This past summer, MAH member and daughter of esteemed members Sharene and Dean Taba, Matin Boulos, was chosen to participate in the prestigious and highly selective National Youth Orchestra 2. Usually held in New York, with a final performance at Carnegie Hall, the private lessons, master classes, studio sectionals and concert were all done digitally, online, due to the pandemic.
At 16, Matin has already participated in the NYO2 2019 program, Hawaii Youth Symphony 1, the Diamond Head Theater pit orchestra, and now attends the Colburn Music Academy of Los Angeles.
From the Fall 2020 issue, Ke Ola O Na Mele