Never Give All the Heart

Punahou Sessions is a set of live music videos created and produced by Allen Murabayashi ’90 in honor of Punahou’s 175th anniversary, to celebrate the extraordinary depth and diversity of talent among alumni and students who create music.
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Performers:
Allen Murabayashi ’90 (piano)
Chloe Saracco ’17 (vocals)
Producer's Note:
Every two years, Punahou drama teacher Tony Young gives up his Spring Break to bring a gaggle of students to New York City to workshop, see shows and play tourist. Last year, Tony surprised me by showing up with my classmate, Academy English teacher Traci Young ’90 and an awfully talented group of kids. After devouring a ginormous plate of my home-baked chocolate chip cookies with, ahem, banana and Maldon sea salt (really guys, let’s watch the sugar intake), we got down to business - jamming to Broadway and pop songs until the teachers cried “Uncle.”
A few weeks later, one of those students, Chloe Saracco ’17 sent me a note saying “I think you know my aunt,” followed by “I think our parents know each other.” And indeed, her aunt, Mollie Saracco ’90 was one of my classmates, and our parents do know each other.
Thus friends of friends became friends, and later that summer, Chloe swung through New York on her way back from musical theatre camp and we jammed again. The jam led to the creation of a set list, which led to more jam sessions in Hawai’i, and here we are - available for birthdays, bar mitzvahs and holiday parties.
Chloe’s vocal tone and control are mind-blowing for someone her age. This is not hyperbole. She performs with the Jazz Band, the Holoku musicians and in numerous musical theatre productions - most recently in a student-written show entitled “My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece” with music and lyrics by Lana Reeves ’19.
The song she chose for this production is from the TV show “Smash” (which starred veteran Broadway actor Ann Harada ’81), and features lyrics that sounded to me like “Mr. Yates really paved the way.” Having never seen the show, I kept thinking of Brad Yates, my former health teacher and father of Reyn ’88. But Chloe quickly pointed out to me that the whole song was based on the William Butler Yeats poem of the same name - she’s talented and smart.
“Never Give All the Heart” was composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Scott Whittman and Marc Shaiman. Music rights were granted by Windingbrook Way Music and Walliwoo Entertainment and Harry Fox Agency.