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Nani Lahaina by Nan Avant

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published June 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM HST

Composer Nan Avant was devasted to see the destruction of Lahaina. When asked by Parma Recordings in collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra to write a piece about the environment for the album Symphonic Stradivarius, she chose the wind and the fire for Nani Lahaina - Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra.
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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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