The Muse is insistent
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 Jazz Ensemble, Marin Urban Harmony, a madrigal group, and at the bedside of the dying, among others. Most recently I do weekends with an early music group, Renaissance Singers Retreat and manage their website. I've played percussion at Cinnabar Opera (even the wind machine), with a samba group in San Francisco at Carnaval, and in the Petaluma Community Band, and flute with local garage bands.
For the past many years I attended JazzCampWest and took classes at the Berkeley Jazzschool. Primarily I studied voice, but added flute because I love Latin and Brazilian music. I also attend the acoustic California Coast Music Camp, an amazing community of old time, bluegrass, World, and swing players. Next I added Moab Folk Music Camp to continue study of songwriting. Thanks to these I have started a Ukulele Club, and oversee its Yahoo Group, Petaluke.
People I've studied with include (so lucky to live in the SF Bay area):
Voice: Madeline Eastman, Faye Carol, Ann Dyer, Brenda Boykin, Rhiannon, Robert Worth, David Stroud, Andrew Chaikin, Jennifer Scott, Ed Cohn, Ledisi. Penny Nichols, Faye Carol, Nina Shuman, Melinda Moreaux.
Flute: Carol Isaac, John Calloway
Brazilian: Jovino Santos Neto, Claudia Villela, Denis Broughton, Marco de Carvalho, Ed Johnson, Celia Malheiros
Percussion: Dennis Broughton, John Santos, Carolyn Brandy, Alyse Fineman
Celtic: Danny Carnahan
Theory: Wayne Wallace, Vince Mansel, Mark Levine
Songwriting: Clive Gregson, Wayne Wallace, David Roth, Severin Browne, Kristina Olsen, and especially Cosy Sheridan (my mentor),
Ukulele: Michelle Kiba, Byron Yasui, James Hill (many times!), Ralph Shaw, Herb Ohta Jr., Bob Brozman, Jere Canote, L'il Rev,
Blues: Danny Caron, Chris Grampp
I've sung with the Cinnabar Opera chorus, Marin Opera chorus, Sonoma State's Bach Chorale and Jazz Ensemble, Marin Urban Harmony, a madrigal group, and at the bedside of the dying, among others. Most recently I do weekends with an early music group, Renaissance Singers Retreat and manage their website. I've played percussion at Cinnabar Opera (even the wind machine), with a samba group in San Francisco at Carnaval, and in the Petaluma Community Band, and flute with local garage bands.
For the past many years I attended JazzCampWest and took classes at the Berkeley Jazzschool. Primarily I studied voice, but added flute because I love Latin and Brazilian music. I also attend the acoustic California Coast Music Camp, an amazing community of old time, bluegrass, World, and swing players. Next I added Moab Folk Music Camp to continue study of songwriting. Thanks to these I have started a Ukulele Club, and oversee its Yahoo Group, Petaluke.
People I've studied with include (so lucky to live in the SF Bay area):
Voice: Madeline Eastman, Faye Carol, Ann Dyer, Brenda Boykin, Rhiannon, Robert Worth, David Stroud, Andrew Chaikin, Jennifer Scott, Ed Cohn, Ledisi. Penny Nichols, Faye Carol, Nina Shuman, Melinda Moreaux.
Flute: Carol Isaac, John Calloway
Brazilian: Jovino Santos Neto, Claudia Villela, Denis Broughton, Marco de Carvalho, Ed Johnson, Celia Malheiros
Percussion: Dennis Broughton, John Santos, Carolyn Brandy, Alyse Fineman
Celtic: Danny Carnahan
Theory: Wayne Wallace, Vince Mansel, Mark Levine
Songwriting: Clive Gregson, Wayne Wallace, David Roth, Severin Browne, Kristina Olsen, and especially Cosy Sheridan (my mentor),
Ukulele: Michelle Kiba, Byron Yasui, James Hill (many times!), Ralph Shaw, Herb Ohta Jr., Bob Brozman, Jere Canote, L'il Rev,
Blues: Danny Caron, Chris Grampp
