Maui disaster inspires new Bay Area musical work debuting this weekend

On a family vacation to Hawaii last August, Theresa Wong witnessed some of the worst that nature can dish out, and some of the best that humans can do in responding to adversity. The Berkeley cellist, vocalist and composer had just arrived on Maui when Hurricane Dora slammed into the island, knocking out power to the hotel. It wasn’t long before smoke appeared on the horizon, but with limited access to the news it was days before Wong started hearing details about the destruction of Lahaina. “Night into Dawn,” her...