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Classical Music Conversations

Michael-Thomas Foumai on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published February 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM HST

Michael-Thomas Foumai, the Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra's Susan Kosasa Composer-in-Residence, joins Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba for a lively and insightful conversation about Ludwig van Beethoven and the HSO’s Beethoven Festival. This week, the festival features two concerts, and over the next month, HSO will present all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies. Learn more.

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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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