“A Harvest Song,” a concert performed by the Kani L‘e‘a vocal ensemble, opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Lihue United Church Sanctuary. Music director Brett Sherman conducts the show. The group of 18 voices has been developing for several
“A Harvest Song,” a concert performed by the Kani L‘e‘a vocal ensemble, opens tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Lihue United Church Sanctuary.
Music director Brett Sherman conducts the show.
The group of 18 voices has been developing for several years now and is based on the North Shore. Kani L‘e‘a’s main purpose for meeting is to learn to use their voices as instruments of harmony for themselves and the community, according to a release.
One of the central pieces in “A Harvest Song” is the Bach Cantata 191, also known as the “Gloria.” Along with being a longer, more challenging selection, it also sets the tone for the first of two themes of the night, which is peace on earth as the holiday season approaches. “Peace in the Valley,” a classic gospel anthem and a few other prayers echo that theme.
There is also an arrangement of the American folk song, “Shenandoah.”
The second theme is romantic love. From an Italian poem from the 1500s (“Dolcissimi Colori”) to 1950s jazz (“Here’s That Rainy Day”) and an E.E. Cummings poem, Kani L‘e‘a shows and eclectic approach and love of diversity.
There is a group of three-tone poems from Scandanavia, and four-part harmony covers of pop songs, “Georgia on My Mind” and “Over the Rainbow.”
Tonight’s concert is the first concert is of two concerts. The second performance is at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Princeville Hotel Ballroom.
Tickets may be obtained for $10 at the Kapaia Stitchery in Lihu‘e or the Magic Dragon store in the Princeville Shopping Center. Children are free.
For more information, call 826-1453.
