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Composer Byron Au Yong & HOT General Director and CEO, Andrew Morgan on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba
Published October 11, 2024 at 6:59 PM HST

Based on a true story of an undocumented immigrant, Stuck Elevator makes its Hawaii debut with Hawaii Opera Theatre on October 18th & 20th. Meet composer Byron Au Yong, General Director and CEO of HOT, Andrew Morgan, and hear some of the beautiful music that is sung in English, Chinese and Spanish. https://www.hawaiiopera.org
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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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