Program: Wayfinding - 50 years of Hōkūle’a
A concert by the Del Sol String Quartet in partnership with Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Del Sol will be giving a world premiere of a new piece called Moananuiākea by composer Leilehua Lanzilotti. The new work for string quartet will be celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Hōkūle’a’s first voyage to Tahiti.
*Exact time of the concert is subject to change based on ferry schedule changes
Michael-Thomas Foumai (b. 1987, USA): Ka Makani Paʻaki (The Salt Wind) (2025) WORLD PREMIERE
Leilehua Lanzilotti (b.1983, USA): Moananuiākea (2026) WORLD PREMIERE
Edward Simon (b.1969, Venezuela/USA) - Guardians of the Oceans (arr. string quartet) PREMIERE
Peter Sculthorpe (1929-2014, Australia): String Quartet no. 12 "Earth Cry" (1994)
The event is free with admission to the Detention Barracks Museum ($5 adult, $3 youth). Please click below to reserve your place and for more information.
PLEASE NOTE:
This involves a fun ferry ride!*** Please check ferry for most up-to-date times.
We suggest you visit AIISF’s website to plan your visit. You take a ferry from Tiburon or San Francisco. Then you bike, walk, or tram to the immigration station. The show times are arranged to accommodate the ferry schedules.
DEPARTURE: (These times are only estimates)
San Francisco: 10:15AM
Tiburon: 10AM & 11AM
POST-CONCERT: (These times are only estimates)
return to SF: 3:20PM & 4:50PM
return to Tiburon: 1:20PM, 2:20PM, 3:20PM, 4:20PM, 5:20PM
If you need extra help figuring this out, don’t let it stop you from coming. Email us at kathryn@delsolquartet.com.
Join Us for Upcoming Community Events Leading Up to the World Premiere of Leilehua Lanzilotti’s Moananuiākea
Saturday, May 9, 2026 — Join us for a Community Aloha ʻĀina Day at Hoʻokuaʻāina to learn more about canoe plants and support greater community resilience and food sovereignty.
Saturday, May 16, 2026 — Meet Del Sol violinists Hyeyung and Ben at Shorebird Park Nature Center in Berkeley. Receive a service-learning presentation and safety talk on the impact of trash and plastics in our oceans and waterways, and how we can help. Supplies will be handed out along with a map of cleaning locations. Clean for as long as you want and bring the trash back to the Nature Center before you leave. Organized by City of Berkeley. Register through this link. Berkeley, CA
Saturday, May 23, 2026 — In partnership with Ocean Music Action, join us for a volunteer workday at Paepae o Heʻeia, followed by lunch and a short musical performance, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Hōkūleʻa’s journey to Tahiti in 1976.
Monday, June 8, 2026 — The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the New York Climate Exchange, and the Climate Museum present a free concert including the string quartets ahupuaʻa and the water in your body is just visiting by Leilehua Lanzilotti performed by musicians from the Metropolitan Opera and AMOC* (American Modern Opera Company) in honor of World Oceans Day at the Arts Center at Governors Island. The event will examine our relationship with the natural world, celebrate our interconnectedness with the sea, and offer attendees ways to take civic and collective action toward protecting our oceans. World Oceans Day: A Musical Celebration, The Arts Center at Governors Island, New York, NY
Sunday, June 14, 2026 — In partnership with Pulse Oceania, join us for free activities to learn more about wayfinding at ʻIolani Palace’s Kamaʻāina Sunday celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage. The day will include entertainment, hula, and presentations that honor this significant anniversary.
Saturday, June 20, 2026 — Meet Del Sol violinists Hyeyung and Ben at Shorebird Park Nature Center in Berkeley. Receive a service-learning presentation and safety talk on the impact of trash and plastics in our oceans and waterways, and how we can help. Supplies will be handed out along with a map of cleaning locations. Clean for as long as you want and bring the trash back to the Nature Center before you leave. Organized by City of Berkeley. Register through this link. Berkeley, CA
Sunday, July 5, 2026 — Meet Del Sol cellist Kathryn and violist Charlton at Ocean Beach in SF. It will be the day after July 4th when beach cleanup is essential. Local beaches are stewarded by volunteers just like you! Your contribution helps raise awareness about plastic pollution and the toxic lifecycle of plastic. Sign up through this link. San Francisco, CA