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Classical Music Conversations

Scott Fikse of Early Music Hawaiʻi on Classical Pacific

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published March 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM HST

Scott Fikse, President of Early Music Hawaiʻi and conductor, invites us to "A Musical Journey: from New England to Honolulu" this Saturday at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. The program explores the music brought by New England missionaries and adopted by Hawaiians. Learn about music from early American singing schools, early Hawaiian hīmeni and mele. More information is available at https://earlymusichawaii.org and on Instagram at @earlymusichawaii.

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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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