Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba
Host, Classical Pacific; Board OperatorSharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba grew up in Pearl City listening to a variety of music – mostly in the car and the choice of the driver (Grandma, Mom, Dad, sister or brother). It ranged from Hawaiian to Japanese Enka to Top 40 to HPR. Sharene played the violin in school, and is now a professional freelance harpist and mother. She and husband jazz bassist Dean Taba love to play and listen to music, and are raising their children to celebrate the love of learning and of all kinds of music.
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During a busy week of preparing for the 42nd Annual Maui Classical Music Festival, Board Member President, Jeff Alfriend spoke to Classical Pacific about their upcoming festival starting on Friday. Featuring the Formosa Quartet and at different locations around Maui Island, this yearʻs Maui Classical Music Festival has 5 concerts and 2 visits to schools. More information can be found at www.mauiclassicalmusicfestival.org
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In Hawaiʻi for a concert with Chamber Music Hawaiʻiʻs Tresemble at the Blue Note Hawaii, Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer, Billy Childs visits Hawaiʻi Public Radio.
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Iolani Yamashiro-Rahimi is passionate about helping young musicians. President of The Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Yamashiro-Rahimi started MYPO with the late Mr. Lance Jo to provide music education for the youth in Maui County. The Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra presents their Spring Concert this weekend, Saturday, May 4th at 5:30 in Grace Bible Church in Kahului.
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Kamuela Philharmonic presents their fun POPS! concert this weekend at the Kahilu Theatre, and Maestro Dollinger tells us about the program, and gives us a sneak peek at some of the concerts in Kamuela Philharmonicʻs exciting 2024/25 season.
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HOTʻs General Director, Andrew Morgan and soprano Emily Michiko Jensen talk about La Boheme. Hawaii Opera Theatreʻs production this weekend stars an all-Asian cast including Emily Michiko Jensen as Mimi. Jensen shares her experience growing up in opera, as Morgan shares his vision of making opera inclusive, welcoming and relevant.
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Maui High School graduate Skyler Stook is a Communicolgy major at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He taught himself to play the guitar and is in the Universityʻs Jazz Ensemble. Skyler Stook brought in his guitar and played music, shared how he got interested in jazz, and offered advice for anyone wanting to learn the guitar.
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In his last year at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, we speak with J. P. Ovens, a composition major who plays the bassoon and electric bass. Originally from Las Vegas, J.P. gives advice to young musicians and musicians looking at studying at UH Mānoa.
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In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), Classical Pacific’s Sharene Taba shares classical conservation conversations on Mondays at 4 p.m. This week, hear about the importance of tradition and culture in conservation.
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Timothy Carney and the Hawai`i Vocal Arts Ensemble present "An American Tapestry" - beautiful American choral music, sprituals and songs from the Great American Songbook. Tim Carney gives us some background to this program, and the HVAE, in their 31st year! Their concerts are April 20 & 21, and more information can be found at hawaiivocalarts.com
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In celebration of Earth Day (April 22), Classical Pacific’s Sharene Taba shares classical conservation conversations on Mondays at 4 p.m.
