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Tuesday Student Takeover: College Edition: Mia Caliri

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published November 19, 2023 at 2:48 PM HST

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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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

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.

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