Monica Chung
\\ KauaiPianoMon //
Monica Chung
Piano//
Aloha and thank you for visiting KauaiPianoMon. I am a pianist from New York City, the vibrant city that never sleeps. In 2013 I decided to move to a very different kind of island. Fortunate to call Kauai home, I am dedicated to creating a rich arts scene, integrating the whole world with the intimate culture and sounds of Kauai.
BASIC INFO
Music Director//
"Carnival"-KCC/Kauai Performing Arts Center 2016
"Nice Work If You Can Get It"-KPAC/Convention Hall 2017
Sweeney Todd-KCP/Puhi Warehouse May 2019
*Siddhartha - KCC/Performing Arts Center May 2020 *Rescheduled for May 2021
Music Lecturer//
Kauai Community College 2018-2019
Accompanist//
Kauai Voices, 2015-present
Chamber Music Kauai, 2016 -present
Broadway Pacific Singers, 2016-2017
Kauai Sings 2015, 2018
Island School 2019
Youth Outreach//
Island School
Kauai High School
Waimea Middle School
Kapaa Middle School
Kilauea Elementary School
Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School
Ele'ele Elementary School
Modeling//
Gilles Larrain, photographer
Louda Larrain, designer
Yoga//
Blogger//
ENSEMBLE HENRIETTA
2017-present//
Ensemble Henrietta is a Kauai/New York City collaborative group, with the intent to create lively, intimate performances of unique programming. Our upcoming Night of Chamber Music, presented by the Kauai Concert Association is a collaboration of players from Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Boston, NYC, and Kauai. We will conclude the night as a Chamber Orchestra, performing Ernest Bloch Concerto Grosso No.1. The ensemble is named after the cello, Henrietta, which originated in Germany, lived in New York, and ended up on Kauai 25 years later. You can read about our story on Civil Beat, Hawaii's leading news source. The following artists will appear on the 5th Night of Chamber Music on Saturday Dec. 7 at 7pm, 2019 at KCC Performing Arts Center.
violins: Iggy Jang, concertmaster of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra; Kaycee Parker; Marc Szammer; Rachel Saul; Kimberly Hope; Mahjinka Stebbins
violas: Drew Ricciardi; Daniel Welch
cellos: Josh Nakazawa; Justin Kantor
basses: Darryl Miyasato; Chris Yick
piano: Monica Chung
TICKETS: Kauai Concert Association
Upcoming Events
2018-19//
Please check back as this section is frequently updated!
Adjusting to current times due to Covid-19, please enjoy this video of my piano students who agreed to record what would have been their Spring Recital 2020. Click on the following link to their YouTube video:
Quarantine Recital Project Spring 2020!
March 13-27, 2020
Kauai Voices tours Argentina!
*cancelled due to Covid-19
May 21-31, 2020
Kauai Community College presents a full theatrical production of an original work Siddhartha, written by Greg Shepherd, director. Monica Chung, music director
Thu/Fri/Sat at 7pm
Sundays at 4pm
KCC Performing Arts Center
*cancelled due to Covid-19
2 weekends in June 2020
Kauai Voices presents MOTOWN
Sat 6/20 @ 7pm & Sun 6/21 @ 3pm at the KCC Performing Arts Center
Sat 6/27 @ 6pm at Anaina Hou Concert Pavilion
Sun 6/28 @ 3pm at Waimea Theater
*cancelled due to Covid-19
Select PAST EVENTS
March 9, 2020
Hawaii International Music Festival presents JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Ensemble with JP Jofre, Eric Silberger, Monica Chung, and Darryl Miyasato
The Blue Note Waikiki 6:30 & 9pm
March 7, 2020
Hawaii International Music Festival presents JP Jofre Hard Tango Chamber Ensemble with JP Jofre, Eric Silberger, Monica Chung, and Darryl Miyasato
KCC Performing Arts Center
Tickets: https://www.kauai-concert.org/shows
Jan. 18-19 & 25-26, 2020
Kauai Voices Sing a "Mixed Plate" of Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Country & Hawaiian
Dec. 27th, 2019
Hawaii Chamber Music Festival, Honolulu
Schubert's Trout Quintet
Saturday, Dec.7,2019 at 7pm
Kauai Concert Association presents A Night of Chamber Music with Ensemble Henrietta
KCC Performing Arts Center
Tickets: Kauai Concert Association
June 15 - 23, 2019
Kauai Voices Sings the 70s!
Sat. June 15 @ 6pm & Sun June 16 @ 3pm KCC Performing Arts Center
Sat. June 22 @ 6pm Anaina Hou Porter Pavilion
Sun. June 23 @ 3pm Waimea Theater
Tickets: Kauai Voices
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Hawaii International Music Festival presents
Metropolitan Opera Amy Shoremount-Obra, soprano
Internationally acclaimed Eric Silberger, violin
Assistant principle cellist, Louisiana Philharmonic
with Collaborative pianist Monica Chung
Tickets: Kauai Concert Association
May 3-26th, 2019!
Sweeney Todd
Monica Chung, music director
16 shows over 4 "weekends" in May!
Thu/Fri/Saturdays @ 7pm & Sundays @ 4pm
Tickets: KCP
01/19/19 - 02/02/19
Kauai Voices Broadway,Baby!
Porter Pavilion Anaina Hou 01/19/19
St. Michael's Church Fri/Sat 1/25 & 1/26 & Sun 1/27
Waimea Theatre 02/02/19
All Tickets: www.Kauaivoices.org
Saturday, Dec. 15th 2018 @ 7:30pm
The Kauai Concert Association presents the 4th "Night of Chamber Music" with Ensemble Henrietta
Saturday, Dec. 8th 2018 @ 7pm
12th Annual Kauai Sings Christmas!
Kilohana Luau Pavilion
Tickets: www.kauaisings.com
Sunday, Oct. 21st 2018 @ 5:30pm
Who Dunnit?
Gala dinner, silent auction and 1920s mystery theatre "Murder at Kilohana" at Gaylord's
for tickets and more info:
https://stmichaelsgala.brownpapertickets.com
Sun May 27, 2018 at 6pm
The Kauai Concert Association presents a "Night of Chamber Music" on Memorial Day Weekend
February 5-18, 2018
Kauai Voices tours Cuba!
Fri. December 29, 2017 @ 5:30pm
The Kauai Concert Association presents the 2nd "Night of Chamber Music" - Christmas edition.
November 4, 2017 @ 1pm
"Talk Story Piano" - Kauai Concert Association presents Monica Chung in an intimate solo piano concert with works by Liszt, Debussy, Brahms-Bach, Ginastera, and personal stories
Thu. August 10, 2017
I will be making a very island style last-minute guest artist appearance with the JP Jofre Hard Tango Band at the Blue Note Hawaii in Waikiki
HI-RES PHOTOS
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JP Jofre Tango Ensemble JP Jofre - Bandoneon, Eric Silberger - violin, Sung Young Chang - cello
Kaycee Parker, violin at the KCC Performing Arts Center Kauai
Kauai Concert Association presents Ensemble Henrietta
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Booking//
Monica Chung:
Homebase//
Kauai, Hawaii
Business//
The Mana Tree LLC