Bettie Louise Ross-Blumer

Background

Ross-Blumer, Bettie Louise was born on May 12, 1948 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Jack Wayland Ross and Margaret Cregar (Stryker) McCartney.

Education

Student, Trinity College, London, Los Angeles, 1953-1960; student, California State University, Northridge, 1966-1968, 69-71; student, Jamie Faunt School Creative Music, 1979-1981, 86-87; studies with Doctor Philip Springer, Eddy L. Manson, Los Angeles, 1973-1974; studies with Mario Feninger, 1990.

Career

Keyboardist, various bands, musicals, and plays teacher piano, pipe organ, organ, synthesizers, music theory accompanist, various school orchestras, choral groups keyboardist, Melissa Manchester United States Tour, 1980; keyboardist, Bellamy Brothers United States Tour, 1976; conductor, Bellamy Brothers Fifth Annual Tokyo Music Festival, 1976; pipe organist, various Southern California churches, since 1963; organist, Encino (California) Cmty. Church, 1990-1994; organist, Pacific Palisades Cmty. United Methodist Church, Woodland Hills, California, 1994-1995; organist, Our Lady of Grace, Encino, 1995-1996; organist, Emmanual Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, California, since 1996; keyboardist, synthesist, composer, Celestial Navigations on Nouveau Records, since 1996.

Organist/pianist for various Los Angeles temples, since 1992. Choir director, pianistTemple Kol Tikvah, Woodland Hills, California, 1993-1996, Temple Ahavat Shalom, since 1996. Music preparation assistant to composer arranger David Campbell, since 1995, assisting with recordings for Journey, Aerosmith, Billy Joel, Cracker's concert with Richmond Symphony, Linda Ronstadt, Dan Fogelberg, Joe Cocker, Subaru commercials, Jennifer Warnes, Jon Bon Jovi, Tanya Tucker, films Grace of My Heart, The Eighth Day, Savior.

Suzy Bogguss, John Berry, Japanese artists, Anri, Himuro and Miyuki, others. Additional music preparation work for Chicago, songwriter Tom Snow, producer Stix Hooper, Edgar Winter for Ora Bat Chaim and clarenitist Giora Feidman with Brandenburg Symphony, Germany. Arranger Karen Black's one woman show, 1996.

Achievements

• Bettie Louise Ross-Blumer has been listed as a notable Musician, composer, songwriter by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Producer 1st and 2nd annual Baby Golf Classic for newborn intensive care unit Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1984, 85. Member American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, NARAS, Songwriters and Composers Association (president 1986-1991), American Guild Organists, National Academy Songwriters, Los Angeles Women in Music (board directors 1991-1993), Leaders in Film and Entertainment, Musicians Union.

Connections

Married Franklin P. Blumer. Children: Noelle Bezart Simeon, Margaux Andrea Simeon. Stepchildren: Leslie Syniec, Omer Theodore Simeon III, Eric Albert Simeon.

Father:

Jack Wayland Ross McCartney

Mother:

Margaret Cregar (Stryker) McCartney

Spouse:

Franklin P. Blumer

child:

Noelle Bezart Simeon Ross-Blumer

child:

Leslie Syniec Ross-Blumer

child:

Omer Theodore Simeon III Ross-Blumer

child:

Margaux Andrea Simeon Ross-Blumer

child:

Eric Albert Simeon Ross-Blumer