THIS WEEK

Young composers' symposium featuring performances and a discussion of works by UH composition students, 8 p.m. April 24, UH-Manoa, Music Building, Room 108. Free. Call 956-8742.

"Black Umfolosi," an eight-man group performing a mix of traditional Zulu war dances, and haunting "imbube" songs from southern Africa, 8 p.m. April 26, Kahilu Theatre, Big Island. Cost: $25. Call 1-808-885-6017.

"Let's Dance," featuring Farrington and Mililani High School bands and the Willie Barton's Orchestra, 5:30 to 9 p.m. April 27, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Monarch Room. City Councilwoman Rene Mansho hosts the dance whose portion of the proceeds will go to the Farrington and Mililani music departments and the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii. Casual attire. Cost: $12.50, with a one-drink minimum; or $30 for a season pass, includes the Aug. 24 and Dec. 21 "Let's Dance" presentations. Call 931-7194.

Fiji and Sean Naauao & Friends will entertain at a benefit luau, 3:30 to 7 p.m. April 27, Paradise Cove at Ko Olina Resort. Funds will go to the West Oahu Employment Corporation, a non-profit entity created to link Leeward residents to the employment opportunities generated by the development of the Leeward District. Cost: $20. Call 672-3529 or 696-3338.

Concerts April 27 and 29 feature Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor laureate of the Louisville Orchestra and conductor-in-residence at Yale, and pianist Hae Jung Kim. Kim will perform Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major. Program includes Big Island composer Jerre Tanner's "Aukele: The Swimmer" and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1, op. 10. Masterworks 4 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Tickets $10 to $45. Open rehearsal 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 26. Call 538-8863 or 545-4000.

Pianist Hae Jung Kim performs April 30 with guest conductor Lawrence Leighton Smith. Program includes Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 1, op. 10. Pau Hana concert has "happy hour" 4:45 p.m. and music 5:45 p.m. at the Hawaii Theatre. Tickets $20; includes beverage. Call 538-8863 or 545-4000.

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SPECIALS

Auditions for the Hawaii Youth Symphony Association's top three orchestras for the 1997-98 season are scheduled for May 30, June 1, 7 and 8. Call 941-9706.

Pianist Hae Jung Kim teaches his techniques in a Honolulu Symphony Master Class, 2 p.m. April 26, Honolulu Academy of Arts. Cost: $5. Call 524-0815, extension 23.