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Johnny Valentine on Classical Pacific

Johnny Valentine returns to Classical Pacific with his guitar for a sneak peek at his Feb. 14 Manoa Valley Theatre concert. Fresh from his HapaSymphony appearance with Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra this past fall, Valentine looks forward to this intimate concert featuring The Mana Music Quartet and singer Jessica Sands.

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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