2014-2017
Hawai'i
Coral Symphony – World Premiere
The World Premiere of Anders Paulsson’s Symphonic Tone Poem CORAL SYMPHONY – Kumulipo Reflections with Hawai´i Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grammy award winning JoAnn Falletta in their Masterworks Series in Honolulu on April 1st & 2nd 2017 was a great success that received standing ovations at both performances.
The 360 VR CORAL SYMPHONY was premiered at the Resilience Conference in Stockholm on August 21-23, 2017. The Kumulipo Creation Epic has relevance for inspiring better Biosphere Stewardship globally and resonates with many other Creation legends throughout the World. The Symphonic Tone Poem Kumulipo Reflections has also gained appreciation and gratitude among Native Hawaiians as a symbol of reconciliation and restitution, as their sacred ecological creation chant Kumulipo is presented and uplifted in soloist position with a prestigious Symphony Orchestra to an entirely new audience.
Main article in the leading Classical Music Magazine OPUS #77 in Sweden about Anders Paulsson's Coral Symphony project in Swedish: LÄS ARTIKELN HÄR
Virtual Reality VR in collaboration with Conservation International:
Scientists jam with musicians, artists to stir public passion for nature
http://news.trust.org/item/20170905110525-hmt3y/
April 1st & 2nd 2017: World Premiere of Coral Guardians co-founder Anders Paulsson´s Symphonic Tone Poem Kumulipo Reflections with Hawai´i Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grammy award winning JoAnn Falletta in their Masterworks Series in Honolulu.
The Kumulipo Creation Epic has relevance for inspiring better Biosphere Stewardship globally and resonates with many other Creation legends throughout the World.World class Nature photography courtesy of AZOTE is projected during the performance:
The Symphonic Tone Poem Kumulipo Reflections has also gained appreciation and gratitude among Native Hawaiians as a symbol of reconciliation and restitution, as their sacred ecological creation chant Kumulipo is presented and uplifted in soloist position with a prestigious Symphony Orchestra to an entirely new audience.
June 2016: Coral Guardians had a key role at the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium in Honolulu. At a public event as well as during the conference dinner an abridged version of Kumulipo Reflections was performed by Anders Paulsson on soprano saxophone, Aaron Mahi chanting and Chyne Camacho playing a traditional Hawaiian temple drum.
For more information regarding the background to this Coral Guardians collaboration please visit:
http://anderspaulsson.se/site/news/
In November, 2014, CORAL GUARDIANS went on a network and learning journey to Hawaii. During 10 days, we met with researchers, teachers, students, musicians, community leaders, scientists and volunteers. Many of the meetings were documented on video and will be presented in a documentary that aims to raise awareness about the state of the coral reefs, and what can be done to improve it, among the public and decision-makers in politics and business.
