The Other Muse
Playing with Sherman Irby, lucky me!
While a child, I studied cello, piano, and percussion, and sang in every choir in high school. College and career brought a break, but I kept playing piano. In my thirties I made time to return.
I've sung with the Cinnabar Opera chorus, Marin Opera chorus, Sonoma Bach Chorale, Sonoma State University Jazz Ensemble, Marin Urban Harmony, a madrigal group, and at the bedside of the dying, among others. I've played percussion at Cinnabar Opera (even the wind machine), and with a samba group in San Francisco at Carnaval, among others. I played flute in a garage jazz band. Currently, I play percussion in the Petaluma Community Band. I started local Ukulele Club, Petaluke, where I play Ubass. I also manage the website for the Renaissance Singers Retreat, a twice-yearly early music event in the SF Bay area.
For many years I attended JazzCampWest and took classes at the Berkeley Jazzschool. Primarily I studied voice, but learned flute because I love Latin and Brazilian music. I also attended the acoustic California Coast Music Camp, an amazing community of old time, bluegrass, World, and swing players. At Moab Folk Music Camp I continued study of songwriting.
My main songwriting mentors have been Cosy Sheridan, Clive Gregson, Severin Browne, Kristina Olsen, and David Roth.
I've sung with the Cinnabar Opera chorus, Marin Opera chorus, Sonoma Bach Chorale, Sonoma State University Jazz Ensemble, Marin Urban Harmony, a madrigal group, and at the bedside of the dying, among others. I've played percussion at Cinnabar Opera (even the wind machine), and with a samba group in San Francisco at Carnaval, among others. I played flute in a garage jazz band. Currently, I play percussion in the Petaluma Community Band. I started local Ukulele Club, Petaluke, where I play Ubass. I also manage the website for the Renaissance Singers Retreat, a twice-yearly early music event in the SF Bay area.
For many years I attended JazzCampWest and took classes at the Berkeley Jazzschool. Primarily I studied voice, but learned flute because I love Latin and Brazilian music. I also attended the acoustic California Coast Music Camp, an amazing community of old time, bluegrass, World, and swing players. At Moab Folk Music Camp I continued study of songwriting.
My main songwriting mentors have been Cosy Sheridan, Clive Gregson, Severin Browne, Kristina Olsen, and David Roth.