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Classical Music Conversations

Staff Picks: Diane O'Neal on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published September 5, 2024 at 5:44 PM HST

HPRʻs Director of Community Engagement & Strategic Initiatives, Diane O'Neal brings her Tarot cards to the studio for a "Tarot Curatorial Direction for Classical Pacific" reading. OʻNeal and the cards take us on a journey through challenges and uncertainty to optimism and a renewed spirit — with music to match!

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Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Sharene Keli`ipunilei Lum Taba is a harpist and is married to Jazz bassist and educator, Dean Taba.

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