The Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi High School Band held their Spring Concert on May 7, 2024, showcasing the hard work and talents of our performers. The concert was live streamed, but there is a new edited version of the performances with new audio now available on the KS YouTube channel. 

The show featured the end-of-the-year acknowledgements of our band seniors and a very special guest performance with Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning musician Mark Yamanaka, along with our HS Hawaiian Ensemble. It was truly a spectacular celebration of music. 

Here was the full program of the performances:

BEGINNING BAND conducted by Willie Harris

• March Militaire by Franz Schubert, arr. Kinyon
• Dark Adventure by Ralph Ford
• Theme from Jurassic Park by John William, arr. Sweeney
• Byzantine Dances by Carol Brittin Chambers

JAZZ ENSEMBLE conducted by Willie Harris

• Chili Pepper 101 by George Shutack & Doug Beach
• Mister Nice Guyby Larry Neeck featuring senior Elijah Auna on trumpet
• Honk by Jeff Jarvis
   

SYMPHONIC BAND conducted by Willie Harris and Alan Kinoshita*

• El Camino Real by Alfred Reed
• Afterlife by Rossano Galante
• Merry Go Round of Life by Joe Hisaishi, arr. Stanislaw Stack
• Bruno Mars on Tour arr. Patrick Roszell*
• Ghost Dances by Roland Barrett

SENIOR PRESENTATIONS and a suprise performance conducted by Brayden Malani

SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE: MARK YAMANAKA conducted by Willie Harris featuring ʻOhuʻohukeaʻauikalikolehua and Pauahiokalani Hawaiian Ensemble under the direction of kumu Piilani Kaawaloa

• Maui Under Moonlight by Mark Yamanaka, arr. Herb Mahelona
• Lei Lehua by Mark Yamanaka, arr. Herb Mahelona
   

FINALE conducted by Willie Harris

• Kamehameha March by Charles E.King, arr. Menendez
   

Watch the full performance now on the KS YouTube channel:

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