Anne Craig Lum

The B. Young Concert Series: First Concert on Monday, April 20, 2009, at Kapi’olani Community College

In honor of the very generous man who was the 2008 primary donor for our Petrof grand piano at Kapi’olani Community College, I am initiating a concert series named after him: the B. Young Concert Series.  These concerts will highlight the quality of our music program at KCC, feature guest performers, develop music appreciation at our college, and serve as fundraisers for our music discipline.

The inaugural concert of the series will take place on Monday, April 20, 2009, at 4:45pm in Olona 109.  The highlighted performer will be Ayano Saito, an international student from Tokyo, Japan.  She will be performing Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto, Op. 18: Allegro scherzando, and I will be accompanying her on the second piano orchestral part.

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KCC Synthesizer Ensemble Performs at Spring 2009 International Festival

On March 17, 2009, my KCC Synthesizer Ensemble performed a one-hour concert of Japanese and Korean music as part of Kapi’olani Community College’s week-long International Festival events.  This took place in the Ohi’a cafeteria, and included synthesizers, piano, flute, percussion, and vocals.  My student from Siberia, Larisa Mortz, was a guest performer at this concert, sharing her chamus (instrument from the Saha republic, which sounds like a bird) with the audience.  My students enjoyed sharing their music with fellow students, faculty and staff, and the community in this unique cultural event.

Handbells and Synthesizer Ensemble Holiday Concert

On Wednesday, November 28, 2007, the UCC–Judd St. Handbell Ringers and the Kapi’olani Community College Synthesizer Ensemble will be performing Christmas music in concert together at Kahala Mall Centerstage from 8:00-8:45pm.  This concert will be a new venture for me, as I have previously directed these ensembles in their separate holiday concerts, but have never combined both groups fully until now.  I am really looking forward to the new challenges that this event will bring, as well as the chance to simultaneously showcase the church and college ensembles while sharing our love of music with others.

Each group will be performing fifteen minutes of their own selections, but the high point of the concert is the twenty-minute combination of rich sound that results from combining these special groups together.  The instrumentation includes five octaves of handbells, six keyboards and an acoustic Steinway concert grand piano, three flutes, light percussion, and two soprano soloists.  There will also be gospel hula and sign language to accompany ”Silent Night”.  I will be accompanying both ensembles on piano for some of the selections, as well as performing a flute descant on “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”.

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Announcement: UCC Judd Street “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Music Concert

There will be a summer music concert in the sanctuary at United Church of Christ on Sunday, July 15, 2007, at 6:30pm.  The church is located in the Nuuanu/Pali area of Honolulu at 467 N. Judd St.  This is a free concert open to the public, and will showcase the variety of music ensembles that we have at our church, as well as solos, duos, and trios.  The program, which ranges from popular to sacred music, will last approximately two hours, and is a variety show featuring vocal, piano, flute, guitar, and handbell selections, as well as hula and sign language. 

I will be directing the Angels of Faith (youth girls vocal ensemble), the Choraliers (children’s choir), the Flute Trio, the Handbell Choir, the Praise Team, and the recently-formed Youth Keyboard Ensemble.  Other groups performing as well include Alternity, the Chapel Choir, and the Guitar Ensemble.   

KCC Keyboard Students in Concert

Twenty keyboard students from my various piano classes and synthesizer ensemble class performed solos, duos, and ensembles in concert yesterday at Kapi’olani Community College’s 19th Annual International Festival.  This concert featured traditional, classical, and popular music from Korea, Europe, China, and Japan, and highlighted some of the main ethnicity groups in our student clientele.  There were also two soprano soloists, one violinist, two flutists, and a percussionist, which added variety to the program.  Two of the piano by ear students performed improvised arrangements of popular Japanese and Korean music, and a third student from the class was our sound technician.  One of the nicest things that came out of this performance was the development of new friendships between students in all the keyboard classes, as this is the first time I have combined students in ensembles mixed from various classes.  Their teamwork and sense of comraderie made the whole experience memorable.

Please enjoy the following pictures from this event!    

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Performances at the HMTA General Meeting

On Sunday, September 10, 2006, I attended the dinner meeting of the HMTA (Hawaii Music Teachers Association), held at the home of Kioni and Doris Dudley in Makakilo.  This meeting was a nice chance for fellowship amongst our local music teachers, and was also very enjoyable because the entertainment was so wonderful and varied.  Click to read full post…

Handbell Choir Concert at Kahala Mall - A Constitution Week Event

Directing the UCC Judd St. Handbell Choir continues to be a rewarding activity for me, as I enjoy the unique musical interaction between the ensemble members, as well as the sharing of our music with the church family and the community.  Hawaii State Regent Diane Hom invited us to perform as a kick-off event in honor of Constitution Week, and our mall concert today was sponsored by the Hawaii chapter of NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution).   Click to read full post…

Narcissus China Tour Reunion

On August 12th, the members of our Narcissus June Tour to China got together for a dinner reunion to share pictures and stories.  This event was full of fun and laughter, short contests and prizes, and it was great to see everyone again!

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Handbell Choir Performance at Kahala Mall

General information: 

This coming Saturday, September 9, the United Church of Christ–Judd St. Handbell Choir will be performing at Kahala Mall as a kick-off for Constitution Week, and will begin at 10:00am on the center stage of the mall.  This performance was requested by Hawaii State Regent Diane Hom, and the program will consist of various patriotic selections featuring five octaves of handbells with flute accompaniment.  There will also be a smaller soloistic ensemble ringing bells with percussion, on the selection He’s Got The Whole World In His Hands.

Please join us as we share traditional patriotic favorites with the community!

Our Trip to China with the 2006 Narcissus Queen Goodwill Tour

In June 2006, Eric and I went to China, a country that we have always wanted to visit.  The tour included visits to Zhongshan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Xi’an, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.  Click to read full post…