Join Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and Oʻahu Cemetery Association for a one of a kind music and history event celebrating Oʻahu Cemetery’s 175th Anniversary. A specially created walking tour will feature four stations (with tents and seating for each) featuring historical narration and live musicians and hula dancers presenting songs, chants and compositions associated with eight remarkable musicians buried at the cemetery:
Musicians clockwise from top left: James Makee, Bina Mossman, Ellen Prendergast, R. Alex Anderson, Ululani Jabulka, Charles K.L. Davis, Nathaniel B. Emerson. Johnny Noble (Center).
The Madame and The Baritone Opera Tribute:
Ululani McQuaid Jabulka – 1895-1970: Noted opera singer and civic leader: Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
Charles K. L. Davis – 1925-1991: Tenor/Baritone: Ave Maria, Kamehameha Waltz
Performers: Malia Ka’ai-Barrett and TBA
The Captain and the Historian:
Captain James Makee – 1812-1879: “Makee ‘Ailana” a Hawaiian mele composed to honor the construction of Kapiʻolani Park and attributed to Captain James Makee who was President of The Kapiʻolani Park Association. “Hula O Makee” The ship Makee that grounded on a reef at Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi.
Nathaniel Emerson – 1839-1915: Historian of Hawaiian Culture, Language and Antiquities. Sacred Songs of the Hula, Unwritten Literature of Hawaiʻi
Wife Sarah Eliza Emerson – 1855-1928; La’au Lapa’au
Performers: TBA
Exceptional Hawaiian Composer and A Master of Hapa Haole Mele:
Bina Mossman – 1893-1990: La‘ela‘e, Niu Haohao, He ‘Ono
R. Alex Anderson – 1894-1995: Soft Green Seas, On A Coconut Island, Blue Lei, A Lei of Stars
Performers: The Palapū Street Band; Nathan Aipa, George Kamalamalama, Kepa Stern, Mike Enos, Chinky Gray
Vocals and Hula: Ka’anohi Aipa
The Matriarch of Mele Aloha ‘Aina and Composer Conductor Extraordinaire:
Eleanor Prendergast – 1865-1902: “Kaulana Nā Pua”
Johnny Noble – 1892-1944: Hula Blues, Little Brown Gal, My Little Grass Shack
Performers: TBA
Enjoy a post tour discussion with guests and performers hosted by local historian Nanette Napoleon and musical directors Kumu Hula Ka‘anohi and Nathan Aipa.
O‘AHU CEMETERY
Founded in 1844, Oʻahu Cemetery is Hawaii’s oldest public graveyard and the permanent residence of hundreds of prominent history makers including noted Bishop Museum anthropologist, Kenneth Emory; railroad pioneer, Benjamin F. Dillingham; and beloved Hawaiian musical star Bina Mossman, to name a few.
Located on 18 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds in lower Nu‘uanu Valley, near downtown Honolulu, Oʻahu Cemetery is a classic example of an early American “rural” cemetery, distinguished by a park-like setting, and an eye-catching array of ornately carved upright tombstones.
LISTEN TO Hawaii Public Radio’s Catherine Cruz interview Scott Power, President, COO & Trustee, Oʻahu Cemetery & Crematory, who shares the history of & current day attributes of this iconic cemetery.
Host Matt Gilbertson of DESIGN TALK HAWAII, “Conversations on the Creative Life of Hawaii” talks with Nanette Napoleon & Scott Power of Oʻahu Cemetery Association about the cemetery’s 175th anniversary and “A Musical Journey”. LISTEN TO the interview here.
DATE: Friday August 23. 2019; Saturday, August 24, 2019 (The program repeats each night.)
TIME: 5:00 PM to 8:15 PM
LOCATION: Oʻahu Cemetery, 2162 Nu‘uanu Avenue, Honolulu
COST: $60 per person includes heavy pūpū and drinks.
PARKING: Free parking on site.
DETAILS: The tour will include 4 stops within close proximity of one another (perhaps ½ mile walking total for the evening*). There will be a tent and seating at each stop and a different theme at each with historical narration and live performance of music and hula.
EVENT PROGRAM:
Plan to arrive and check in by 5:00 p.m. The event schedule will be:
5:00 to 6:00 p.m.: Welcome reception with heavy pūpū and drinks
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.: Program of live musical performances and historical narration
7:30 to 8:15 p.m.: Additional pūpū service and talk story with guests and performers
Space is limited to 80 guests each night.
*An electric cart, with seating for 5 people, will be available for disabled persons on a first come first serve basis.
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