Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman, Director of Bands at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published May 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM HST

For 14 years, Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman has served as Director of Bands at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, fostering a strong sense of community through music. Open to students of all majors, the Department of Music's ensembles encourage collaboration and shared musical experience. After a UHM Wind Ensemble rehearsal, Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba spoke with Dr. Boeckman about the University, the Music Department, and the band’s upcoming concert on May 4.

Learn more: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/music/events/

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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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