Emmaline Kealoha
Hi, my name is Emmaline Kealoha! I am a percussionist majoring in Music Performance at UCF!
PERFORMANCES
“ON THE WOODPILE“
Harry Breuer
arr. Jeff Moore
I performed this during UCF’s Gordon Stout/Heather Thorn concert, which featured many of Stout’s works along with fun xylophone rags with soloists from the studio. Performers in this recording include: Ashley Gilbert, Caleb Schmaus, Samantha Matter, and Joseph Cassidy. Dr Thad Anderson assisted with the recording process, which I greatly appreciate. This piece was so much fun!
“Ghost Garden”
Adam Hopper
This was my first professional recording. I worked on this piece throughout my first semester in college. I feel like this piece helped me grow within my technique and expression. I am grateful to the UCF music program for this amazing opportunity!
“Strive to be Happy”
Ivan trevino
This was my first live performance of a marimba solo! I was extremely excited to share this piece with my fellow percussion friends at West Orange High School. This was just months before graduation and I was honestly so proud of the growth I had made within myself to get to that moment. This song was the end of one journey and the start of a new one. I auditioned for the UCF Percussion Studio with this piece.
“Xylophonia”
Joe Green
arr. Bob becker
I played this fairly soon after my performance of “Strive to be Happy”. I put together a group for Solo and Ensemble to play this piece. We decided that it was just too fun to not play for people, so we convinced our band directors to allow us to play at the Spring 2023 Jazz concert at West Orange High School.
Carly Nguyen (Marimba 1)
Rylan Maday (Marimba 2)
Kyle Baldonado (Marimba 3)
Alessa Diaz-Urbiola (Marimba 4)
Joel McMann (Drumset)
I was very proud of this group. Everyone playing the marimba parts here were high school freshman at the time which was extremely impressive. We all grew together, which made this final performance of Xylophonia, super special.
Contact Me!
If you want to work with me on any music related projects, or if you just wanna get to know me, feel free to reach out!