.: styles and programs :.

I enjoy listening to and playing most kinds of music.
Studying the classical literature earlier on, gave me a great foundation for developing my technique and tone. The scales and etudes I had to practice as a young flutist might have seemed boring at the time, but I certainly appreciate how they have become the tools that I grab every day from my musical toolbox. Even though I learned how to read music early on, I've always enjoyed the challenge of learning music by ear. I can remember as a kid listening to the radio or records (remember those?) in my room, and trying to play along with whatever was on Casey Kasem's Top 40 that week.
 

Later on jazz, ethnic and experimental music became more interesting to me. As I began traveling, I realized that the language of music went far beyond major scales and IV-V-I progressions! I am always trying out new techniques and ideas to expand my playing.

I've always been fascinated with the effect music has on the emotional and physical health of people. My friend and harpist, Donese, and I are recording a CD of therapeutic music that is designed to complement and enhance the circadian rhythms that people experience throughout the day. I'm also playing therapeutic music for cardiac rehab patients.

When someone asks me what kind of music I play -- I really don't now how to answer them. I see myself as a musician who uses the flute to make people happy, think, and feel better. I also see it as a bridge to connect people -- whether they're across the street or around the world.

Although I play for many people and events, here are some of my favorite programs:

Albuquerque Academy: jazz improvisation workshop
Albuquerque Biological Park: River of Lights Holiday Series
Albuquerque Civic Chorus Concerts
Albuquerque Museum Concert
Albuquerque Public Library Concert
Albuquerque Public Schools: concerts, demonstrations and workshops
Bosque School: Shakespeare Festival
City of Albuquerque: Open Space Summer Series
City of Albuquerque: Public Art Installation
deProfundis Men's Chorale Concerts
Kimo Theater: Three Worlds, One Language - International Music Concert
Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembrance Concert
Maxwell Museum: appreciation dinner
Musical Theatre Southwest: productions of Peter Pan, Ragtime, Annie, Sound of Music, South Pacific, Cinderella, H.M.S. Pinafore
National Association for Environmental Education: awards dinner
New Mexico Natural History and Science Museum
People Living Through Cancer Fund-Raiser
Petroglyph National Monument: Summer Concert Series
Quintessence Choral Artists of the Southwest Concerts
Quodlibet Chorale Concerts
Rio Grande Community Concert Series Benefit
Rio Grande Nature Center
Rio Grande Zoo
Santa Fe High Mayhem Festival for Experimental and Emerging Artists
Symphony Orchestra of Albuquerque Concerts
University of New Mexico - Arts of the Americas Department
University of New Mexico Art Museum: art opening
University of New Mexico Theatre Department: production of Once Upon a Mattress