Location: New York

Ned started music by singing in his church choir which exposed him to sacred music, chanting and celebratory hymns. Later he took up the trumpet until he became a teenager and got more involved in vocal music. He was exposed to all kinds of singing from art songs to renaissance choral music as well as musical comedy. In college he became interested in conducting and studied orchestral and choral conducting for a year. During this time he also learned some guitar and sang in some bars and coffee houses. Recently he has been an African drumming enthusiast, a didgeridoo player and has been involved in sacred chanting, accompanying himself on harmonium. His experiences in group leading include directing for the theater, training to lead gestalt therapy groups, leading empowerment support groups and doing wilderness vision quests.