonated throughout the venue of the Hawaii Band Festival. Many of the bands that participated this year have histories of competing in other events and performing internationally. They were all very talented. The dignified sounds of the brass instruments were on occasion very light and nimble. It then transformed to sounds of a huge flowing river. It was a very melodious performance. [ participating school ] - Spectrum Community School Senior Concert Band /Canada - Sanyo Girls High School Band /Hiroshima, Japan - Hellgate High School Symphonic Band /Montana - Hellgate High School Wind Ensemble /Montana - Fairmont Concert Band /California - Leilehua High School Wind Ensemble /Hawaii Hawaii Cheer and Dance Festival The atmosphere at the Hawaii Cheer and Dance Festival was very different compared to the calmness felt at the Hawaii Choral and Band Festivals. The crowd was animated and their shouts could be heard throughout the event area. The spectators raised their voices in appreciation of each technique the cheerleaders demonstrated. There were tosses, lifts and tumbling completed by cheerleading groups of all ages, from little girls to those in college. The competition was fierce but you could tell that there was a big difference in the abilities between the little cheerleaders and that of the college students. That actually made the event more exciting. The crowds cheered wholeheartedly for the little ones because they were so cute. The spectators were just as loud as the cheerleaders, so loud that it felt as if their voices would blow the walls down! [ participating school ] - Ysleta High School Cheerleaders /Texas - Sanyo Girls' School Baton Twirling Club /Hiroshima, Japan - Cheer 808 /Hawaii - Hawaiian Heat All-Star Cheerleading /Hawaii - Hawaii Pacific University /Hawaii Tweet 17th Annual Honolulu Festival Reports The Honolulu Festival's performance stages exceeds expectations once again! The Honolulu Festival Grand Parade united people from many countries as one The Friendship Gala enlarges our circle of friends through cultural exchange The Educational Tours, a chance for the kids of Hawaii to experience many cultures Cultural Exchange among performing Indigenous Groups and the Peace Dance Hawaii Music Festivals

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