ISLAND MUSIC CENTERFor Education and Performance
IMC
Faculty Music Instructors
Click on the instrument links on the left or scroll down the page to read more about our instructors who are all experienced and qualified music professionals with a broad range of performing, teaching and music industry experience. We are committed to providing quality music education and to helping our students get the most from their developing skills - be it further education, the pleasure of playing a few tunes with friends and anything in-between.
Our philosophy of music education is to promote the concepts of musicianship and recognize the value of applying these skills to benefit your lifestyle. Important concepts of musicianship include technical competency, general music literacy, underlying theoretical structures, sight reading, ear training, exposure to relevant literature, opportunities to perform and play in ensembles, opportunities to participate in competitions and exams, selection and care of musical instruments, the importance of practice and self-learning.
Linda Coral Slater - Certified Instructor
Linda Coral Slater is a licensed certified Kindermusik educator who is now in her 14th year of teaching
Kindermusik. Her passion for children and music makes for lively fun classes and her background of
working with children, music and the sciences enables her to weave together melodies with the latest in
research about how children learn, and all done with fun and laughter. She takes great joy and pride in
creating a Kindermusik community, built on music that fosters new relationships between families within
the greater community of Bainbridge Island and Kitsap County, all the while singing, exploring movement
and helping the children grow and develop.
Marlys Burnett - Piano
Marlys Burnett has a Master of Music in Piano Education from San Diego State University and is a piano teacher and music mentor with more than twenty years of teaching students from ages 4 to 80. She has professional business experience managing a community arts program in Juneau, Alaska and has run her own piano studios in California and on Bainbridge where she is also very active promoting regular piano recitals in private homes. Marlys is a dedicated music teacher, able to get the best out of her students, whether playing for simple enjoyment or studying for exams, and has been teaching at the Island Music Center since its inception in 1999.
Talman Welle - Piano
Talman Welle began his piano study with his mother, the late Martha Thatcher of Bremerton. He graduated magna cum laude from Central Washington University where he received his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in piano performance. His principal teachers were Tim Strong, Dr. John Salmon, and Dr. Bonalyn Bricker-Smith. Welle has been teaching piano and classical piano for 22 years at Olympic College, Bremerton. He has also taught both elementary and high school students. He maintains a large successful studio of private students in Seattle, Bremerton and Poulsbo. An active member of the Eastside, Kitsap and Seattle chapters of the Washington State Music Teachers Association, he has also Chaired for the National Guild of Piano Teachers for Kitsap County and was a judge for them as well. Many of his students have gone on to major in music at college or become professional musicians. As a professional pianist, Welle’s past performances have included Beethoven’s Concerto No. 4 in G Major, with the Bainbridge Orchestra, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with the Bremerton Symphony and Olympic College orchestras, solo recitals of Liszt and Debussy, and two-piano concerts with Martha Thatcher. He has also recorded two CD’s, in association with Dave Schafer Studios Bremerton. In the fall of 2001, Welle gave a well-received concert tour of the state, which included concerts at Central Washington University, Washington State University, and the Seattle Art Museum. Last November Welle performed in concert with his colleague at Olympic College, composer and bassist Rick White. The pair performed original compositions by White which also featured a solo performance by Welle of Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1, Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin, and Chopin's 4th Ballade in F minor, op. 52. In April 2010, Welle performed a solo concert at Sherman Clay Pianos in Seattle featuring Moussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Due out early in 2011 Welle will release a CD of his performance of Pictures at an Exhibition and other works.
Sarah Silvia - Piano
Sarah Silvia, née Beardsley, began piano lessons at age 7. Two years later, she continued her studies with Dr. Irene Bowling when she moved to Kitsap County. She debuted with the Bainbridge Symphony at age 12, and performed several more solos with them and the Turtle Bluff Orchestra. She holds a BM in piano performance from Bob Jones University (cum laude), and an MM in piano performance from the University of Washington. Since her graduation, she has expanded her teaching to studios in the Seattle, Redmond, Kent, and Kitsap areas. With over 10 years of teaching experience, Sarah brings a love of music and creativity to her lessons, as well as a focus on reading music. Students explore their imaginations and learn how to connect with their emotions. They also explore music from an interdisciplinary approach, with occasional forays into music history, world history, and dance. Sarah is a sought-after performer. Most recently Sarah presented recitals of music from the mid-19th century while in Victorian dress. As an accompanist, she works continuously, playing for churches, recitals, and competitions throughout the Puget Sound area. Accompanying has taken Sarah to Benaroya Hall and Nordstrom Hall in Seattle, and twice to Ellensburg to accompany for the State level of Solo/Ensemble Competition. She regularly plays piano for local theater and opera productions, including performances of Le Nozze di Figaro, Sweeney Todd, Curtains, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Phantom of the Opera.
Marcia Smith-Hill
Marcia Smith Hill studied piano from her early, entering college as a
piano major, but changing to voice early in her freshman year. She holds
a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education and was one of only seven
majors awarded a performance certificate on graduation from the State
University of New York at Potsdam where she attended the Crane School of
Music. She began her career teaching elementary and high school music
before establishing a private studio for both voice and piano. She also
sang with the Pacific Chorale touring Europe and China, and appeared in
many other chorale presentations, before moving to the Pacific North
West in 1994. Marcia has continued her full time music career as both a
teacher and music director, and has found time to add a new interest: in
2002, with her husband and three others, she founded “Caring Clowns
International” a philanthropic organization that has donated to many
projects and organizations in underdeveloped countries. Marcia
believes that music is as essential to life as breathing – and learning
to sing properly begins with breathing.
Laurie Dunston
Laurie’s singing career began at the age of four, when she would sneak records onto her father’s stereo and belt along with the recordings. Since those early performances, this mezzo has refined her technique performing everything from opera to Tin Pan Alley classics on stages around the U.S. and Europe. She received a Bachelor's in Music from Pacific Union College and a Masters in Vocal Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College. Laurie has 25 plus years experience in conducting, teaching, accompanying and solo performances. After numerous years in the Napa Valley and Bay Area, she has returned to her hometown of Seattle to continue her performance and education pursuits. Laurie is a music and English faculty member at West Sound Academy.
• Flute: Beginner & Intermediate Ages 6+
• Piano: Beginner & Intermediate Ages 6+
• Voice: All Skill Levels Ages 12+
Jonathan Silvia
Jonathan Silvia (Bass-Baritone) is in high demand as an opera singer throughout the Puget Sound region. Formerly a member of the Seattle Opera Chorus, he has since joined Seattle Opera as a principle in Magic Flute and Traviata. He is hired regularly by a number of other local opera companies, such as Tacoma Opera, Vashon Opera, Bellevue Opera, Puget Sound Concert Opera, Skagit Opera, Kitsap Opera, and many more. With them he has performed Colline in La Bohème, Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Figaro in Le nozze di Figaro, Zuniga in Carmen, Filippo II in Don Carlo, Nilakantha in Lakmé, Fiesco in Simon Boccanegra, and Sam in Trouble in Tahiti, among others. In the summer of 2010, Mr. Silvia joined Des Moines Metro Opera as an Apprentice, covering the role of Banquo in Macbeth on the mainstage. There he also has the opportunity to sing the title role in the one-act opera Markheim by Carlisle Floyd - a role originally created for the famous bass Norman Treigle. The composer was in attendance. In October of 2009, Jonathan became a winner in the Western WA / Alaska district competition for the Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition, and competed as a Regional Finalist in February of 2010. He is a frequent soloist in the area and a professional in choral music, having sung with the Renaissance Singers, First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, Mercer Island Presbyterian Church, Plymouth Congregational Church, Cascadian Chorale, Issaquah Chorale, Annas Bay Music Festival, and the acclaimed Santa Fe Desert Chorale, to name a few. Always a teacher and advocate for singing, Jonathan has performed three seasons with Northwest Opera In Schools, Etc. (N.O.I.S.E.), an elementary school opera outreach program. He holds a degree from Lawrence University in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy (the teaching of private lessons) and has since maintained studios at home in Kent and throughout the area. Jonathan teaches from a classical and Italian perspective, integrating the latest in science research without throwing out the performance traditions of the last several hundred years. Breath, legato, and a clear tone become the focus, and are applied across all musical styles.
Justin Davis - Guitar
Justin Davis loves to teach guitar. It is fulfilling, joyful work he has done with success since he started teaching in 1999. Justin holds a BA degree in Music from Central Washington University, studied Jazz guitar performance at Cornish College of the Arts and Flamenco guitar with Miguel Serrano in Salamanca Spain.
Justin also enjoys a busy professional performing and recording career as the lead guitarist for Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs. His work with that band has lead to many exciting recent opportunities like performing alongside Guns ‘N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, and Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron and Mike McCready, the later of which has referred to Justin as “an awesome guitar player more people should know about.”
Peter Spencer - Guitar, Bass, Vocals
Peter Spencer is a fingerpicking guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Born
in Erie, Pennsylvania, he began his musical career in 1968 playing
harmonica in a blues band in Pittsburgh, but soon switched to solo
guitar. Peter spent the 1970s touring North America and Europe playing
old blues and ragtime. Then, in the early 1980s, he began writing songs,
co-founding the Greenwich Village Musicians Cooperative in NYC, where
he worked with artists like Suzanne Vega, John Gorka, Lucy Kaplanski,
Cliff Eberhardt, and Jack Hardy. After graduating from The Writing
Program at Columbia University in 1989, Peter retired from performing
and became a full-time music writer for magazines like Rolling Stone and
Sing Out. His book World Beat: A Listener's Guide to Contemporary World
Music on CD" was published by the Chicago Review Press in 1992. Peter
began playing publicly again in the late 90s and his 2000 release, "New
Hope and Wise Virgins" drew critical praise and radio airplay. In 2004
he moved to Bainbridge Island, releasing "Handsignal," another album of
original songs, in 2006. Later that year came "Gathering Light," an
album of Christmas music for solo guitar, and in 2007 he released "The
Blues Concert," a stripped-down album of original acoustic blues. His
most recent album of original songs, "From the Island," was released in
February, 2009.
Randy Parris - Guitar and Harp
Randy Parris began his musical career playing a variety of instruments
in a broad range of styles from a very young age. He followed his dream
and began studying general music and classical guitar at Central
Washington University where he also began to learn Lute and ancient
forms of music. After three years, an opportunity to own and run a music
store in Ellensburg interrupted his formal studies. It was at this time
as a store owner, he began his lifetime interest in the Harp and was
able to have a harp specially made, also developing his interest in
composing for the instrument. At the same time, his love of guitar
remained strong and as well running the store, he continued to play
regularly in touring bands and to do session work. Like many music
students, Randy had begun teaching while at college and now applied his
formal training and opportunity as an entrepreneur, to establish himself
as a music teacher with his own instruction studio based at his store.
Since then, he has never looked back and even during periods when
travelling with his harp, or busy with managing his business, teaching
music emerged as his central passion and profession by choice and he is
as comfortable teaching electric guitar to a budding rock star as he is
with the meditative and mellow harp, for which he composes prolifically.
Randy feels that teaching music theory and technique through the
student’s chosen style and preferences is very important approach.
Roger Ferguson - Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle and Bass
Northwest native and Bainbridge resident, Roger Ferguson, currently teaches guitar and bass at Olympic College in Poulsbo. In 1978 as a music major, he joined the faculty of Olympic College and (after re-writing the syllabus) began teaching the guitar classes there. Roger is a national flatpick guitar champion and acoustic string multi-instrumentalist, whose forty years of playing, teaching and exploring acoustic music of all kinds has steadily earned him a reputation as a world-class player and gifted music teacher. Roger offers beginning, through advanced, music instruction - in various styles - to all students (12 yrs and older). While any expertise is in Acoustic Americana/Roots music, (Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Trad Jazz, Swing, etc.) he's equally comfortable with electric guitar repertoire (Jazz, Rock, Blues, etc), along with the latest from Youtube. Noted as a patient teacher, who will go over and over a passage, lick, or concept until students are confident they know it, Roger fosters independent learners by showing HOW to learn. With a down-to-earth teaching style, he has taught several who have gone on to become professional musicians, audio engineers, and/or music educators. Many of Roger's instructional articles have been published in "Guitar Player Magazine". He is featured, along with BB King, Steve Vai, Al Dimeola, John McLaughlin, et al. in GP Magazine's compilation book, "Licks and Lessons from the World's Greatest Guitar Players and Teachers". He has toured the U.S. - performed in a duo with Mark O'Connor - "opened" for many Greats, including - Taj Mahal, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Doc Watson and Laurence Juber... and performs with several bands as well. Roger runs his own recording studio and in addition to CD projects, has recorded a lot of music for videos. Audio post clients include Boeing, Wilcox Farms, and the Washington Thoroughbred Association. Roger has also recorded and composed music for many nationally televised PBS documentaries - some of which were awarded Emmys for the music scores. Formal musical training includes two years of classical performance, composition and analysis at Olympic College with private instruction from Don Mock - of the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT). Two years of Jazz improvisation with Floyd Standifer - previously w/Quincy Jones, and later - two years of performance with Jeff Morrison - former head of the jazz re-harmonization department at the Berklee School of Music in Boston.
Alan Simcoe - Classical Guitar, Jazz Guitar, Lute, Music Theory
Alan Simcoe began playing rock guitar at the age of 13, performing in numerous bands through high school and college. At eighteen he began
studying classical guitar, and went on to obtain a Bachelor of Music degree in classical guitar performance. He performed in
master classes for Michael Lorimer, David Russell and George Sakelarriou among others. He is a former music faculty member
of Central Oregon Community College in Bend, Oregon, and Western State College in Monmouth. Alan has been teaching privately on
Bainbridge Island since 1991 and continues to perform locally. Among his many projects, he is guitarist, arranger and composer with latin jazz/dance band, 'Grupo
Meridional'. In 2009 Alan was nominated an Island Treasure by the Bainbridge Island
Arts and Humanities Council for his artistic contributions to the island community.
Leah Irby - Violin, Viola and Smart
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Leah is an active performer, composer, arranger, teacher and entrepreneur. She finished her music degree in Viola Performance at the University of Washington where she also studied jazz improvisation and learned to play the Sanshin, an instrument from Okinawa. She has 14 years experience as a certificated teacher with Central Kitsap School District and several of her private students have participated in the Washington State Solo Contest, and her chamber music students have also participated in the Washington State Ensemble Contest. She has performed with Everett Symphony, Bremerton Symphony, Bainbridge Orchestra and Soundview String Quartet.
Carson Farley - Cello
Carson Farley began cello studies in the 7th grade and was awarded a scholarship to the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. He also began playing the electric bass and performing with bands. He moved to Los Angeles in his sophomore year and continued cello and composition study with renowned cellist Gretchen Geber and Cal State Northridge composer George Heussenstamm. Carson has perfromed with orchestras, chamber groups, jazz bands, pop bands, and toured in California, Nevada, Hawaii, Washington, Alaska, and South Korea. After moving to Seattle he continued performing as a professional musician and attended the University of Washington graduating with a BA in music theory and history. Carson also composes music for video and has professional composer credits for video music projects. He performs regularly in the Seattle area as cellist, bassist, guitarist, and composer. In addition to performing, Carson has ten years of experience teaching cello, bass, guitar, compostion/theory and music technology.
Justinne Jeanotte - Violin and Viola
Justine was born in Alkmaar, The Netherlands, where she began her violin studies at the age of eight. She received her Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from Pacific Lutheran University. She has had a private teaching studio since 1998, and currently teaches strings classes at the Madrona School. Past teaching positions have included Orchestra Director at West Sound Academy and Music Consultant for the Auburn School District. She had a subbing position in the Tacoma Symphony, currently plays with the Bainbridge Symphony, has performed in BPA's Chamber Music Series, and has a violin/guitar duo with her husband Paul. Although classically trained, she now plays and records in two rock bands, "Paundy and Before Cars", and has recently returned from a European tour.
Quinton Morris - Violin
Quinton Morris enjoys a multifaceted career as concert violinist, chamber musician, educator, artistic/executive director and founder of the Young Eight, America’s only touring string octet. He has performed solo recitals and concerti and chamber music around the world: the United States, the Middle East, Europe, Australia, Asia and Africa. As a recitalist and collaborator, he performs and lectures frequently at Seattle’s Town Hall, Seattle Chamber Music Society and other esteemed venues around the county. Notable performances include concerto performances with the Seattle, Thalia, North Carolina, Kennington Youth, Tacoma Youth and Renton Youth Symphonies, and Orchestra Seattle. Most recently, he presented his recital debut at Carnegie Hall to great acclaim. Dedicated to music education, Dr. Morris has given master classes around the world to music students at some of the most respected music schools and institutions including the Sydney Conservatory (Australia), Dong-eui University (Korea), Henri Faure Conservatory (France), Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto) and Bloemendal Youth Symphony Orchestra (South Africa). His students have garnered top ratings at various music competitions and attend various music schools. Dr. Morris began his studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, where he studied Pre-Law and violin privately with Rachel Jordan. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from The North Carolina School of the Arts and a Master of Music degree from The Boston Conservatory. He also earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied violin with Daniel Ching, first violinist of the Miró String Quartet.
Carey Rayburn - Trumpet
Trained
under world renown Trumpeter Allen Vizzutti as well as David Gordon,
Principal Trumpet of the Seattle Symphony, Carey attended the University
of Washington to receive a Bachelor of Music Performance in the field of
Trumpet Performance. Over the years he has performed in numerous
groups, touring through the West Coast and to Puerto Rico with Jazz
bands, several rock and roll groups and with the US Airforce Reserve
Concert Band as a guest musician. In Seattle he plays in
several ensembles including the Puget Sound Orchestra and
Everett Savoyards Theatre. In addition he is an
active freelancartist, doing studio recordings, musicals, and
performing and writing arrangements for several different groups. "In
order to grow as a musician it is imperative that a player must know
what they wish to sound like. Practicing will always create technical
improvement but it is through careful recognition of ones personal
playing that musical growth can be made. In this respect I strive to
make each student be self-aware of both the sound they are making of
the sound that they would like to make and for these two to become the
same. Strive for each note to be as beautiful as possible! "
Jessie Polin - Flute
Flutist Jessie Polin holds a Master of Music from the University of Washington and Bachelor of Music from Arizona State University. At UW, she performed regularly as principal flute with the UW Symphony Orchestra and the UW Contemporary Ensemble. In 2009, Jessie was a winner of the UW Concerto Competition, and she performed with the Symphony as a soloist in 2010. She also performs with the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra, the Seattle Modern Orchestra, Sakura Winds, and is a substitute musician with the Tacoma Symphony. A dedicated teacher, Jessie maintains an active teaching schedule, both privately and as a sectional coach for band programs in the Seattle area. Jessie's teachers include Donna Shin, Zart Dombourian-Eby and Elizabeth Buck.
Dave Carson - Saxophone & Clarinet
Dave is one of the most well renowned saxophonists in the Northwest. He
has played with many greats, Mel Torme and Smokey Robinson just to name
a few and is a Graduate of the Armed Forces School of Music (Berklee
College of Music Subsidiary) performing for four years with the Navy
Jazz Band. He is a professional music instructor who develops young and
adult musicians who understand all types and styles of music. Many of
his students go on to play at the highest possible level as part of
school and community groups and as superb soloists. His students have
gone on to win or place at the WMEA state and regional level
competitions, becoming strong candidates for any college music program.
While his students continue to dominate the top bands in the area, as a
current performer himself, Dave now leads the "Dave Carson Band" and
Olympic Peninsula's premier rock band, "Soul Siren"
Stefan Van Sant - Clarinet
Stefan Van Sant, a Seattle native, received his Bachelor of Music degree in Clarinet Performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. While studying at Eastman, his major teachers were Jon Manasse and Kenneth Grant. His major influences also include Sean Osborn, Laurie DeLuca, Jennifer Nelson, Yehuda Gilad, and Charles Neidich.
After moving to Seattle earlier this year, he regularly performs with the Rainier Symphony, Seattle Modern Orchestra and is on the substitute list for the Seattle Symphony and the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra.
An advocate of education, he maintains a private clarinet studio and teaches at 'Soundbridge: The Seattle Symphony Music Discovery Center' the heart of Benaroya Hall's music education department. He organizes and coordinates education events at Benaroya Hall. He was heavily involved with 'Music For All' in Rochester, NY -- a chamber music program dedicated to outreach in Rochester audiences. He collaborated with interpretive dancers and painters in Geneva, NY performing works by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, Shulamit Ran, and N. Paganini for an Arts Triathlon Recital in Smith Hall.
In a continued effort to support new composers and new music, he premiered Robert Pierzak's '...only remaining mouths...' for clarinet and string quartet. He has performed works by many living composers such as Yehudi Wyner, Beat Furrur, Shulamit Ran, Hiroki Mori, Chen Yi, John Adams, Steve Reich, and Baljinder Sekon. He performed on Baljinder Sekhon's award winning chamber piece, 'Trace.' He also performed with 'Ossia New Music' and 'Musica Nova' in Rochester, NY.
He has made appearances with the National Orchestral Institute in College Park, MD, where he performed in the faculty chamber recital. He performed at the International Festival-Institute at Round Top in Round Top, TX, where his chamber groups were awarded honors, Northwest Mahler Festival Orchestra, The Aria International Summer Academy, and the Marrowstone Music Festival in Bellingham, WA in which he performed with the faculty.
He has worked with conductors Michael Stern, Andrew Litton, Pascal Verrot, Gergley Vajda, Charles Olivieri-Munroe, James Stern, Neil Varon, and Dale Clevenger. He has collaborated with artists such as Frank Morelli, Chris Gekker, Violine Melacon, Francine Petersen, and Jeffrey Gilliam.
He resides in Edmonds, WA while freelancing, practicing, and teaching.
Terry Marsh - Percussion
Terry
is well known in the Kitsap music community and has the reputation of
being a very well rounded drummer and instructor. Terry got his
musical start in the Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps. He finished
his percussion performance degree at Washington State University in
1997. He then won an audition with the prestigious Air Force Band of
Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. While in Boston, Marsh was a regular
with many local jazz and rock bands. He and his wife Tracie, were
members of the New Hampshire Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2001 to 2004,
Terry and Tracie toured the world on board cruise ships. Being members
of theatre show bands, the couple backed up numerous performers and
entertainers. Moving to Poulsbo in 2004, Terry found a nitch amongst
advanced level drum students and school marching percussion programs.
Since 2004, the Den has produced 7 state champions and has helped many
students move onto college level music programs. Currently, Marsh is a
member of “Soul Siren”, “Hit Sensation”, the Jazz Ambassadors, and runs
the Drummers Den. .
Stuart Williams - Fiddle, Mandolin and
Claw-Hammer Banjo
Stuart
Williams of Seattle, WA has played fiddle for old time country, square
and contra dances in the NW for some 35 years - from Flash in the Pan in
the '70's to Pleasures of Home in the '90's with numerous duets, trios
and larger bands along the way. Inspired as a teenager by local
traditional fiddlers at square dances in southwestern Michigan, he took
up the fiddle in the early '70's. Seeking out the older local players,
first in Michigan, than Oregon and the NW, he's made a life's study of
the Midwestern and Northwestern dance fiddle traditions. These fiddlers
drove the dancers with age old bowing techniques which were adapted to
playing without the benefit of modern accompaniment or electronics. From
them he has absorbed a wide range of traditional styles. Northern jigs
and reels merge with driving Missouri hoedowns as well as Scandinavian
and Western influenced couple dances. A well known teacher in Seattle
and on Bainbridge Island, he has also conducted workshops and classes
throughout the Northwest and in Michigan, written for Fiddler Magazine
and produced fiddle events and recordings for The Washington Old Time
Fiddlers Association, Northwest Folklife and Voyager Music. His oral
history and music compilations, “The Washington Traditional Fiddlers
Project: Vols I - III” are among Northwest Folklife's perennial best
sellers. Most recently, he has co-authored (with Brid Nowlan) “Roses in
Winter- A Celebration of Fiddlers in Washington State” and “The
Evergreen Fiddler Tune Books - Volumes I & II.”
Jane Landstra - Violin, Fiddle
Jane
Landstra has K-12 CA & WA Teaching Credentials,and an Education
Major-Music minor from UC Berkely. She is an active recording artist and
professional musician (Country Capers, Berkeley Scottish Players).Jane
has an all round approach to teaching music with a unique speciality in
teaching Celtic & Nordic music. She draws from a broad perspective of
sources with rich musical experiences. Mentors include James O'Brien of
San Fransisco, quartet player violinist, UC Berkeley String teacher
Education program Suzuki style proponent, Mr.Starr and Mr.Suzuki. Also,
internationally acclaimed master folk musicians-mentors, Buddy
MacMaster, Jerry Holland, Kalle Almlov, Pal Olle Dyrsmed and Tom
Anderson among others. Her classical piano background allows her to
accompany her students and as a solo vocalist, Jane involves her
students in singing during the learning process. She offers her students
workshops with visiting master players, student/group performance at
dances and local festivals. Jane began working with students in 1975, &
continues teaching adults and youth as a Public District teacher,
professional musician & composer.
Eddie Williams - Recording and Sound Engineering
Eddie Williams has been in the music scene on Bainbridge Island over 16 years. A former radio DJ and local music director on KROQ-FM in Los Angeles, he moved to the Island in 1994, and soon opened his own home studio. He has recorded scores of Islander's CDs, as well as compilation projects for Seabold Second Saturday and the Bainbridge Arts & Humanities Council. He is the official sound man for the Bainbridge Island Park District, where you've probably seen him at Waterfront Park on hot August Wednesdays, running the mixer. Additionally, he has worked for the Bainbridge Island Teen Center for 10 years, as both facility supervisor and providing sound for Battle of the Bands and No More Schoolapalooza. He is also house sound man and booking agent for the Treehouse Cafe in Lynwood Center, where he designed and installed the sound system. He has recorded or furnished sound for The Bainbridge Bluegrass Festival, Centrum Jazz at Port Townsend, the Pike Street Market Busker's Fair, Bainbridge Performing Arts, St. Cecilia's Choir, Grace Episcapol Church, The Chamber of Commerce, and Bainbridge High School, to name a few. In his spare time, Eddie is a guitarist, harmonica player and songwriter who has released two CDs, and performed with many of the Island's finest musicians. He received a certificate in record engineering from the Recording Workshop of Ohio in 1995 and served his studio apprenticeship at Bismeaux Studios, owned by Asleep At The Wheel's Ray Benson, in Austin, Texas.
Steve Newton - Bass, Guitar and MIDI
Steve is an extremely prolific and eclectic musician and teacher, drawing from a well of expertise ranging from electric bass and guitar to voice, theatre and MIDI technology. He was educated at the University of Miami, Florida, receiving a BA in Electric Bass Jazz performance, and has worked as musical director for numerous theatre productions including “Hedwig”, “Buttrock Suites” and “What You Sing Might Save You”. His mastery of recording and technology has allowed him to develop numerous CDs, DVDs and music tracks for video games such as X-Com Interceptor. With twenty years of teaching and playing experience, Steve is a popular teacher among his teen and young adult students and is a founder of IMC’s Rock!Camp and Rock!Lab where he ensures that his students have good opportunities to perform, practice and play with others.