Frances is a multi-instrumental performer, composer, teacher and facilitator. Her classical background includes rigorous training in violin and piano with the Royal School of Music, Pennsylvania Academy of Music and the Oberlin Conservatory with violin. During her early years …
Eric Reinhardt
Eric is a singer who loves to write and perform. He has been running successful coffeehouses and various open mic nites around the New York area for over 8 years. He uses a variety of …
Eric Edberg
Thoroughly trained as classical cellist at the North Carolina School of the Arts, the Juilliard School, SUNY Stony Brook, and Florida State University, Eric Edberg’s cello teachers included Gary Hoffman, Marion Davies, Denis Brott, Stephen Kates, Leonard …
Emily Metcalf
(1957-2008) Was the first professional cellist to study improvisation with David Darling. She was among the pioneer group of musicians whose collaborative experiences shaped Music for People’s training programs in the 1980s. She is remembered as a powerful and sensitive …
Elizabeth Byrd Webster
Concert and recording artist, teacher, and concert producer, cellist Liz Byrd leads Free-Improvisation workshops, “Improvising Chamber Music”, for classically trained and novice musicians. Founder and member of the performing improvisation group Beyond the Wood, Liz …
Elaine Lemieux
What a great feeling of freedom and creativity one has when hearing one’s own singing voice in a vibrant room! For as long as she can remember, Elaine Lemieux has always been fascinated by the …
Dorothy Sikora
(1960-2016) Dorothy Sikora was a singer/songwriter, professional pianist, vocalist, recording artist, teacher, drum circle facilitator and mother. She performed at special events and composed for television and her Latin Jazz Band. She studied composition, piano …
Denise Beaudry
Denise supports individuals in the process of exploring new musical territory using their own personal rich and unique language. Her focus is on engaging people into creative expression using breathing, relaxation, silence and deep listening. …
Deborah Mia Shelton
In Deborah’s Classes, participants bring forth their authentic voice and experience the joy of spontaneous expression and a creative community, integrating vocal improvisation with movement and gestures, body rhythm and hand percussion, drawing, poetry and …
David Rudge
Dr. David Rudge teaches Free Improvisation at the State University of New York at Fredonia where he leads the Improv. Collective, a performing ensemble dedicated to free improvisation for self-expression. (www.fredonia.edu/som/improv). As an improvising violinist, he …