Tuesday Student Takeover

Hawaiʻi School for Girls at La Pietra Spanish class students (left to right): Manasi, Lyla, Nayeli, and Maila, with Sharene Taba on Classical Pacific's Tuesday Student Takeover.

Students from Hanahauʻoli School's After-School Enrichment Harp Class visited Classical Pacific's Tuesday Student Takeover for their annual on-air showcase. Aubrey, Gryffin, Atticus, Julia, Miho and Sally share about their after-school classes and enrichment activities and showcase their harp skills.

Brody Nakasone is studying guitar performance at the Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. He stopped by Classical Pacific to share a glimpse into life of as a college studying studying in Boston at the prestigious jazz school.

The Oʻahu Band Directors Association (OBDA) is in full rehearsal mode this week as students prepare for Saturday’s annual Select Band performances. After the high school band’s second rehearsal, Sharene Taba spoke with student musicians Maya Hokada, Nainoa Tindle, Aviv Tabori and Kaden Kojima about their experience participating in the program

Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony Youth Symphony I Co-Concertmaster Sevastyan “Seva” Swan is one the winners of this season’s Madeline Schatz-Harris Youth Concerto Competition. He stopped by “Classical Pacific” ahead of this weekend’s performance with the Kamuela Philharmonic.

Mazzy Meers stars in Diamond Head Theatreʻs "Piney Needlesmith and the Road Less Traveled." The ʻIolani School fourth-grader and member of DHT's Shooting Stars offers a glimpse into the life of a young actor.

Oliver Lucas is a ninth grader and vibraphonist at Mid-Pacific Institute who enjoys the creativity of improvisation. In this episode of “Tuesday Student Takeover,” Lucas shares the music that inspires him and offers advice for younger students, with a focus on music, school and family.

Four seniors were chosen for this yearsʻ Class of 2026 Punahou Concerto Showcase: Swan Kim (viola), Albert Ko (viola), Max Shinno (violin), and Rylan Terayama (violin).

During this stressful time of writing essays, applying to colleges and making decisions on majors, advice from musicians at college is here to reassure you that you got this. Stephanie Walsh, Director of College Counseling at Seabury Hall and Director of Bands at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Jeffrey Boeckman join musicians Tea (UH-Manoa), Bao (CalTech), Leia (BYU Provo) and Matin (SFCM).

Violinist Frida Boeker returns to Tuesday Student Takeover in this update from 2 years ago. Now a 9th grader at King Kekaulike H.S., Boeker is a member of Maui Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (MYPO) and YSII Orchestra of the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony.