faculty PERFORMANCES & Bookings
Many members of the CMS Faculty perform as solo artists and with ensembles for weddings, dinner parties, special events, and other occasions. Please use the contact information listed below to request additional information.
Samantha Lane TalmadgeSamantha is a trained opera singer with her Masters Degree from Yale University. While she has performed professionally in the operatic genre, she is a very versatile singer capable of performing in many styles. She is available for wedding ceremony performances. Prices are negotiable based on length/difficulty of pieces.
Listen: My Funny Valentine - by Rogers & Hart; Performed by Samantha Talmadge, voice; Tom Briggs, piano; and Matt McCauley, bass.
Andy Sherwood’s Jazz and Classical andysherwood@sbcglobal.net, www.andysherwoodclarinet.com, 860-739-2832, 860-514-1948
Clarinetist/Saxophonist Andy Sherwood performs with a Dixieland Jazz Quartet, Jazz Quartet, Classical Clarinet Trio, and History of Early Jazz Duo. He acquired a wide range of experience in both classical and jazz during his 24-year career with the Coast Guard Band. Call for more information and pricing.
Listen:sample Dixieland style; the Andy Sherwood Duo; sample Jazz Saxophone
Christine Coyle, The Amaryllis Ensemble
The Amaryllis Ensemble specializes in individualized classical music for your celebration. Our personal connection will help you to provide that intimate, elegant, and joyous atmosphere you desire. The Amaryllis Ensemble can help you make a fairy tale ceremony with absolutely beautiful music. We have a wide range of classical works from Bach - Vivaldi; and also can offer Gershwin - Broadway.
Listen: Pachelbel's Canon; Rejouissance
Tom Briggs tebmusic@comcast.net
Tom is an award-winning published composer. He has written and arranged
many works for all types of musical ensembles, from symphonic winds to
percussion, chamber groups and jazz ensembles. He performs solo piano,
percussion, and as a duo with Andy Sherwood.
http://andysherwoodclarinet.com/
Listen: Gershwin Medley on piano
Patricia Hurley, Fairwinds Brass Ensemble
www.fairwindsbrass.com, 860-767-9725 or hurleypatricia@sbcglobal.net
Patricia Hurley is the founder of Community Music School and a founding member of the Fairwinds Brass Ensemble. Ensemble members are versatile musicians who perfom many styles of music including Baroque, Classical and Jazz. Celebratory music for weddings and parties and children's concerts are specialties. They have the resources to expand to 10 or more players or downsize to a trumpet duo or solo.
Nathan Pawelek, composer and horn player,
received degrees in music from the Oberlin Conservatory and the Yale School of
Music. As composer, he has written numerous works for orchestra including a
symphony, a clarinet concerto, a song cycle, and a children’s program for
narrator and orchestra, as well as chamber music for various instrumental
combinations. Nathan was the recipient of two separate Artist Award grants for
music composition from the South Dakota State Arts Council (2000, 2006) when he
lived in Sioux Falls. Nathan has created a website for individuals searching
for personalized wedding music.
Please visit www.bells-on.com to hear samples of his original compositions for wedding ceremonies of friends and family.
Nathan is also a member of Quadre, a professional French horn quartet based in San Francisco. (See www.quadre.org for more information).
Listen to selections from our 2010 Faculty Concert:
- Romanza- an original composition by Nathan Pawelek; Performed by Chantal Hovendick, clarinet, and Nancy Thomas, piano
- Illuminations for Flute and Vibraphone, Mvt. 2 Dusk - an original composition by Tom Briggs; Performed by Pamela Dubey Allen, flute, and Tom Briggs, vibraphone
- Aria - by Eugene Bozza; Performed by Russ Becker, alto saxophone, and Audrey Estelle, piano
- Orfeu Negro by Luiz Bonfa; Performed by Stephen Roane