Kauaʻi ʻōʻō

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Grade: 4

Time: 6:48

The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird (Moho braccatus) was a bird that was native to Hawaii. It was a small honey eating bird that roamed the island. As new animals and diseases were brought to the island’s population of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō began to decline. With the destruction of habitat due to natural and human influences the bird was finally declared extinct in 2000. The inspiration for this piece comes from a recording of one of the male birds in 1987. In the recording you hear the male sing it’s half of a mating call. The solo flute plays my interpretation of the call, and the wind ensemble begins to answer it. The ensemble takes the listener on a journey through the life of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō starting from a simple mating call to the final moments of the species.

Grade: 4

Time: 6:48

The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō bird (Moho braccatus) was a bird that was native to Hawaii. It was a small honey eating bird that roamed the island. As new animals and diseases were brought to the island’s population of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō began to decline. With the destruction of habitat due to natural and human influences the bird was finally declared extinct in 2000. The inspiration for this piece comes from a recording of one of the male birds in 1987. In the recording you hear the male sing it’s half of a mating call. The solo flute plays my interpretation of the call, and the wind ensemble begins to answer it. The ensemble takes the listener on a journey through the life of the Kauaʻi ʻōʻō starting from a simple mating call to the final moments of the species.