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Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti premieres new work for Lahaina noon

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Native Hawaiian composer and violist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti premiered a new work Thursday inspired by Lahaina noon. The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts commissioned the composition with Chamber Music Hawaii.
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Emma Hueske and her brother, Luka, play under the Sky Gate sculpture as Lahaina noon approached. Lahaina noon refers to the moment when the sun passes exactly overhead at midday and objects with smooth sides appear to have no shadow. The phenomenon occurs in May and July and can only be observed in the tropics.
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People congregated under the Sky Gate sculpture in anticipation of Lahaina noon.
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Native Hawaiian composer and violinist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti premiered a new work inspired by Lahaina noon. The performance was a celebration honoring the 45th anniversary of Sky Gate, a 1977 sculpture by the late artist Isamu Noguchi.
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Nancy and Errol Rubin walk beneath the Sky Gate sculpture in anticipation of Lahaina noon.
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Lorie Soderholm held out her hands with a double shaka as Lahaina noon approached.
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The audience has their photograph taken during Lahaina noon.
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People take pictures near the Sky Gate sculpture during Lahaina noon.
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Native Hawaiian composer and violinist Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti rings a custom made bell during Lahaina noon.
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Jamie Sanborn, from Chamber Music Hawaii, rings a custom made "slay" bell during the performance.