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Kona Historical Society

Hawaii Performing Arts Festival

Our 2014 Season Is Sponsored by Deviants from the Norm and The Lematta Foundation

Please click here to purchase tickets by credit card or paypal. If you wish to purchase tickets by phone, check, or cash, please email info.hpaf@gmail.com or call (808) 333-7378. For NO WAIT at the door, purchase your tickets online! Receive an emailed ticket, print and present at the door for quick entry!

Opera on the Rocks
Sunday, June 29, 4:00 p.m.
Huggo’s in Kona

A rollicking good time with opera. Very limited seating. Sponsored by Monks Delight Kona Coffee.
Tickets: $35.00

An Evening with Liane Carroll
Sunday, July 6, 7:00 p.m.
The Parker School Theater in Waimea

The soulful jazz legend returns. Winner of 2012 British Jazz Awards “Vocalist of the Year.”
Tickets: $20.00

The Last Five Years
Wednesday, July 9, 7:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Ballroom in Kona

Two young New Yorkers fall in and out of love in this musical theater work by Jason Robert Brown. Sponsored by Monks Delight Kona Coffee.
Tickets: $30.00

Great Performances at Davies Chapel
Friday, July 11, 7:00 p.m.
Davies Chapel on the HPA campus in Waimea

Featuring renowned HPAF vocal artists and guest instrumentalists. Sponsored by The Lenore and Howard Klein Foundation.
Free to the public.

Lotte Lehmann Lieder and Aria Workshops with Jeannine Altmeyer
Friday, July 11 and Saturday, July 12, 2:00 p.m.
Davies Chapel on the HPA campus in Waimea

Sponsored by Gary Hickling and Dennis Moore.
Suggested donation $5.00. Free to the public.

Chee-Yun and Friends
Sunday, July 13, 4:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Ballroom in Kona

A string extravaganza headlined by violinists Chee-Yun and Iggy Jang. Sponsored by Kate Bell, PhD and Tom Blackburn, PhD and Carol and Clive Davies.
Tickets: $30.00

Young Singers Showcase
Sunday, July 13, 2:30 p.m.
Davies Chapel on the HPA Campus in Waimea

HPAF’s high school singers. Sponsored by Waimea Coffee Company.
Free to the public.

Short and Sweet
Tuesday, July 15, 12:30 p.m.
St James Church in Waimea

A mid-day concert with HPAF Junior Strings, our youngest students.
Free to the public.

Strings and Things with Gary Washburn
Thursday, July 17, 7:00 p.m.
People’s Theater in Honoka’a

A collaboration of local and international talent with the award winning Gary Washburn. Sponsored by Robert & Barbara Sterne.
Tickets: $10.00

The Turn of the Screw, by Benjamin Britten
Thursday, July 17 & Friday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.
Davies Chapel on the HPA Campus in Waimea

A haunting opera based on a ghost story by Henry James. Featuring 12 year old boy soprano Pablo Rubin Jurado with orchestra. Both performances sponsored by Andrew Czajkowski and David Perbix.
Free to the public.

Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot
Saturday, July 19, 7:00 p.m.
Gates Performing Arts Center in Waimea

A comic chamber opera based on the Cinderella story. Sponsored by Marilyn and Carl Bernhardt.
Tickets: $20.00

The Art of Strings
Saturday, July 19, 7:00 p.m.
Palace Theatre in Hilo

A mesmerizing multimedia presentation featuring HPAF strings and the evocative art of Christina Skaggs. Sponsored by Dr. Robert Shapiro and Young Kim.
Tickets available only through the Palace Theater at 808-934-7010 or at the Palace box office.
Tickets: $20.00

String Finale
Sunday, July 20, 2:30 p.m.
Davies Chapel on the HPA Campus in Waimea

The final 2014 Big Island appearance of Iggy Jang’s inspiring string program. Sponsored by Dr. Marcia Wishnick & Mr. Stanley Wishnick.
Free to the public.

Cendrillon by Pauline Viardot
Sunday, July 20, 7:00 p.m.
Palace Theatre in Hilo

A comic chamber opera based on the Cinderella story.
Tickets available only through the Palace Theater at 808-934-7010 or at the Palace box office.
Tickets: $20.00

Blue Dragon Cabaret
Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 p.m.
Blue Dragon in Kawaihae

Pianist extraordinaire Phil Kadet and HPAF vocalists perform musical theater and pop favorites. Sponsored by the Kent-Meschke Ohana.
Tickets: $20.00

An Evening with Ricky Ian Gordon
Wednesday, July 23, 7:00 p.m.
Location TBD

The great American composer and HPAF artists perform his works. Tickets: $30.00

Julius Caesar in Egypt
Thursday, July 24 and Friday, July 25, 7:00 p.m.
Gates Performing Arts Center in Waimea

Handel’s exciting interpretation of Julius Caesar’s initial meeting with Cleopatra, with orchestra. Sponsored by Lawrence and Sonia Scadden. Tickets: $20.00

Iggy, Chee-Yun and Friends Go To Honolulu!
Thursday, July 24, 7:30 p.m.
Honolulu Museum of Art

HPAF String Program’s exciting debut in Honolulu! Sponsored by Trish and Michael O’Neill
Tickets: $20.00.
For this special Honolulu event, tickets may be purchased here.

Trial by Jury: Disorder in the Court
Sunday, July 27, 4:00 p.m.
Kahilu Theater

A hilarious pastiche opera with local singers in the chorus and possibly the spotlight. Sponsored by Tim Bostock and Melanie Holt.
Tickets available only through the Kahilu Theater, 808-885-6262 or www.kahilutheatre.org
Tickets: $15.00

 

*2014 Concerts and Events Schedule Subject to Change

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