The annual Kindy Sproat Falsetto Concert will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel in South Kohala.
The annual Kindy Sproat Falsetto Concert will be held at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel in South Kohala.
The concert provides an entertainment opportunity for amateur falsetto singers and a platform for the preservation and perpetuation of a unique aspect of Hawaii’s music industry. It is designed to increase the awareness of island traditions through interpretation and song.
The event honors Hawaii Island’s nationally recognized treasure, the late Clyde Halemaumau “Kindy” Sproat. Uncle Kindy grew up immersed in Hawaiian music and listening to slack key masters of the area. Years later, he became acclaimed for his own mastery of guitar and ukulele, his talent as a Hawaiian falsetto singer and was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. Uncle Kindy has appeared at Carnegie Hall and at the National Folk Festival.
In 1992, through vision and collaboration efforts of Uncle Gene Erger and Aunty Gloriann Akau, the Clyde “Kindy” Sproat Falsetto and Storytelling Contest was created in his honor. What makes this particular contest unique is its inclusion of a storytelling component.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $10, in addition to a $5 Hawaii Island Festival button.
Info: www.hawaiiislandfestival.org.