Recycled Orchestra of Cateura on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published October 27, 2024 at 11:11 AM HST

On the last stop of their tour, Chiara Bergonzi and Professor Favio Chavez of the Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados de Cateura (Recycled Orchestra of Cateura) speak to Classical Pacific about their program, hope, and the power to change other people's lives.

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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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