Wind Ensemble I

The Wind Ensemble I is composed of approximately 80 of Pearl City's top musicians. Through it's numerous appearances, the band has achieved a reputation for playing some of the most difficult pieces of music with ease. The band has also represented Hawaii and the Nation at music conventions such as the Mid-West Bandmasters Festival in 1991 held in Chicago and the ABA-JBA Convention in 1994. This spring the band will once again represent the State and Nation at the MENC (Music Educators National Convention) held in Phoenix, Arizona.

Along with national conventions, the band plays many local and community concerts. Holding several community concerts throughout the year the band also performs at the Parade of Bands Festival along with many other high school bands across the state.

On Friday, April 17, 1998, at 9:30 in the morning, the Pearl City Wind Ensemble I performed at the Music Educators National Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The concert featured along with the band one of the best trumpet soloist in the world, Allen Vizzutti. On Saturday, March 28 the band held a fundraiser concert with Allen Vizzutti to showcase the band's concert that will be played in Arizona. Below is the program for the band's concert.

Guest conductors at the MENC in Arizona included Colonel John Bourgeois who conducted Belkis, Regina Di Saba, Ken Sato, assciate band director, conducted Rolling Thunder March, and Thomas Kamisato, assistant director conducted Methusala II and Three Winter Scenes. At the end of the band's concert in Arizona, the crowd gave the band a standing ovation, "something that doens't occur too often at the convention," quoted by Master of Ceremony Mr. Gabriel Villasurda.

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor		Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Erik Leidzen
Belkis, Queen of Shiba I. The Dream of Solomon II. War Dance IV. Orgiastic Dance		Ottorino Respighi arr. Yoshihiro Kimura
Rolling Thunder		Henry Fillmore
Queen's Hula		John Kaulia and Antone Kao'o arr. Jack DeMello
Methuselah II		Ken Tanaka
Three Winter Scenes I. Winter Festival II. Morning Snow III. Snow Circus	Allen Vizzutti, Trumpet Soloist	Allen Vizzutti
In the Spring at the Time When Kings Go Off to War		David R. Holsinger

The members of the Wind Ensemble I

Flute		Clarinet		Trumpet
Carol Hasegawa Danielle Higa Son Chin Hwang Jennifer Ichise * Lea Kanaya Nicole Kikuchi Kristy Masada Jessica Nagato Oboe Jaclyn Funasaki Garret Taira Tracyn Wong ** Bassoon LeShanna Aranaydo Annie Fukushima Margot Kumura Laurie Ohta Ryan Touchi *** Alto Saxophone Audrey Kimura Katherince Nishihara Charissa Toyooka Wilbur Wong Tenor Saxophone Kenton Koga Lloyd Shimizu Baritone Saxophone Reid Yokote * Piccolo ** English Horn *** Contra Bassoon **** Eb Clarinet ***** Piano		Brandon Higa Marcy Higa Leilani Hirata Heidianne Ho Raelynn Kamisato Taryn Kamisato Kristine Kumura **** Rowena Manuel Janis Matsunaga Natalie Mima Shelly Nakasone Mandy Nakatani Jennifer Okubo Kristen Oshiro Tiffany Rodriguez Stacie Shiroma Jamie Shon Kristen Takemura Kimberly Teruya ***** Heather Yoshida Andrea Young Bass Clarinet Chanel Cole Renee Iwata Mitchell Odo Jonathan Tanald Eb Contra Bass Clarinet Chantelle Cabatbat Victoria Orbito Dwayne Torres Bb Contra Bass Clarinet William Torres Percussion Brooke Chong Breeanne Esber Lance Iho Justin Inocelda Kevin Inouye Micah Jumawan Kristi Lopez Chelsea Morimoto Bradford Rivera Brent Rubio Michael Takase Teri Tsutsui		Erika Doi Kasey Harimoto Justin Ichise Brian Kumura Trisha Nakamoto Derrick Ing Paul Ogawa Trisha Shimomi Kendra Watanabe Danson Young French Horn LeReen Aranaydo Lauren Iwai Dawn Kubo Cathy Kudo Carrie Nishimura Tara Tomoyasu Trombones Jared Higashi Kevin Hirano Bryce Kimura Brandon Manipon Cory Nakano Evan Nishimura Tyson Shimomi Kevin Takeda Baritone Chanlynne Nakamiyo David Uedoi Tuba Paul Caballero Aaron Cabildo Jessica Ebisu Cory Fujinaga Neil Tsukiyama

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Check back later for pictures from the concert.