Royal Hawaiian bandmaster: fluency; petition


Advertiser columnist Bob Krauss has a piece on why fluency in the Hawaiian language is an important criterion for bandmaster of the Royal Hawaiian Band because of its heritage, and the need to understand the kaona of the music. "The Royal Hawaiian Band is not like any other band. It is the granddaddy of Hawaiian music as we know it. Preserving this heritage is not easy. The minimum requirement should be a director who speaks the language of the music." Makes sense to me.

This article reports that, "A group opposing Mayor Mufi Hannemann's decision to replace the Royal Hawaiian Band's veteran bandmaster Aaron Mahi carried a petition with some 3,000 signatures to the mayor yesterday to ask him to reconsider." Star-Bulletin reports on the petition as well.


Posted: Wed - February 16, 2005 at 11:33 AM    
   
 
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