Tommy Morrison is the Principal Bassoonist with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra. Tommy Morrison talks about his upcoming concert at the Atherton Performing Arts Studio and his life in Hawaii.
Sharene 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.
On a short break in a busy rehearsal, Maestro Dane Lam recorded a preview of this weekendʻs Hawaii Symphony Orchestraʻs concert featuring music of Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Shostakovich and Cheetham-Fraillon.
Deanna Wen makes good on her promise a year ago to come back to Classical Pacific. Wen is now an 11th grader at Punahou School, and she and her teacher Duane Padilla return with music, advice and experiences to share. Listen to Deanna's 2023 Tuesday Student Takeover.