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Mililani High School sophomore, David Chan comes from a musical family. He plays the piano and the cello, and with a concert just around the corner, he shares with us some of his favorite pieces and some advice to young music students. -
Gene Schiller has been a familiar voice and music friend for the 30 years he's been at Hawaii Public Radio, yet we know very little about this man of mystery! Gene tells us about the beginnings of his interest in music and radio, gives advice to people interested in going into broadcasting, and plays 3 of his current favorites pieces.
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Singer with Hawaii Youth Opera Chorus, Sophia Victorino is a junior at Iolani School, and is grateful for her piano teacher Jill Fong who helps her with her technique, as well as arranging and composing. Sophia brought in beautiful music and energy to our Tuesday Takeover. -
Zumi is a senior at Kaiser High School and is the concert master in the schoolʻs orchestra. In this Tuesday Student Takeover, Zumi brings in fun music and offers great advice to young musicians.
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Clarinetist James Moffitt, bassoonist Shelly Li and composer Thomas Osborne join Classical Pacific to preview the Chamber Music Hawaii concert "Rhythmic Resonance and Breath of Sound"
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Logyn Okuda talks about his composition studies at Chapman University. The Iolani School graduate is a drummer and a composer. In this interview, Logyn shares some of his experiences at college, and we hear some works from this brilliant musician.
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David Robinson studies dance at University of San Francisco. The classically trained ballet dancer from Ballet Hawaii talks to Mid-Pacific Institute classmate, musician Matin Boulos. Robinson and Boulos recently performed in San Francisco Conservatory of Musicʻs Maui Benefit Concert- a collaboration of music and interpretive dance. They share this recorded interview as Robinson starts his second year at USF.
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A frequent visitor to Classical Pacific, Mia Caliri reflects on her upcoming school year at University of North Texas. The Kalani graduate is a violinist and shares some of her favorite music and tells us about college life at one of the countryʻs most respected music schools.
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Triston Roberts is a self taught musician and composer/arranger. Roberts visits Classical Pacific before heading off to start his second year at Brown Univeristy. The Mid Pacific Institute graduate talks about adjusting to life on the East Coast, and how hard work and staying with his passion for music has helped him as he attends one of the nationʻs most prestigious schools.
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Michael Han is a clarinetist and a thoughtful musician pursuing a Post-Baccalaureate degree at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Han shares some of his favorite music and tells us about his musical journey to becoming a music educator.
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Kahuku High School junior and percussionist with the Hawaii Symphonic Band Alex Wolfersberger loves playing many different styles of music. He shares his love of drumming with us in this conversation about music, family and music education.
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During the day, Randy Wong runs the Hawaii Youth Symphony. At night, he plays Exotica music that was popular in tiki bar lounges during the 1950s and '60s. Wong talks to Evening Concert host Craig DeSilva about the resurgence of Exotica music and about his group Waitiki 7.
