The Kamehameha Band Festival is our showcase of bands from throughout East Hawaiʻi.
Kamehameha Band Festival 2024
Feb. 22, 2024
Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi is excited to once again host our annual Kamehameha Band Festival, celebrating the musical talents of students throughout East Hawaiʻi. The event takes place on Friday, February 23, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the William Charles Lunalilo Center.
The Parade of Bands will start at 5:00 p.m. with each school having 20 minutes for their performance.
Scheduled performances are:
Hilo Intermediate School
Principal: Travis Toriano
Director: Corey Maesaka
Repertoire:
Down A Country Lane By Aarron Copeland arr. Merlin Patterson
Into the Clouds by Richard L. Saucedo
Keaʻau High School
Principal: Dean Cevallos
Director: Mrs. Lisa Wells
Repetoire:
Dragons Fly on the Winds of Time by Larry Neeck
Arabian Dances by Roland Barrett
Waiākea Intermediate School
Principal: Mrs. Lisa Souza
Director: Ms. Rhonda Harrison
Repetoire:
Fanfare and Jubilee - James Swearingen
Dreamscape- Ed Huckeby
Waiakea High School
Principal: Mr. Kelcy Koga
Director: Mr. Grayson Mento
Repertoire:
Mambo Perro Loco by Julie Giroux
Eire by Melanie Donahue
Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Beginning and Intermediate Kula Waena band
Principal: Dr. Tehani Corcoran
Director: Alan Kinoshita
Repertoire:
Above the Clouds by Chris Bernotas
Ammerland by Jacob de Hann
Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Beginning High School band
Principal: Dr. Lehua Veincent
Director: William Harris
Repertoire:
Shepherd’s Hey arranged by Patrick Roszell
Dark Adventure by Ralph Ford
Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Symphonic band
Principal: Dr. Lehua Veincent
Director: William Harris
Repertoire:
Fu-mon by Hiroshi Hoshina
El Camino Real by Alfred Reed
This year's performances are adjudicated by retired educator Dr. Terry Austin from Virginia Commonwealth University and Dr. Chad Kamei from Pearl City High School and the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu.
