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Classical Music Conversations

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

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