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| Seasons with the SPO: |
5+ |
| Primary Instrument: | Violin |
| Educational Degree/Institution: | BS in Biology/Minor in Philosophy, University of South Carolina, 1972 MA in Education, Northern Arizona University, 1978 Ed. D in Educational Leadership/Public Administration, Seattle University, 1992 |
| Occupation / interests: | Assistant Director, King County Office of the Public Defender Masters Swimming, gardening, boating, tutoring children at local elementary school Married with 4 (grown) children, 1 grandchild and another on the way |
| Memories: | Starting when I was around 8 years old, my mother took my brother and me to a town nearby for a series of Young People's Concerts, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the NJ Symphony. The concerts were on Saturday afternoons. My brother and I may have complained a bit about having to get all dressed up on a Saturday, but once the maestro was on stage, we were thrilled to be there and would talk about the show for weeks afterward, playing the concert music over and over at home. I remember enjoying the pageantry of "live" music and being amazed that the complications of the music were clear to so many musicians. My mother remembers that Bernstein never "talked down" to children, and she loved him for that. |
| Favorite Composer: | Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa I first heard Tabula Rasa performed several years ago in Seattle by the New European Strings, with Dimetri Sitkovetski conducting and playing. I was totally enthralled with the tonal qualities, the "prepared" piano, and the sense of universality and timelessness of the music. I've since read about his music being enjoyed by terminally ill patients who believe they hear the voices of angels in it. |
| Additional instruments: | Last Spring I received a gift of a fine old cello from a beloved uncle who resides in a nursing home. He played this cello in the Newark Symphony in the late 1930’s and early 40’s. I finally managed to ship it to Seattle from New Jersey this past November, and I'm now taking lessons to figure out how to play it. |