Accompanists for Hire
Louise Bettner
Can perform classical & basic jazz styles. Adept at sight-reading and playing from lead sheets (improvisation).
Ben Dorfan
All styles including classical, jazz, rock, pop and musical theater. Specialty in choral accompanying.
Colin Hannon
UCSC staff accompanist, musical theater pianist/music director, church music director. All styles of music.
Nicki Kerns
Excellent sight-reader, fluent in classical, pop, jazz and musical theater.
Lynn Kidder
Instrumental, vocal, & choral. Classical, pop, and show tunes. Vocal coaching: Italian, French, German and Latin.
Carol Panofsky
Reads figured bass and can improvise RH accompaniments from a bass line. Can tune a harpsichord.
Other Musicians for Hire
Louise Bettner – Piano
Perform at parties, church events, fund raisers, etc. Classical & jazz idioms.
Mary Jane Cope – Piano, Presenter
Available as presenter, collaborator, chamber musician, duo/duet pianist, soloist (specialty 20th/21st century music).
Ben Dorfan – Piano, Composition and Arranging
Piano solo, chamber music, composition and arranging in multiple styles.
Roger Emanuels – Cello
Available for solo cello performance for private occasions.
Rose Georgi – Piano
Entertainment with classical, pops, film & show tunes, jazz music for parties or special occasions.
Nicki Kerns – Piano, string bass, electric bass, voice
Cocktail/background pianist for special events. And The Raytones: children’s rock band; jazz or classic rock for adults.
Lynn Kidder – Piano
Solo, duo-piano and chamber. Classical, pop, ragtime, showtunes, cocktail.
Nancy Kvam – Violin
All musical genres. Music for special occasions/weddings. String duo, trio, quartet. Violinist in Santa Cruz Symphony.
Carol Panofsky – Oboe, early winds, Piano
Oboe, d’amore, Eng horn: 440
Baroque oboe, d’amore, da caccia: 415
Renaissance, transitional, baroque recorders: 440 & 415
Classical oboe: 430
Classical oboe: 430
Vivian Simon – Flute
Available for concerts & special events. Brazilian, Latin, Jazz band. Also Classical duo, trio, quartet. Videos at www.sambacruz.com
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