STUTTERING FOUNDATION Q & A: RAPHAEL STARK


About Me:


I presently live in Honolulu, Hawaii; where I was born and raised. I am a homeschooled student beginning my senior year this fall. I am also the President of a nonprofit I founded in 2021 called CHATS: Caring For Hawaii Teens With Speech Challenges.


About My Family: I come from a musical family. My father is the associate principal violinist with the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, my mother is an opera singer who performs with Hawaii Opera Theater, and I have an older sister who is studying musical theater in New York City. I grew up playing piano, organ, percussion, and singing main stage roles with the Hawaii Opera Theater. I learned the importance of serving the community from my parents. From the age of 5, my family and I would visit local senior centers during the holiday season and perform for the residents and staff. My sister and I would include vocal and piano duets, I would accompany her on violin while she danced hula and the family would perform original arrangements of holiday favorites. One highlight was my portrayal of the Little Drummer boy on snare drum with my father on violin and my sister and mother on vocals.


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