Moonlight Serenade is an annual musical event organized by students, providing HPU students with a platform to showcase their instrumental and vocal talents. This event highlights the university’s vibrant artistic community, offering performers the opportunity to share their music with peers in a supportive and creative environment.
Moonlight Serenade allows for students to showcase both their skills in event planning and also their musical abilities.
This year, we are taking a different approach to Moonlight Serenade.
What’s the difference?
This year, my partner and I are focusing on a more personalized/unique musical showcase. The first intermission of the show will act as previous Moonlight Serenades, however, the second intermission will contain a showcase of HPU students original music.
What can you expect?
You can expect to see a mix of both instrumental performances, vocal/ choir compositions, and also unique performances of students performing original music, providing for a more personalized experience.
The Digital Scope
Moonlight Serenade has never had a website before- this year we are upgrading things to a digital scheme so that we can provide you guys with information from past serenades, current, and hopefully future shows too.
Meet our Directors
Our comprehensive suite of professionals caters to a diverse team, ranging from seasoned architects to renowned engineers.
Yusuf Najjar (Show Lead)
Yusuf Najjar is a Palestinian-Persian musician and educator, concurrently completing his B.A. in Arts & Markets with a Music Concentration and his M.Ed. in Social Studies & Secondary Education at Hawai‘i Pacific University. Originally from Manama, Bahrain, and raised in Ottawa, Canada, he is a graduate of Canterbury High School for the Performing Arts, where he earned a Certificate of Fine Arts in Dramatic Arts and completed the Business Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program.
He is honored to share a selection of his unreleased original compositions and lyrics tonight, performed by a variety of talented singers from our HPU ‘Ohana.
You can find him on all social media platforms at @Mr.YusufNajjar
Amelia Domer (Media Lead)
Hi everyone! My name is Amelia Domer and I am a senior at Hawaii Pacific University studying Strategic Communications. I have long been intertwined in the music realm and love to sing/write music. Through this project I have been able to combine both my passion for marketing and music into one. I am lucky enough to also be able to perform my own music, I look forward to the show and hope you guys do too!
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FAQs
What is the audition process like?
Auditions are live now, click the link in our home page for the link to our google form to sign up for an audition slot! You will be asked a series of questions, and also be given a time slot to choose.
Who can we contact for other questions?
If you have any other questions regarding this years Moonlight Serenade, reach out to adomer1@my.hpu.edu with any other inquiries!
Why take a different approach?
In taking a different approach, we are opening up the opportunity for students to express themselves in a personalized manner and also be able to perform their pieces to an audience. This is different because it allows for more stylistic freedom- although it isn’t required- it is encouraged!
What is the point of going digital this year?
In creating a website for Moonlight Serenade this year, we aim to reach a larger demographic.
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