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Violinists Dr. Helen Liu and Dr. Clara Kim join Classical Pacific on a video call before the start of the day to talk about the upcoming concerts Galliard and The Emperor presented by Chamber Music Hawaii.

Galliard String Quartet members Helen Liu and Anna Womack stopped by Morning Café ahead of this weekend’s Doris Duke and Paliku Theatre performances. The chamber music group will present three masterworks by Mozart, Haydn and Ravel, showcasing the expressive power of the string quartet.

Chamber Music Hawaiʻi’s Jim Moffitt and Jonathan Korth dropped by Morning Café to discuss the upcoming concert, “Windswept Keys,” featuring works by Rossini, Thuille, and Previn.

Live From the Athertonʻs Classical Series presents The Honolulu Brass Quintet. The 2025 Classical Series ends with a fortissimo! Anna Lenhart (french horn) and David Nakazono (trumpet) talk to Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba about choosing the program, the music and the friendships. The Chamber Music Hawai`i ensemble, The Honolulu Brass Quintet performs on Saturday, August 30th.www.hawaiipublicradio/events

Bassoonist with the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra, founder of the Spring Wind Quintet and Chamber Music Hawai‘i, teacher, composer, orchestrator, author, and musicians' advocate—Marsha Schweitzer wears many hats. In this Thursday Spotlight, she joins Classical Pacific to discuss music, the arts in Hawai‘i, and how we can support a healthy music community.

For over 30 years, violinist Wu Hung has been playing in the Galliard String Quartet. At a recent concert, his colleagues at Chamber Music Hawaiʻi wish him well and thank him for his wonderful music and friendship. Aired previously on Classical Pacific, we hear from Rochelle Uchibori (CMH Board member), Anna Lenhart (horn, Honolulu Brass Quintet), Chris Cabrera (General Manager, Chamber Music Hawaiʻi) Jim Moffitt (clarinet, Spring Wind Quintet) and Wu Hung.

Chamber Music Hawaiʻi board president and clarinetist, Jim Moffit has always wanted to perform Donald Womackʻs "Na Iwi o Pele" (The Bones of Pele) since first hearing it in 2001. Depicting the violent battle on Maui between 2 sisters, Pele, the goddess of fire, and Namakaokahai, the goddess of the sea, this work for violin, viola, cello, clarinet & piano (4 hands) is a stunning end to Chamber Music Hawaiʻi's 2024-2025 season. Both Womack and Moffitt join Classical Pacific Sharene Taba in an overview of this concert.

Silent film music expert and conductor Rick Benjamin stopped by Morning Café to preview Chamber Music Hawaiʻi’s upcoming screening of Buster Keaton’s silent film classic "The General."

Conductor Rick Benjamin joins Chamber Music Hawaiʻi's Jim Moffitt and Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba to discuss Buster Keaton's 1926 comedy "The General." The silent film will be shown on Saturday, May 8 at the Orvis Auditorium with the original music performed live by members of the three ensembles of Chamber Music Hawaiʻi, Tresemble.

Chamber Music Hawaiʻi’s Jim Moffitt and Tommy Morrison stopped by Morning Café to preview Saturday’s Spring Wind Quintet concert, featuring selections from Mozart’s Harmoniemusik and the Gran Partita.