Musical Influences: Loreena McKennitt, Sarah Brightman, Mark O'Connor, Leahy, Sting, Oscar Lopez, Elizabeth Bekolay, Dianne Bekolay, Joey Lorer, Trio Mediæval, my most recent teachers: Sheila Scott, soprano (voice), & Linda Bardutz, cellist (violin).

Other Musical Inspirations: Sarah Slean, Joanne Shenandoah, Arvo Part, Metallica (Master of Puppets album - I LOVE Orion!), The Sisters of Mercy, Rachel Barton Pine, Viktoria Mullovah, Jasper Wood, Joshua Bell, Carissa Klopoushak.

Hobbies & fun stuff: walking, dancing: The Big Fat Ass Dance Class® by Aileen Hayden, Sleeping! (when I have time for it), sewing, painting, paper-making - in my dreams - no time currently, music, music, and more music: Troubadours du Bois (renaissance recorder group), Voci Strane (choral group - mostly renaissance music), Gorgons (vocal group with Gillian Snider & Kathleen Brannen), Wilma (blues/rock band - http://www.wilmagroenen.com/ ), PhDivas (dance band), occasionally backing up my friends Ash Jones & Gene McCrea with violin harmonies, & singing in another vocal group with my sister Elizabeth and my friend Kari.

Awards in music, hobbies, work - grade 4 RCM Silver Medal (1984), Gold medal for highest mark in Associate Diploma with Royal Conservatory of Toronto - in Voice Performance (2006).

Degrees: - Bachelor of Music in Music Education (BMusEd), Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Toronto (ARCT)

Favourite Quote:- "The grass may look greener on the other side, but ... it's just as hard to cut" - Little Richard