Earlier this evening, Rebecca’s collage art show opened at the Kava Kafe, Upstairs at Kohala Coffee Mill in Hawi, Hawai’i. Here’s a short video impression of the evening.

Roll over the YouTube thumbnails at the bottom of the player after the video. You may want to watch Pennies From Heaven recorded at the same concert.

This video is very informative. I shot it “seat of the pants” with lots of editing back at the studio. Be sure to follow the progress of the North Kohala Eat Local progress over the next few years. Check out the video reports that Andrea Dean posted from this last Saturday’s Eat Locally Grown day here:  http://www.andreadean.com/blog/2010/01/19/video-clips-north-kohala-eat-locally-grown-day/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AndreaDeanBlog+%28Andrea+Dean%27s+Blog%29

I recorded this concert, a benefit for Hawaii Performing Arts Festival May 18, 2009 at the Four Seasons Hualalai on the Big Island.

Iggy Jang, concertmaster of the Honolulu Symphony joins Jake Shimabukuro on Jake’s Piano Forte.  The concert was a benefit for the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, May 18, 2009 at the Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai on the Big Island.

Liane Carroll at Kahilu Theatre in Kamuela, Hawaii, February 12, 2009. Liane played a concert to benefit the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival.

This piece by Charles Fernandez was one of many amazing performances by the master class of Yehuda Gilad. For more, see the post below. Helen Goode is conducting this gem.

Last night was the Opening Night Concert of the festival. Fantastic performances by the festival staff included works by Franz Schubert, John Williams, Mozart, Paul Gilson and Astor Piazzolla. Here’s a clip of a Piazzolla tango performed by Juliana Gondek, Iggy Jang, Gary Hickling and Timothy Long.

This week marks the beginning of performances for the 5th season of the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival. Once again, I’ll be recording video and audio from selected concerts. Clarinet Classics was performed on Monday, July 6th as a soft opening of the season. I’ll post video samples here and on YouTube in the next few days. I’m also making a DVD from the concert for the student performers. Thursday, July 9th will be the official kick off of the season with the Opening Night concert at Davies Chapel on the campus of HPA in Waimea. Go to Hawaii Performing Arts Festival.org for a complete schedule of events.