Biography
Television and Radio 1978 Belle/Belinda, Scrooge Televised by Global Television ITCV, Edmonton. Broadcast in Canada and the USA 1966-1975 Actress and Singer, Making Music for Children, Television series for the Department of Education Corporation in Alberta and the Northwest Territories 1966-1979 Actress, Singer, and Accompanist, All Join In, School Broadcast presented on CBC radio 1966-1979 Actress, Singer and regular guest performer for Alberta School Broadcasts, CBC and Access United Way Telethons, ITV with Bob McGrath, Leonard Nemoy and Arte Johnson
1990-present Choral Music Teacher and Department Chair at Lynbrook High School, San Jose. Lynbrook High School has had a stellar reputation for excellent choral music. The Choirs have toured Toronto and Calgary/Banff Canada, Germany, Austria, Lichtenstein, Switzerland, York and London England, Mexico and Carnegie Hall in New York-twice. For many years the students won more places in the All State Honor Choirs then any High School in California.
Vocal Directed: Anne of Green Gables, The Mikado-Brandeis, Berlin to Broadway-Brandeis, At Lynbrook-Guys and Dolls, Once upon a Mattress, Fiddler, Oliver, Working, Spelling Bee, Music Man, Anything Goes, The Wiz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat, Sweet Charity, and Annie Get Your Gun, Beauty and the Beast.
Stage Experience 1989 Chorus, Candide, Theatreworks, Palo Alto 1988 Chorus, Dreamgirls, Theatreworks, Palo Alto 1987 Celeste #1, Sunday in the Park with George, Theatreworks, Palo Alto 1985 Rosabella, Most Happy Fella, Plandome NY 1983 Soprano, Berlin to Broadway, Mainstage, Brandeis University 1982 Muffet, Uncommon Women, Brandeis 1982 Ismene, Antigone by Anouilh, Brandeis 1982 Dancer, Sheepwell by Lupe de Vega, Brandeis 1982 Lady India, Ring Around the Moon, Brandeis 1981 Chorus, She Loves Me, Brandeis 1981 Louise de Keroualle, In Good King Charles Golden Days by Shaw, Brandeis 1981 Fay Precious, Who's Happy Now? by Oliver Hailey, Brandeis 1981 Rachael, Ludlow Fair, Lanford Wilson, Brandeis 1980 Mrs. Kendal Elephant Man, University of Alberta 1980 Coaxer, Threepenny Opera, starring Paul Gross, U of Alberta 1979 Pam Shute, Alberta! musical written by Jack McCreath, choreographed by Ken Walsh, equity tour of Alberta 1977 Hero, Much Ado About Nothing, U of Alberta 1974 Young Sarah, The Injured, U of Alberta 1974 Company member of Young Players, a children's theater group
Opera Chorus member: Merry Wives of Windsor, Falstaff, Midsummer Night's Dream, Solome
Acting Coaches: Ted Kazanoff, Charles Werneer Moore, Daniel Gidron, Bronia Stefan Wheeler, Alan Lund, Keith Digby Dance and Movement: Ruth Posner and Kayla Kazan Zalk, Ballet, jazz, tap, Alexander Technique, gymnastics, stage fencing Voice: Julia Migenes Speech: Muriel Dolan and Donna Aronson Dialects: French, Cockney, Standard British, Southern
Publication: http://acdawestern.org/TACTUS-Winter2017.pdf page 9 Youtube: https://youtu.be/d8fbxtqS27s
