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Leilehua Lanzilotti on Classical Pacific

Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti
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Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti

Classical Pacific welcomes Leilehua Lanzilotti, a Kānaka Maoli musician dedicated to the arts of our time. Tune in to learn about her orchestral composition, “koʻu inoa,” described as "a homesick bariolage based on the anthem ‘Hawaiʻi Aloha,’" which makes a world premiere on Friday at the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra’s HapaSymphony with Robert Cazimero and at this weekend’s Beethoven Piano Concertos.

Classical Pacific Host Keali‘iloma and musician Leilehua Lanzilotti
Classical Pacific Host Keali‘iloma and musician Leilehua Lanzilotti

This classical music conversation aired on Thursday, April 21, 2022.
Classical Pacific airs weekdays at 3 p.m. on HPR-2.

Louise Keali‘iloma King Lanzilotti comes from a multi-ethnic background that has informed many of her beliefs. Her experience covers artistic, educational and administrative areas of the arts. Lanzilotti taught for over twenty years in public, private and alternative schools K – 12, developing a method of writing music and plays with students, which solidified her understanding of the importance of arts engagement for all.
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