Classical Music Conversations

Bardin-Niskala Duo and Michael-Thomas Foumai visit Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published January 4, 2024 at 6:37 PM HST

An-Lin Bardin and Naomi Niskala, The Bardin-Niskala Duo talk about their upcoming concert at Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Works by Clara Schumann, and Michael-Thomas Foumai are part of their concert: Celebrating Identity Through Music.

Get tickets to their Saturday, Jan. 6 concert. The Bardin-Niskala Duo kick off HPR's Hawaiʻi Classical Performance Series.

Classical Music Conversations

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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