Programs

  • Voices of Courage and Hope

    GUAM TALENT SHOW-AN ABUNDANCE OF TALENTED GUAM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE THEIR REMARKABLE TALENTS AND EXPRESS THEIR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PEACE AND UNITY IN A COMPETITION CALLED "VOICES OF COURAGE AND HOPE." THE TALENT SHOWCASE INCLUDED TWO ELEMENTS: SINGING AND A POETRY SLAM.THE EVENT, EMCEED BY ANTONIO WHATLEY II, AND HELD AT THE MICRONESIA MALL, PROVED TO BE MORE THAN JUST A TALENT CONTEST - IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF CREATIVITY AND COLLABORATION. ORGANIZED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE MICRONESIA MALL, TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA, GUAM PHILHARMONIC FOUNDATION, TAMUNING-TUMON-HARMON MAYOR'S OFFICE, AND ICAP, THE EVENING WAS A POWERFUL DISPLAY OF HOW ART CAN INSPIRE AND PROMOTE HARMONY. PRIOR TO THE EVENT, LATIN GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING FLUTIST NESTOR TORRES, THE EVENING'S GUEST OF HONOR, WORKED WITH 50 YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM THE TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA. TOGETHER, THEY DELIVERED CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCES FEATURING ANIME THEMES, SOUNDTRACKS FROM SUCH FILMS AS PHANTOM OF THE OPERA AND THE "JAMES BOND" SERIES, AND THE TIMELESS CLASSIC FROM THE WIZARD OF OZ, "OVER THE RAINBOW."IN A VIDEO MESSAGE, ICAP PRESIDENT HERBIE HANCOCK REFLECTED ON GUAM'S HISTORICAL TRANSFORMATION AND ITS PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE GLOBAL PEACE MOVEMENT AND ADDED: "OUR WISH IS THAT THIS EVENT, 'VOICES OF COURAGE AND HOPE', SERVES AS A TURNING POINT FOR EACH PARTICIPANT TO GROW INTO GLOBAL CITIZENS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING PEACE WORLDWIDE. SHARING IN THIS MISSION IS MY GREATEST HOPE."FORMER SPEAKER OF THE GUAM LEGISLATURE (2009-2017), DR. JUDITH TERESITA PEREZ WON PAT, SPOKE ON BEHALF OF ICAP, ONE OF THE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE EVENT, BRINGING TO EVERYONE'S AWARENESS THE IMPACTFUL RECOGNITION THAT THE ARTS ARE ONE LANGUAGE THAT EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND, AND THAT THE MAIN GOAL OF THE ARTS IS PEACE. TAMUNING-TUMON-HARMON VICE MAYOR ALBERT M. TOVES EXTENDED HIS OFFICIAL CONGRATULATIONS BY PRESENTING A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION TO THE TBYO ON BEHALF OF ICAP.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $18.6K

  • Herbie Hancock Mentorship Program

    MENTORINGHERBIE HANCOCK: SHAPING AND MENTORING THE FUTURE OF JAZZON AUGUST 14, THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL IN LOS ANGELES RESOUNDED WITH THE TIMELESS MELODIES OF JAZZ MAESTRO (AND ICAP PRESIDENT) HERBIE HANCOCK. THE CONCERT, A GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION OF HANCOCK'S REVOLUTIONARY ALBUM, HEAD HUNTERS, MARKED THE FIRST REUNION OF THE HEADHUNTERS BAND IN 50 YEARS. THE AUDIENCE WAS TAKEN ON A TWO-PART MUSICAL JOURNEY, TITLED "THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW."THE OPENING SEGMENT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE ORIGINAL HEADHUNTERS BAND MEMBERS HARVEY MASON, BENNIE MAUPIN, AND BILL SUMMERS, WITH MARCUS MILLER FILLING IN FOR THE LATE PAUL JACKSON. THE BAND SET THE TONE WITH "WATERMELON MAN," FIRST COMPOSED BY MR. HANCOCK IN 1962, AND THEY SAILED THROUGH OTHER TUNES FROM THE ALBUM, INCLUDING THE PIECE CREATED THROUGH GROUP IMPROVISATION, "CHAMELEON."THE SECOND HALF OF THE CONCERT SPOTLIGHTED HIS CURRENT BAND, PERFORMING A VARIETY OF PIECES, INCLUDING WAYNE SHORTER'S "FOOTPRINTS AND A REPRISE OF "CHAMELEON," THUS UNDERSCORING MR. HANCOCK'S COMMITMENT TO NURTURING NEW TALENT AND ENSURING THE LONGEVITY OF JAZZ.HIS DEDICATION TO THE FUTURE OF JAZZ EXTENDS BEYOND THE STAGE. AS ICAP PRESIDENT, AND THROUGH HIS WORK WITH THE HERBIE HANCOCK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ, HE HAS BECOME A MENTOR TO NUMEROUS YOUNG ARTISTS, FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE LEARNING IS A TWO-WAY STREET. HE FIRMLY BELIEVES IN THE RECIPROCAL NATURE OF TEACHING; HE NOT ONLY IMPARTS WISDOM BUT ALSO LEARNS FROM THE FRESH PERSPECTIVES OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF MUSICIANS. THIS DYNAMIC EXCHANGE IS CRUCIAL TO MAINTAINING THE VIBRANCY AND EVOLUTION OF JAZZ.JOHN BEASLEY: BRIDGING THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF JAZZJOHN BEASLEY IS A HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED, GRAMMY-AWARD-WINNING JAZZ PIANIST, COMPOSER, AND ARRANGER. HIS INFLUENCE SPANS ACROSS VARIOUS MUSICAL GENRES AND MEDIA. HIS ILLUSTRIOUS CAREER INCLUDES COLLABORATIONS WITH ICONIC FIGURES SUCH AS DIANNE REEVES, STEELY DAN, AND MILES DAVIS. SINCE 2011, BEASLEY HAS SERVED AS THE MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR UNESCO'S ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY GLOBAL GALA CONCERTS, A TESTAMENT TO HIS ENDURING IMPACT ON THE JAZZ WORLD.AS A RECORDING ARTIST, MR. BEASLEY HAS RELEASED OVER A DOZEN ALBUMS. HIS PROJECT MONK'ESTRA, A TRILOGY OF ALBUMS REIMAGINING THELONIOUS MONK'S MUSIC, HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL, EARNING SIX CONSECUTIVE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS AND ONE WIN. IN 2021, HE WON THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA FOR HIS ARRANGEMENT OF "DONNA LEE."BEYOND JAZZ, BEASLEY HAS MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO FILM AND TELEVISION MUSIC, WORKING WITH RENOWNED COMPOSER THOMAS NEWMAN ON FILMS LIKE 1917 AND FINDING DORY. HIS MARK CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON PROJECTS KNOWN BY MILLIONS, INCLUDING WALL-E, FAMILY TIES, FINDING NEMO, CHEERS, AUSTIN POWERS, SKYFALL, AND ERIN BROCKOVICH. ADDITIONALLY, HE SERVED AS THE LEAD ARRANGER FOR AMERICAN IDOL.IN THE STUDIO AND ONSTAGE, MR. BEASLEY HAS PLAYED WITH A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ARTISTS, INCLUDING BARBRA STREISAND, DESTINY'S CHILD, JAMES BROWN, QUEEN LATIFAH, AND CHAKA KHAN. HIS TOUCH HASN'T GONE UNNOTICED BY THE GREATS. HE ENTERED THE 'BIG TIME' IN THE LATE 1980S WHEN MILES DAVIS INVITED HIM TO JOIN HIS BAND.IN ADDITION TO HIS PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, MR. BEASLEY IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO MUSIC EDUCATION. JUST AS HE HAS RECEIVED MENTORSHIP AND TRAINING FROM THE BEST OF THE BEST, DESPITE HIS BUSY SCHEDULE, HAS DEDICATED HIS TIME AND ENERGY TO DEVELOPING THE GREAT ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE, YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM YOUTH ORCHESTRAS AND VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS. HE HAS WRITTEN COMMISSIONS FOR THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC'S YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND THE CARNEGIE HALL NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA.EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE VISITED SANTA MONICA (CALIF.) HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE HE PERFORMED AND WAS A GUEST TEACHER. BEFORE HIS PERFORMANCE AT THE SCHOOL, MR. BEASLEY SHARED, "I'LL BE SITTING IN WITH MY HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER JAZZ BAND AND ONE OF MY HEROES, STANLEY CLARKE. I STARTED PLAYING WITH STANLEY IN 1987, A FEW YEARS AFTER I GRADUATED . . . WE'VE MADE MUSIC OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS."HIS DEDICATION TO MENTORING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ALIGNS WITH HIS BROADER EFFORTS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF JAZZ MUSICIANS, LEVERAGING HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS IN THE INDUSTRY. RECENTLY, HE PERFORMED WITH HIS NEW TRIO, CIRCLE, AT SAM FIRST JAZZ BAR NEAR LOS ANGELES AIRPORT. CIRCLE CONSISTS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ, WHICH IS NOW THE HERBIE HANCOCK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ.GUAM TO VIENNAONE OF THE GREATEST RENEWABLE GLOBAL RESOURCES IS THE SPIRIT TO GIVE BACK. THIS SPIRIT IS A HALLMARK OF ICAP, AS IT CONNECTS WITH YOUTH-FUTURE ARTISTS AND PEACEMAKERS WHO WILL SOON TAKE THE LEAD ON THE WORLD STAGE-THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF THE ARTS.IN THAT SPIRIT, ICAP MEMBER AND JAZZ FLAUTIST NESTOR TORRES PROVIDED MENTORING TO TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA PARTICIPATING IN THE "ACTION FOR PEACE" TALENT CONTEST AT THE AGANA SHOPPING CENTER.MORE THAN 200 GUAM MUSICIANS FROM THE GUAM TERRITORIAL BAND AND THE TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA HELD A SENDOFF CONCERT AT THE SGI GUAM IKEDA PEACE AND CULTURE CENTER, GIVING THE LOCAL AUDIENCE A PREVIEW OF THEIR PERFORMANCES FOR THEIR HISTORIC VIENNA MUSICAL TOUR.THE DELEGATION OF NEARLY 150 MUSICIANS AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL REPRESENTED GUAM FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE SUMMA CUM LAUDE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN THE HISTORIC CITY OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA. CONSISTING OF BOTH THE GUAM TERRITORIAL BAND AND THE TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA, THESE MUSIC SCHOLARS HAVE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF HOURS IN PERSONAL PRACTICE AND REHEARSALS TO HONOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM IN THE CITY OF MUSIC GREATS SUCH AS STRAUSS, BEETHOVEN, AND MOZART.THE TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA IS LED BY MAXIMO RONQUILLO JR., THE INTERIM RESIDENT CONDUCTOR, AND THE GUAM TERRITORIAL BAND IS LED BY CHIEF BANDMASTER JESSICA PANGELINAN.FOUNDED IN 2007, THE SUMMA CUM LAUDE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL INVITES CHOIRS, BANDS, AND ORCHESTRAS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE ANNUALLY TO GATHER IN THE "CITY OF MUSIC AND PERFORM AT THE GOLDEN HALL OF THE MUSIKVEREIN AND THE KONZERTHAUS. THE 2024 FESTIVAL, HOSTED MORE THAN 2,000 PERFORMERS FROM OVER A DOZEN COUNTRIES, WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST THREE PERFORMANCES EACH BY THE GUAM TERRITORIAL BAND AND THE TUMON BAY YOUTH ORCHESTRA. NOTABLE GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE INCLUDED TAMUNING-TUMON-HARMON VICE MAYOR ALBERT TOVES AND FORMER SPEAKER AND CURRENT PUBLIC AUDITOR BENJAMIN J.F. CRUZ. AFTER THE EVENT, MUSICIANS AND GUESTS ENJOYED FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS, BUILDING STRONGER TIES OF FRIENDSHIP WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $4.4K

  • Kiina Dialogue

    KIINA DIALOGUE-THE POPULAR JAPANESE SINGER KIYOSHI HIKAWA HAS MADE A PROFOUND IMPACT ON JAPAN'S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND BROADER SOCIETY. KNOWN FOR A DYNAMIC STAGE PRESENCE AND FOR DISPLAYING VERSATILITY IN OTHER POPULAR MUSIC GENRES, SUCH AS ROCK AND ANIME THEME SONGS (FOR EXAMPLE, THE SECOND OPENING THEME FOR THE POPULAR ANIME DRAGON BALL SUPER), MR. HIKAWA'S CAREER IS MARKED BY NUMEROUS ACCOLADES. HONORS INCLUDE MULTIPLE NUMBER-ONE SINGLES ON THE CHARTS OF ORICON (A JAPANESE MUSIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION) AND THE PRESTIGIOUS JAPAN RECORD AWARD. HIS ABILITY TO BLEND TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ELEMENTS IN HIS MUSIC AND PERSONAL STYLE HAS MADE HIM A UNIQUE AND INFLUENTIAL FIGURE IN JAPAN'S CULTURAL LANDSCAPE.HAVING FACED YEARS OF BULLYING AND INTERNAL STRUGGLE OVER ISSUES OF SEXUAL IDENTITY, IN 2020, HE MADE HEADLINES BY EMBRACING A "GENDERLESS" IDENTITY, CHALLENGING TRADITIONAL GENDER NORMS IN JAPAN. THIS MOVE WAS WELL-RECEIVED BY FANS AND CELEBRATED AS A STEP TOWARD GREATER ACCEPTANCE AND DIVERSITY IN JAPANESE SOCIETY, AND IT HAS GIVEN BIRTH TO A NEW PERFORMING IDENTITY CALLED "KIINA."MR. HIKAWA/KIINA EMBARKED ON A NATIONAL THEATER CONCERT TOUR AND A CHRISTMAS DINNER SHOW. WHILE VISITING LOS ANGELES, KIINA MET SEVERAL TIMES WITH JAZZ MAESTRO, AND ICAP PRESIDENT, HERBIE HANCOCK. THEY SPOKE FRANKLY ABOUT KIINA'S CAREER AND LIFE STORY, AND MR. HANCOCK TOLD THE PERFORMER, "I READ ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES AND WAS DEEPLY MOVED. YOU'VE SHOWN GREAT COURAGE IN YOUR FIGHT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE ERADICATION OF INJUSTICE. YOUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE EVERYONE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE MELODIES YOUR VOICE AND HUMANITY CREATE, INCLUDING FOR THOSE WHO ARE FORGOTTEN AND SUFFERING."KIINA EXPRESSED A PASSIONATE DETERMINATION TO EMBODY HERBIE HANCOCK'S ENCOURAGEMENT AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE OTHERS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $7.6K