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On a short break in a busy rehearsal, Maestro Dane Lam recorded a preview of this weekendʻs Hawaii Symphony Orchestraʻs concert featuring music of Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Shostakovich and Cheetham-Fraillon.
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Students from Hanahau`oli Schoolʻs After School Enrichment Harp Class bring their joy, energy (and harps!) to Classical Pacificʻs Tuesday Student Takeover in this yearly tradition of showcasing how Hanahau`oliʻs young students can learn to listen, play together and have fun!
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Scholar, professor, and organist Gail Archer joined Morning Café to share about her concert appearance at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Kailua.
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Chamber Music Hawaiʻi’s Jim Moffitt and Honolulu Brass Quintet trumpet player JoAnn Lamolino visit Morning Café to share about the quintet's "Holiday Brass" concert.
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Dr. Jeffrey Akaka is the son of the late Rev. Dr. Abraham Akaka. In this conversation, he tells us about the friendship between his father and the Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and we hear music by Dr. Rev Akaka, "Kristo Ka Pōhaku Kihi."
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Violist Keon Sagara is a graduate of Punahou School and visits Classical Pacific while on Winter Break after his first semester at Eastman School of Music. Keon shares valuable advice with students looking to apply and audition to music schools and programs.
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Tropical rainforest ecologist Dr. Shawn Lum visits Classical Pacific to talk about his new book and local conservation efforts in Hawaiʻi, and listen to music by Christopher Tin — The Lost Birds: An Extinction Elegy.
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Composer, bassist and creative musician Gahlord Dewald will be in concert at the Atherton Studio on Saturday. He takes time to talk about his music, how he creates the sounds, and shares some of his recordings in this classical conversation.
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When you think of classical music instruments, the violin or the cello is probably the first that comes to mind. But not for Tommy Morrison. For him, it's the bassoon. The Conversation sat down with Morrison to talk about the underappreciated bassoon, one of the unsung heroes of an orchestra.
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An-Lin Bardin and Naomi Niskala, The Bardin-Niskala Duo talk about their upcoming concert at Hawaiʻi Public Radio. Works by Clara Schumann, and Michael-Thomas Foumai are part of their concert: Celebrating Identity Through Music.
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Noah Mirkay is a junior at University Laboratory School in Honolulu. On Noah's takeover, he told us about his full life with his school's Piano Club, Speech Team, Volleyball, playing viola in the school orchestra, piano lessons, his golf ball business and more!
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Ashley Ikeda plays the piano, sings, arranges music and plays percussion at Punahou School. The tenth grader tells us about the music that she is working on, her arranging, and teaching elementary students how to play music.