Background
He as well as her father, who is a drummer and devoted to jazz, considerably influenced her early musical life.
He as well as her father, who is a drummer and devoted to jazz, considerably influenced her early musical life.
She received her B.M. in clarinet from Indiana University and her M.M. from Northwestern University where she studied with Robert Marcellus.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio she began her musical training with Angelo Fortini. A year of lessons with Larry Combs also had a profound impact on her musical development. In 1985 she received a Fulbright Grant to study in Germany, where she obtained an Artist Diploma from the Freiburg Conservatory.
Foreign many years she was active as a chamber musician, soloist, orchestral player and teacher.
She has performed in the Spoleto, Tanglewood and Aspen Music Festivals, as well as in orchestras in Germany and Switzerland. Her passion lies in the combination of stories and music