Education<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Graduated in Voice Performance<\/strong> from the Applied Music<\/strong> program at<\/p>\n\n\n\n East Los Angeles Community College<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Studied Voice<\/strong> with Ms Katharina Kruger, <\/strong>Ms Judith Townsend, <\/strong>Ms Lori Stinson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduated in Piano<\/strong> at Conservatory of L\u2019Aquila<\/strong>, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graduated in Music Theory<\/strong> at Conservatory of Rome<\/strong>, Italy<\/p>\n\n\n\n Self taught Accordion<\/strong> player since 1989<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2026\u00a0\u00a0 Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Eagle Rock Public Library, Music Without Border, 3rd<\/sup> installment; Pasadena Folk Dance Coop Party Nights); Solo vocal performance at Temple City Christian Church<\/strong>, CA, Palm Sunday;<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2025\u00a0\u00a0 Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(2 private parties, Pasadena;Awareness Center, Pasadena; Ice Cream Social, Eagle Rock Historic Society: Eagle Rock Public Library, World Music Concert; Pasadena Folk Dance Coop Party Nights); Potluck Band<\/strong>, at Fall Folk Dance Camp, Simi Valley, CA; 2 Eagle RockLibrary Open Mic music with Tom Louie<\/strong> and other guests; Highland Park Music at the Market<\/strong> with Tom Louie (3 performances);<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2024 Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Eagle Rock Historical Society, Ice Cream Social and Pasadena Folk Dance Coop Party Nights); Solo vocal performance at Temple City Christian Church, CA, Palm Sunday; Solo performances at Spring and Fall<\/strong> Musicale<\/strong>, Cheryl Cates\u2019 private residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023 Various Performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong>; Solo vocal performances at Temple City Christian Church, CA, Easter Sunday, December; 2 performances with Banna Beag Mall <\/strong>(HOA party in Highland Park; Traditional Folk Gathering in Monrovia); concert with Potluck Band <\/strong>at Fall Folk Dance Camp, Simi Valley, CA; Solo performance at Musicale<\/strong>, Cheryl Cates\u2019 private residence; Christmas Carols, voice and accordion, at The Grove, Garden Grove, CA; musical cameos with Tom Louie and solo at various readings (Eagle Rock Library, L.A.; Flor y Canto, Pasadena); Sing Along (conductor) at Folk Dance Statewide 2023, San Pedro<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2022 Solo vocal performance at Temple City Christian Church, CA, Palm Sunday and Christmas; Festival \u201cEntre Vivos Y Muertos,\u201d Mariposa ArtEspacio, Tijuana, Mexico, November; Various Performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong>; concert with Potluck Band <\/strong>at Fall Folk Dance Camp, Simi Valley, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2021 Various Performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong>; concert with Potluck Band <\/strong>at Fall Folk Dance Camp, Simi Valley, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2020 Winter Festival Concert with Fifth Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2019 Vocal Solo at Temple City Christian Church<\/strong>, El Monte, CA, December Celebration; Solo singing and accordion @ Autumn Salon, Caf\u00e9 LaDoMi; <\/strong>L.A.<\/strong>; Cal Phil Chorus, Carmen Goes To The Movies, Walt<\/strong> Disney Concert Hall<\/strong>, L.A.; Cal Phil Chorus, Bastille Day Concert, Walt<\/strong> Disney Concert Hall<\/strong>, L.A; Solo vocal performance at Temple City Christian Church, CA, May Service; Solo accordion performance at the Xiem Gallery<\/strong>, Pasadena, Spring and Fall Open Studios; Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Winter Festival, Ice Cream Social) and the Jimm Juback Trio<\/strong> (Lyric Flames, Pasadena); <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2018 Mahler Symphony #2, Revolution\/Resurrection, SouthEast Symphony, at Royce Hall<\/strong> L.A., CA; Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Winter Festival, Ice Cream Social); Solo accordion performance at the Xiem Gallery<\/strong>, Pasadena;;<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2017 Brahms German Requiem, cond. Nancy Holland, at UCC Studio City<\/strong> and at the Hall of Liberty, <\/strong>Burbank, CA; Winter Musicale at Cheryl Cates Residence<\/strong> accompanied by Rick and Lucie Cofield, Pasadena Wagner At The Movies, Choral Concert with CalPhil, Disney Hall<\/strong>, Los Angeles; Solo Singing of S. Houston \u2018Stars I Shall Find\u2019 at Temple City\u2019s First Christian Church<\/strong> and Pasadena\u2019s Troop Church<\/strong> (Earth Day Celebration); Elizabethan Songs Recital, acc. Richard Cofield, Lake View Terrace Library<\/strong>, CA; Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Folk Dance Coop, Winter Festival, Eagle Rock Historical Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2016 Rutter Gloria, small chorus, UCC Studio City<\/strong>, CA, Nancy Holland Conductor;<\/p>\n\n\n\n Elizabethan Songs acc. R. Coflield, Shakespeare Club<\/strong> of Pasadena, CA; Easter and Christmas Concerts at First Christian Church<\/strong>, Temple City; Urban Echoes<\/strong> with Urban Voices<\/strong>, Skid Row, L.A.; Solo Accordion show for Xiem Gallery, <\/strong>Pasadena; Carmina Burana with South East Symphony<\/strong>, L.A.; Winter and Summer Musicale at Cheryl Cates Residence<\/strong> accompanied by Rick Cofield<\/p>\n\n\n\n Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Folk Dance Coop, Winter Festival, Eagle Rock Historical Society, Altadena Zorthian Ranch);<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2015 Beethoven Choral Fantasy with South East Symphony<\/strong>, L.A.; Solo Italian accordion and song, Italian Festival, <\/strong>San Pedro; WindSong<\/strong> <\/strong>in concert, soprano solo, @ The Mc Groarty Arts Center, Tujunga and @The Onion, North Hills, CA; Mozart Requiem, UCC Studio City, CA, Nancy Holland<\/strong> Conductor; St Patrick Day and Lummis Day performances with Banna Beag Mal: <\/strong>Italian Solo Accordion show for Casa Italiana<\/strong>, Los Angeles and Xiem Arts Center<\/strong>; Various Performances with Fifth Friday <\/strong>(Folk Dance Coop, Winter Festival, Eagle Rock Historical Society);<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2014 2 Gala Recitals for Ms Townsend Studio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Solo accordion performance at the Xiem Gallery<\/strong>, Pasadena<\/p>\n\n\n\n Schubert Mass in G, UCC Studio City, CA, Nancy Holland<\/strong> Conductor<\/p>\n\n\n\n Solo accordion performance (Italian Folk) at the Aegis of Laguna Niguel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 4th of July Concert for First Christian Church<\/strong>, Temple City, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lummis Day and Granada Hills Relay for Cancer Performances with Banna Beag Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> (Winter Folkdance Festival, Eagle Rock Historic Society Ice Cream Social, Folk Dance Coop)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nancy Holland<\/strong> Senior Conductor Recital at USC, chorus and solos (Isabella Leonarda, Vespers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Spring Concerts at Pasadena City College with Donald Brinegar Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jenny Wong Senior Conductor Recital, with Donald Brinegar Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Rajvon Moore Senior Conductor Recital, with Donald Brinegar Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Beethoven 9th<\/sup> Synphony and M. Lauridsend Nocturnes and Winter Songs, Ambassador Auditorium, Pasadena, with Donald Brinegar Singers<\/strong> and Pasadena Symphony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2013 Christmas concert for First Christian Church<\/strong>, Temple City<\/p>\n\n\n\n Choral Christmas Concert with S. Monica Symphony<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Fall Choral Recital and Holiday Concert with PCC Chamber Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Choral Festival at CalState LA with PCC Chamber Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPasadena Under The Stars\u201d with PCC Chamber Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> (Winter Folkdance Festival, Eagle Rock Historic Society Ice Cream Social)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Un Ballo in Maschera <\/strong>by Vineyard Touring Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Gala Recital of Ms Townsend Studio<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3 recitals in the ELAC Applied Music Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 concerts with ELAC Chamber Chorale (Vivaldi\/Gloria;Bach\/Magnificat)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Noah\u2019s Fludde <\/strong>by LA Opera Community projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2012 Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> and Banna Beag Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Solo accordion performances for private parties and Xiem Studio openings<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Carmen <\/strong>by Beyond the Stage Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Marta <\/strong>(adapt. of Marco) in Gianni Schicchi <\/strong>by Vineyard Touring Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Chorus in Rigoletto <\/strong>by Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Tosca <\/strong>by Vineyard Touring Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Christmas Concerts and Spring Concerts with ELAC Chamber Chorale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n USC <\/strong>and CSULA Choral Festivals <\/strong>with ELAC Chamber Chorale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Soprano solo in Britten, Hymn to the Virgin <\/strong>for ELAC Chamber Chorale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>6 recitals in the ELAC Applied Music Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2011 Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> (Eagle Rock Art Center, Fountain<\/p>\n\n\n\n View Retirement Home, Troop Church in Pasadena) and Banna Beag Mall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (Eagle Rock Farmers market, Mr T Pub, Wisteria Festival in Sierra Madre,<\/p>\n\n\n\n First Christian Church in Studio City, Iranian New Year Gala Event)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Dido and Aeneas <\/strong>by Celestial Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Featured Chorus in Suor Angelica <\/strong>by Celestial Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Cavalleria Rusticana <\/strong>by Vineyard Touring Opera<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Turandot <\/strong>by Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Pagliacci <\/strong>by Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Don Giovanni <\/strong>by Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Christmas Concerts with ELAC Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>3 recitals in the ELAC Applied Music Program<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>2 Gala Recitals with the Studio of Ms Judith Townsend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2010 Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> (Eagle Rock Art Center,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Troop Church in Pasadena, private parties in Pasadena) and Banna Beag Mall <\/strong>(Rotary Club, Celtic Art Center, Waldorf School, various Farmers Markets and Restaurants, private party in San Francisco, radio fund raisers in Glendale, Aztech Hotel in Monrovia)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Solo accordion performances as Karagoz<\/strong> (Park Plaza Senior Living, Xiem Clay Center, First Presbiterian Church in Temple City, Goodland Art Gallery in Goleta)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus and solo in the \u201cMadrigal\u201d in Manon Lescaut <\/strong>by Casa Italiana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Christmas Concert with Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in La Gioconda <\/strong>by Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Covered Marcellina<\/strong> and featured chorus in The Marriage of Figaro <\/strong>by<\/p>\n\n\n\n Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>2 Gala Recitals with the Studio of Ms Judith Townsend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Norma <\/strong>by Casa Italiana Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2009 Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> (Eagle Rock Art Center, Eagle Rock Library, Unitarian Church in El Monte, Troop Church in Pasadena) and Banna Beag Mall <\/strong>(Celtic Festival at the Aztech Hotel in Monrovia, Wisteria Festival in Sierra Madre, Mr T Pub in Highland Park, Ireland 32 Pub, la Salle High School, Westminster Gardens, Glendale Unity Fest)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accordion performances as Karagoz <\/strong>(solo) with Karagoz<\/strong> and with Gypsy Karagoz<\/strong> (The Living Room Gallery in Pasadena \u2013 \u201cOf flowers and thorns, Italian Folk Songs<\/strong>\u201d), Mama\u2019s Restaurant, Xiem, Pearlman Cabin in Idilwald, Pasadena Ice House)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chorus in Yanked fro the Harem <\/strong>by Celestial Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/strong>Chorus in Faust <\/strong>by Celestial Opera Company<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All Beethoven <\/strong>and Madrigals and Spirituals <\/strong>with Pasadena Pro Musica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2008 Various performances with Fifth Friday<\/strong> (South Pasadena Conservatory, Pasadena City College, Valley Waldorf School, Troop Church in Pasadena) and Banna Beag Mall <\/strong>(Monrovia Relay for cancer, Monrovia Summer Nights, Concert for the Homeless in Noho, Pasadena Day of Music, Celtic Celebration at CalState L.A., Arcadia Coldwell Bankers Benefit, Holiday Celebrations in Sierra Madre, Ireland 32 Pub in Noho, Arboretum Volunteer\u2019s Gala, Waldorf School Winter Fair)<\/p>\n\n\n\n