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Classical Music Conversations

Maestro Tito Munoz and Kauaʻi Concert Association's Monica Chung on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published September 6, 2024 at 4:33 PM HST

Bringing world class music to Kauaʻi for 50 years, the Kauaʻi Concert Association kicks off its season this weekend with a chamber orchestra arrangement of Gustav Holst's The Planets. Director of KCA, Monica Chung and Maestro Tito Munoz talk about the upcoming concert at Kauaʻi Community College Performing Arts Center. Get tickets

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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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