Classical Music Conversations

Royd Takamoto on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published January 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM HST

Principal Trombone Emeritus of the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra, Royd Takamoto is a McKinley High School graduate. Takamoto recently retired from the Osaka Phil after 33+ years. Takamoto talks about his start in elementary school, Beethoven, and raising his own children who are now artists themselves.

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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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