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Week of Friday, December 12, 2014 | Vol. 2, No. 49

Grinds & Da Kines For Your Weekend

BEATS ANTIQUE SATURDAY AT HOMEGROWN FESTIVAL ‘EXODUS’ • FLY BY NIGHT • MAKAI SUSHI • WINTER CONCERTS Island Calendar and much, much more!

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IN THIS ISSUE: 2. OUT & ABOUT:

Top picks for the week

3. TUNES:

CKMS concert

4-5. DINING OUT KAUAI: Makai Sushi

6. FLICKS:

Exodus: Gods & Kings

7. ART & THEATER:

OUT & ABOUT: TOP PICKS FOR THE WEEK FRI SAT SUN NUTCRACKER 7 TO 8 P.M. ISLAND SCHOOL’S MAIN HALL The Nutcracker, Act 2 presented by Ballet Kauai. $8 FRIDAY NIGHTS WITH SANTA 6:30 TO 8 P.M. STORYBOOK THEATRE Christmas storytelling and snacks.

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Fly By Night

8-9. CHECK DA SCENE:

Craft Fair

10. CONCERT: Kauai Chorale

11. FESTIVAL:

Homegrown Music

AUDITIONS 6:30 P.M. Kauai Community Players will be having auditions for their upcoming three-act play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” by Edward Albee and directed by Cass Foster. Callbacks will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. Email for location, Cass613@ gmail.com NORTH SHORE DANCE PARTY 7 TO 10 P.M. CHURCH OF THE PACIFIC

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST 7:30 TO 9 A.M. KOLOA SCHOOL School fundraiser pancake breakfast with craft fair and silent auction.

WINTERS GLOW 5 TO 10 P.M. LIHUE MILL ROAD A Grove Farm museum’s family fun event with lights, music, food and train rides.

Profits will help save the train for future generations.

KAUAI GIFT FAIR 9 A.M. TO 4 P.M. POIPU BEACH CLUB Homemade products from local artistans and crafters, local foods and entertainment.

BOOK SIGNING 5 P.M. MAZZARELLA FINE ART GALLERY, KAUAI VILLAGE Patrick Ching will be signing and selling his new book “Honu and Hina: A Story of Coexistence.”

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 6 TO 8 P.M. HISTORICAL COUNTY BUILDING See the interior display featuring Auntie Josie’s creations as well as decorations by other Kauai artisans. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be available for photos.

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION 5 TO 6 P.M. PRINCEVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER Visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.

“THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA” 3 P.M. KPAC BLACK BOX THEATRE, (KAUAI HIGH SCHOOL, R-3) The Kauai Performing Arts Center presents “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” directed by Dennis McGraw and performed by the students of Kapaa, Kauai and Waimea High Schools. $8 adults, $6 students.

THU CKMS CONCERT 6 TO 7 P.M. KUKUI GROVE CENTER Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School band will be performing their winter concert.

Ballet Kauai presents the Nutcracker, Act 2 tonight 7 to 8 at Island School’s Main Hall. Tickets cost $8.

MON TUE WED HULA CLASS 5 P.M. HAWAIIAN CULTURAL CENTER, COCONUT MARKETPLACE Halau Hula O Leilani is having hula classes for ages 4 to 12 at 5 p.m. and teens and wahine at 6:30 p.m. 651-0682 COMMUNITY YOGA 6 TO 7:30 P.M. NAWILIWILI YACHT CLUB Hosted by the Kauai Sailing Association, weekly on Monday.

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CKMS CONCERT 6:30 P.M. CHIEFESS KAMAKAHELEI MIDDLE SCHOOL, KILOHANA PLAYCOURT Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School band will be performing their winter concert.

BEACH CLEANUP 4 P.M. DONKEY BEACH

WEIGHT WATCHERS 5:30 P.M. ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Weekly Weight Watchers meetings held same time on Tuesday.

WINTER CONCERT 6:30 P.M. KAUAI WAR MEMORIAL CONVENTION HALL Kauai High School Symphonic Band, Ukulele Band and Chorus Winter Concert. 245-3173, ext. 133

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Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School eighth graders, from left, Mahina Olores, Raquel Guerrero, Yhanessa Sales, practice the song, “Affirmation Overture,� by Robert W. Smith on Tuesday in preparation for the school’s Winter Concert on Tuesday.

Sound of the holidays Chiefess Kamakahelei students to share artistic talents

because we want everybody who wants to come to come,� Tochiki said. “They can see that their daughter, son, or the past six years, multiple programs are really grandchild, niece, nephthe holiday season has expanding themselves, and ew, or neighbor is doing been a time for Chiefess the ones who are just focus- something that they can’t do except for in these mediKamakahelei Middle School ing on one are expanding themselves as well — that’s ums — they’re not going to students in the band, choir what we want the audience have that same collective and Polynesian dance experience in a math class programs to come together to go away with.� or an English class, so this The 90-minute conon one night and showcase is something kind of special.� cert, featuring about 300 their collective talents.  Donations, however, will students from the middle And this year, Chiefess be collected to benefit the Kamakahelei Middle School school’s three performing band director Sarah Tochiki arts programs, will kick off at Chiefess Kamakahelei band, choir and Polynesian dance said, won’t be any different. 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the “We want the audience to Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle programs.

Tochiki said about 800 see just how much students School’s Kilohana Playcourt . people attended last year’s Each school program, can grow from participating concert, which was also orTochiki said, will conduct in the arts, and it doesn’t ganized by Gayle Thompson their own performances really matter what the from the school’s Polynesian throughout the evening medium is — whether it’s dance program and choir before coming together, at singing, playing an instrudirector Ann Reed. the end of the concert, for ment, or dancing, they can For more information, a final performance called, learn and grow from the contact Tochiki at sarah. “Mele Kalikimaka.�  experience,� Tochiki said. “We don’t charge anything tochiki@gmail.com. “The students who are in

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atthew Oliver, dressed in a black chef’s jacket and matching pants, stands behind a coconut bar making sushi to order. His newly opened sushi bar, Makai Sushi, is inside Kukuiula Market, a family owned grocery store located in Koloa. Walking in, rows of cash registers are directly in front of you and Matthew is just to your left.

An elderly Asian man places an order for two unagi rolls ($13) and leaves to run an errand.

Sitting on wood stools at the high bar, a young couple from Seattle orders the hapa roll ($13). With ninja speed, Matthew places a full sheet of nori on a sushi mat and presses rice up to the

Photos by Daniel Lane

Above: Rolls and poke bowls are garnished with sauces.

Right: Matthew mixes sushi rice in a large wood bowl.

corners. Earlier, a broad wood bowl contained 35 cups of steamed rice, which Matthew mixed with fermented vinegar.

“Since we have the Aloha Aina Juice Bar in here and a Kauai CrossFit nearby, we made our mayonnaise-based sauces healthier,” he says, while methodically layering the rice with spicy ahi, blue crab, thinly sliced white onions, avocado and cucumber.

He nimbly tucks the bottom over the top, swiftly using the sushi mat to produce a large, tight roll and cuts it into fat

rounds with his Yanagi sushi knife.

“Most places use a half sheet of nori,” explains Matthew. “Since I use a full sheet, they’re more like sushi burritos!”

He drizzles the hapa roll with unagi sauce and a spicy sauce made with no fat Greek yogurt. There’s a final flourish of sesame seeds and furikake, then a gentle placement of tobiko (fish eggs), a nob of wasabi paste and a tangle of pickled ginger.

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attle woman as her partner puts a gigantic piece into his mouth and says, “This is awesome!”

“Hi sweetie!” a woman calls to Matthew as she walks into the store. “How was your Thanksgiving? Full of turkey and food comas?”

“Yes! I slept like a baby,” Matthew says, as an infectious smile lights up his handsome face.

The elderly Asian man returns for his sushi, which is now packaged in an eco-friendly take-out container.

“Saddle up guys!” Matthew calls to a middle-aged man and his pre-adolescent son.

“Don’t be shy. I don’t bite!”

They order the ahi poke bowl ($14), which is more like a sushi bowl. Matthew presses warm rice into the bottom of a bowl and tops it with a

A full sheet of nori is used at Makai Sushi, making rolls the size of a burrito.

small handful of ocean salad (seaweed), and fresh daikon (radish) spirals. Spicy ahi poke is put on top and the whole thing gets a drizzle of wasabi ailoi, unagi sauce and spicy yogurt sauce. Tobiko, green onions, sesame seeds and furikake are sprinkled on top. As you eat it, the flavors and textures meld with the creamy sauces, making it more interesting as you go.

“What do you need sweetie?” Matthew says to one of his regular customers.

“I’ll take the chef’s special,” says Sunday Allan, owner of Organic Functional Fitness Kauai, an elite training program located in The Shops at Kukuiula.

“I crave his sushi and I trust him,” she tells me.

Matthew brings her roll, placed in a take-out container and says, “It’s got ahi, lobster, crab, striped marlin, goat cheese, avocado and cucumber.”

He tops it with green onions, dried shrimp, and a side of wasabi paste.

“Sick! This makes me happy!” she exclaims.

Makai Sushi, 2827 Poipu Road, Koloa, can be reached at 639-7219. It’s open everyday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. rrr Marta Lane, a Kauai-based food writer since 2010, offers food tours and is the author of “Tasting Kauai: Restaurants

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REVIEW ASSOCIATED PRESS JAKE COYLE

‘Exodus’ plagued by casting, script issues

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o what do we owe the second coming of the biblical epic?

A genre that was once as moldy as stale communion wafers has been reborn this year, first with Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” and now with Ridley Scott’s “Exodus: Gods & Kings.” The resurrection is partly to capitalize on the faith-based moviegoing audience and partly because the Bible offers stories suited to this blockbuster era, offering both spectacle and name-brand familiarity.

More than 50 years after “The Ten Commandments” sandals are back in style. We can only hope the trend will culminate in a seemingly ordained bit of casting: Someone has got to make a Jesusfilm with Jared Leto.

But big-tent Old Testa-

ment tales are no easy sell in times marked by both religious discord and secular disbelief. “Noah” was interesting because it saw the arc-builder as hero of environmentalism, a protector of both morality and animals.

The 3-D “Exodus” also refashions Moses (Christian Bale) for modern times, giving us an elite, action-film combatant who’s less a conduit for God than a strong-minded individual whose beliefs mostly jibe with the deity who secretly appears to him. (God is seen here as an impatient child, played by the 11-year-old Isaac Andrews).

“Exodus” begins promisingly, with a bald John Turturro in makeup. As the Egyptian pharaoh Seti, the father of Ramesses (Joel

Edgerton) and king to Moses’ prince, Turturro (and the brilliant Ben Mendelsohn’s louche viceroy) gives the film a touch of camp, a necessary ingredient to any successful biblical epic. Scott ought to have kept it up.

However, the director of “Gladiator” and “Blade Runner” isn’t known for his lightness of touch, but rather a monochrome masculinity.

His “Exodus” is action-heavy and more interested in the sheer computer-generated scale of the airy Egyptian palaces, the grotesque visitation of plagues (from the bloody Nile to the locust swarms) and the mass movements of the Hebrews.

Yet after Seti’s death and Ramesses’ ascendance to the throne, “Exodus” seems to lessen in scope, turning

into a mano-a-mano drama between the stepbrothers Ramesses and Moses, who’s exiled after the discovery of his Hebrew birth.

For an epic, there are, at best, only two clearly seen characters in “Exodus,” with supporting players like Ben Kingsley (as a Hebrew elder), Sigourney Weaver (as Seti’s wife) and Aaron Paul (as a Hebrew slave) all but inconsequential. Let our people go?

The leads, you may have noticed, are uniformly white, which has spawned a good deal of deserved controversy not abetted by Scott’s defense that his stars were necessary for financing. The skin color of the ancient Egyptians, it should be noted, isn’t known certainly, and historical accuracy is never

much a consideration to biblical epics. But that “Exodus” chose to ignore this issue of representation — which has a long dubious history in Hollywood — speaks to the film’sgeneral lack of curiosity. It’s after spectacle, not questions.

“Exodus” — written by the team of Adam Cooper, Bill Collage, Jeffrey Caine and Steven Zaillian — does indeed supply the big scenes.

Slowly accepting his destiny and his Hebrew heritage, a bearded Moses rallies the Israelites and leads them to the climactic moment at the Red Sea (which isn’t as sumptuously rendered as you’d expect).

Throughout, Edgerton’s Ramesses (who in the film’s best image, wraps a python around himself ) is generally

befuddled by the happenings. Bale’s Moses is a reluctant, weary prophet. He may be the only actor who would barely bat an eye in scenes with the Almighty. Burning bushes don’t impress this Batman.

The most emotional moment of the film comes after it ends. Before the credits roll, Scott dedicates the film to his late brother, Tony Scott. It adds a tender dimension to the brotherly psychodrama of “Exodus.” But as a self-proclaimed agnostic, Scott would be better to leave Moses to a believer.

“Exodus: Gods & Men,” a 20th Century Fox release, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America for “violence including battle sequences and intense images.”

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Something for everyone Fly by Night Cabaret hosts kid friendly and adults only shows

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he first act is for the kids, while the second is better suited for an older crowd.

Both are jam-packed with holiday flare, fantastic costumes and high-flying acts.

“It’s so much fun to show what they can do,” said Michelle Rundbaken, of the Fly by Night Cabaret who will be singing and performing acrobatics in two shows Friday and Saturday.

The children’s show, called The Snow Queen, will feature fairies, crazy creatures and, aptly titled, a snow queen.

The 45-minute event will also invite audience partici-

pation. It’s being kept under an hour on purpose so kids can stay focused on all that’s going on around them.

The costumes and aerial acts will be sure to keep them engaged, though. It’s a first time the group, which started two years ago, is targeting a kids audience.

And what better time than the holidays?

“I really want to do children’s shows because I grew up here,” Rundbaken said, adding that the island could host more kid-friendly productions. “I would love for it to be tradition. But we’ll see how the audience is, if

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they enjoy it and they want more.”

The show will be 7 p.m.

Friday at the All Saints’ gym, 4-1065 Kuhio Highway, in Kapaa. Tickets for adults are $10 and $7 for children 4 and older.

But it’s not all focused on the little ones.

On Saturday, the adultthemed cabaret, Naughty or Nice, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. at the Lihue Parish Hall, 4340 Old Nawiliwili Road.

It’ll feature singing, dancing, airborne acts and costumes, though the characters are better suited for an adult crowd. Sexy snow flakes, a voodoo doll, naughty elves and even a Contributed photo drunken elf are part of the Mistress Emma Palumbo performs during an audition. ensemble.

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Reservations are required and must be made at tastingkauai.com.

“It can be a little bit more risque,” Rundbaken said. “Nothing as risque as you’d see on Oahu and the Mainland.”

To help with the festive cheer, the crowd is encouraged to dress up, whether it be naughty costumes, nice ones or in old fashioned ugly holiday sweaters.

“It definitely has a holiday feel,” Rundbaken said.

Tickets for the adult show are $25 for general admission $45 VIP seating. Tickets are available at the door, at http://flybynightnaughty. brownpapertickets.com, or at Papaya’s Natural Foods and cafe, 4-831 Kuhio Highway B-8 in Kapaa.

Info: Rundbaken, 6525224.

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Chicks draw looks in showers

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he wooden chicks got a lot of double takes from passersby trying to evade the showers Friday at the Kauai Museum Christmas Craft Fair.

“This is our debut,” said Diane Rubio, who with Dan Cruces, operates Local Chicks. “Dan did some of the birds in the museum’s display, and now hand paints each of the chicks.”

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Aletha Thomas of The Monkeypod Jams said Local Chicks was one of the new vendors at the annual event which ringed the museum with tents and overflowed into the Lihue Civic Center parking lot with food trucks and vendors.

“They (Michelle Shigezawa, Jenae Tamayose, and Kori Lau) come from Oahu

every year to sell,” said Ora Tashiro who made a shopping trip to visit the off-island vendors. “They try to come several times a year, but always at the Kauai Museum event.”

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Songs of the season sure to inspire

Kauai Chorale readies for Christmas concerts

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f you’re not quite in the Christmas spirit, you’ll have your chance this weekend.

“We have some music that will elevate and inspire people,” said Wes Cronk, president of Kauai Chorale.

“They will leave happy and refreshed.”

The oldest community choral music organization, celebrating 51 years of concerts on the island, will perform two shows this weekend — 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center, and 5 p.m. Sunday at the St. Regis Princeville Resort. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.

They will be singing a selection of favorite Christmas arrangements, along with Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Wachet Auf!” (Sleepers Awake)

and a 20th century piece

by Randall Stroope, “Hodie” (This day). The chorale will be joined by a youth chorus, as well.

“We are proud that this chorus is still singing with gusto,” wrote Lois Ricciardi, director.

The concert is a celebration of the season, from classical to pop. Cronk promises people will be pleased and uplifted by the variety of Christmas songs on tap.

“It will be quite a performance,” he said.

The chorale includes about 80 people and a wide range of ages from keiki to kupuna.

During the 90-minute concerts, they will sing about 15 songs, with several solo performances. The chorale has long been rehearsing for their Christmas concerts and

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Above: Lois Ricciardi warms up the Kauai Chorale for practice. Below: Musicians join the Kauai Chorale for the holidays.

is ready to shine, he said.

Ricciardi always brings out the very best of the chorale and this year will be no exception. In years past, the concerts have attracted hundreds of guests, who leave

singing and with smiles.

While there are many great events during the holidays, Cronk believes the Kauai Chorale’s holiday concert is something very special.

“It’s always a good treat

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for people,” he said.

For those inspired by the show and interested in joining the chorale, all are welcome. Spring concerts are May 16-17, and their first rehearsal is already set for Jan. 26 at Island School.

To members who have been part of the 51-year history of the Kauai Chorale, it’s been a lot of fun and a great opportunity to share their love of song.

“If you love to sing, if you love music, this place is for you,” Cronk said.

Advance tickets are

available at: Princeville, Lappert’s Ice Cream in the Princeville Shopping Center; Kilauea, North Shore Pharmacy; Kapaa, Kauai Music and Sound and Pono Market; Lihue, Pictures Plus in the Kukui Grove Shopping Center and Scotty’s Music; Poipu, Lappert’s Ice Cream in Kukuiula Shopping Center; Kalaheo, Kalaheo Cafe & Coffee Company, Hanapepe, Talk Story Bookstore; Waimea, Wrangler’s Steakhouse.

Info: 822-5633 or 3371882

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Mike Love Band among headliners at annual festival.

ove Liddle’s favorite weekend — the Homegrown Music Festival — is upon us.

“It’s my little baby,” said the Kauai concert promoter.

And if previous years are any indication, island music lovers are in for a fantastic time.

Just like the 13 that have come before it, the 2014 event is all about supporting and promoting local talent.

“It’s a celebration of local music from Hawaii, with usually a couple bigger artists on each day,” Liddle said.

The 14th annual Homegrown Music Festival, presented by Dove Presents, is Saturday and Sunday at the Church of the Pacific’s outdoor, oceanview amphitheater in Princeville.

This year’s headliners include husband and wife David Satori and Zoe Jakes

of experimental world fusion and electronic music group Beats Antique, the Mike Love Band from Oahu, RootHub and Grammy Award winner Chris Berry.

Satori will perform a DJ set chock full of Beats Antique tunes while Jakes will provide the visuals.

“His wife Zoe is an amazing, world famous dancer, so she’s performing and dancing while he plays,” Liddle said.

Satori and Jakes headline Saturday night, while Mike Love Band, RootHub and Berry take the reins on Sunday.

Liddle said the Mike Love Band is also not to be missed.

“He has shared the stage with Groundation, Steel Pulse, Dave Matthews, Jack Johnson and many more,” Liddle said. He “works directly with Paula Fuga, Jah Gumby of Father Psalms Studios,

Bambu Station, Ooklah the Moc, John Cruz, Tavana and many others.”

By bringing in a couple big names, Liddle hopes to draw a crowd — and exposure — for the local and up-andcoming artists.

Among the local performers is Kauai favorite Jeff Caldwell and is a member of The Trio.

Caldwell has attended Homegrown every year since 2009 and said the outdoor atmosphere simply can’t be beat.

“I love the diversity of it and the freedom of it,” he said.

On Sunday, Caldwell plays a special solo acoustic set.

Other performances slated for Saturday are JMeans, Racquel & Grace, Unko Funki, Bluefinger, Goats with Headlamps, Santiago and The Steps, Applesauce, Preeta,

Milo Mathews, Soul Fire and Kyahnasun.

On Sunday, The Bootleggers, Malama Pono All Stars, Soulgood Family, Island Grass, Tangled Roots, Burning Bush, Jeff Caldwell, Sara Tone, Tubby Love, Chris Berry, RootHub and the Mike Love Band take the stage.

Concert performances will run from 4 to 10 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

This event is open to all ages, with children 15 and under getting in free. Adult one-day tickets are $30 in advance. Two-day weekend passes are $40 in advance and $50 at the gate.

Above all, Liddle said he wants a great community gathering, with families enjoying positive music.

Information or tickets, visit www.dovepresents.com or call 635-5556.

KHS Winter Concert features nearly 200 students

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hat’s some ensemble.

The Kauai High School Winter Concert will be held at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, 4191 Hardy Street in Lihue, featuring 195 students performing holiday music as the KHS Symphonic Band, Ukulele Band and Chorus.

They are led by KHS Music Director Darryl Miyasato.

“This year, numbers have grown and we cannot fit everyone on stage at the same time,” Miyasato said. “We used to have a grand finale at the end of each concert with every student on stage when we

had only 150 students, but this school year, we’ll save it for the Spring Concert and arrange a song for everyone to perform and spread the performers throughout the entire auditorium.”

One concert highlight is the echo effect in the song “Merrily on High.” It features a main choir and a small choir which echoes in the distance.

“This compositional technique called antiphony was used by Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart and practically every great composer,” Miyasato said.

The Ukulele Orchestra will perform the first movement

of “Toy Symphony,” which was originally planned to use children’s toys as solo instruments. It was composed

by Leopold Mozart, who was the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

“Leopold deserves more credit than he received,” Miyasato said. “In fact, the Toy Symphony was formerly attributed to Joseph Haydn for about two centuries.”

The KHS Chorus will sing with the ukulele band and the jazz band in some of the arrangements. A few of the bravest piano students will perform at the concert.

“There are lots of talented, young musicians currently

at Kauai High School,” Miyasato said. “Don’t just take my word for it, come and see for yourself.”

Miyasato is joined by parttime instructor Nina Saraos.

Thanks go out to the volunteers, parents and the Kauai High School Band Boosters, a nonprofit organization that supports band programs and its students. Admission is free but donations will be gladly accepted.

“Band Boosters make evTom laventure erything possible,” Miyasato TGIFR!DAY said. “We could not possibly manage to corral 195 high school students alone, and Sienna Gregerson, a 10th grader at Kauai High School, the parents are awesome. It rehearses with her tuba in band class while dressed in her takes a village!”

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