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Johnny Valentine on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published November 14, 2024 at 11:29 PM HST

Johnny Valentine will be performing with the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Dane Lam in the Orchestra's Hapa Symphony Series this weekend. Valentine will be joined on stage with his two sons, Daniel and Jesse. Valentine brings joy, stories and his guitar in this conversation on Classical Pacific.

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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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