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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 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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