Youth orchestra to play at UHH

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Musica Sinfonietta has given concerts in and outside Norway, including in Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Musica Sinfonietta, the Asker Children and Youth Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Stoyanov, will present a free concert at the University of Hawaii at Hilo with the UHH Kapili Choir at noon on Thursday at the Campus Center Plaza.

Additionally, they will play a fundraising concert for the Honokaa music program at the Honokaa People’s Theatre at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27. Tickets are $7 for general admission and $5 students and seniors.

Musica Sinfonietta musicians, ages 12-18, play string, wind and percussion instruments. The group was founded in 1964 and most of the musicians have trained at the Asker kulturskole (School of Music and Performing Arts). Their visit to Hawaii will include contact with Waiakea, Kamehameha, Honokaa and Kealakehe High Schools.

Musica Sinfonietta has given concerts in and outside Norway, including in Copenhagen and Stockholm.