Choirs host music fest

Hula by kumu hula William "Sonny" Ching and a classical oratorio by Franz Joseph Haydn will combine in a performance that will headline a celebration and study of music at the Hawaii International Choral Festival that starts Sunday and continues through June 26.

Ching's Halau Na Mamo 'O Pu'uanahulu will dance to Haydn's chorale "The Creation," performed by the Oahu Choral Society, the Festival Chorus and Orchestra and soloists. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. June 26 at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.

Tickets for "The Creation" are $10 to $35 and are available at the Blaisdell Box Office and Ticket Plus outlets. Charge by phone: 526-4400.

Singers who want to participate in the choral performances and attend festival events may register for $55 by calling Joseph McAlister at 595-0327. Cost for individual lectures and classes is $5 at the door.

OTHER EVENTS

Monday

9:30 to 10:20 a.m. - Hula, Hawaiian language and music, by kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine, University of Hawaii at Manoa Orvis Auditorium; repeats Tuesday through Friday

10:30 to 11:20 a.m. - Vocal health, by Neva Rego and Betty Grierson, Orvis Auditorium; repeats Tuesday

Noon to 12:45 p.m. - Free live entertainment, Hawaii State Library lawn; repeats Tuesday through Thursday

Tuesday

7 to 9:30 p.m. - Vocal master class, by soloists Zofia Kilanowicz and Leslie Tennent, UH music building, room 36

Wednesday

10:30 to 11:20 a.m. - Vocal workshop, male voice, by Joseph Pettit, Orvis Auditorium

2 to 4:30 p.m. - Vocal master class, by festival soloist Jonathan Mack, UH music building, room 36

6 to 7 p.m. - Lecture: The Big Bang, by Dr. Gerard Luppino, UH Institute for Astronomy, Orvis Auditorium

7:30 to 9:30 p.m. - Festival Choirs Concert, Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble and Ka Waiola Na Pukanileo, Orvis Auditorium; tickets $8-$10

June 24

10:30 to noon - Lecture: Genesis and Genius of Haydn's "The Creation," Dr. Timothy Carney, UH music building, room 36

June 25

10:30 a.m. to noon - Lecture: Haydn's "Retirement" Years, Dr. E. Douglas Bomberger, UH music building, room 36

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