I Have been involved in music since my youth. I was a church organist in my teens and then went on to study guitar, accordion, voice, piano, and harpsichord. I began my harp studies thirteen years ago during my training to be a Music Thanatologist.  My specialty is the music of the Celtic Isles and also that of the Medieval (Gregorian Chant, Cantigas, Laude, Estampie) and Renaissance periods. I have a deep love for the American music of the Shaker and Shape Note traditions.

I graduated from New York University (NYC) in 1984 with a BFA in Photography and went on to study theater arts. I graduated from the Chalice of Repose Project's School of Music-Thanatology (Missoula, MT) in 1996 at which time I moved to Seattle to start a practice (Sacred Harmonies) with my colleague Jeri Howe. In 2001 I moved to the Portland area and was invited to join SACREDFLIGHT, a music thanatology practice in Portland. I am now working as a Music Thanatologist at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, Oregon.

I have been performing for a number of years and have been part of ensembles which have recorded two CDs: "Geography of the Soul" (1996) and "Dance Music of Western Europe: 1450 - 1650"  (1999). I have recently completed work on my first solo CD: "The Wayfaring Pilgrim" and was music director and co-producer of the CD: "Loom Of Love" , a creative musical collaboration with music-thanatologists from around the Pacific Northwest.  Both of these CDs released in the Fall of 2005. I have also completed four books of music arranged for harp and voice which is also listed on my product pages. Thank you.