I'm a lifelong musician. In youth, I studied cello, piano, and percussion. I sang in every choir in high
school. College and early career meant a break, but I kept playing piano.
I've sung with the Cinnabar Opera chorus, Marin Opera chorus, Sonoma State's Bach Chorale and its Jazz Ensemble, Marin
Urban Harmony, a madrigal group, among others. I've played percussion at Cinnabar Opera (even the wind machine) and
with a samba group in San Francisco at Carnaval.
For the past many years I've attended
JazzCampWest and taken classes at the
Berkeley Jazzschool. For years I studied voice, but have added flute because I love Latin and Brazilian music. I also attend the
acoustic
California Coast Music Camp, an amazing community of old timey, blue grass, and swing players. Thanks to them I have started a Ukulele Club, and oversee its Yahoo Group, Petaluke.
I've played flute with a blues and jazz group centered in Petaluma. I'm also in the Petaluma Community Band, which plays from classical music to Sousa to Ellington.
Other participation includes the
Threshold Choir, which prepares and arranges singers to perform for those who are suffering or dying.
I also serve on the Board of Directors of
Mother Lode Musical Theatre, which produces original shows that are based upon historical events and circumstances, such as the encounter of the Miwoks
with Sir Francis Drake, and the Californio celebration of Los Posadas.
People I've studied with include:
Voice: Madeline Eastman, Faye Carol, Ann Dyer, Brenda Boykin, Rhiannon, Robert Worth, David Stroud, Andrew Chaikin,
Jennifer Scott, Ed Cohn
Flute: Carol Isaac, John Calloway
Brazilian: Jovino Santos Neto, Claudia Villela, Marco de Carvalho, Ed Johnson
Percussion: Dennis Broughton, John Santos, Carolyn Brandy
Celtic: Danny Carnahan
Theory: Wayne Wallace, Vince Mansel
Songwriting: Clive Gregson, Wayne Wallace
Ukulele: Michelle Kiba, Byron Yasui, James Hill, Ralph Shaw
Blues:Danny Caron
