Jeffrey Hoefler  -   Trumpet, Guitar. Percussion

Jeffrey is one of the most active free-lance trumpeters in the New England area. His activities range from commercial work to performing with jazz, theater, wind and orchestral groups such as the Reagle Players, Massachusetts Wind Orchestra and Boston Chamber Ensemble.

Jeff has appeared as soloist with the Symphony by the Sea, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, Metropolitan Wind Symphony, Hillyer Festival Orchestra

In addition to his career as a trumpeter, he plays guitar and sings with pop and rock bands throughout New England.

Dennis Murphy – Mandolin, Flute, Bass

Dennis has been performing music as well as producing videos in the Boston area for commercial, educational and community organizations since 1980.  His work as a lighting specialist has won numerous awards.  He also directs video productions and operates cameras for education, arts, and corporate clients, while managing media technology at Harvard and MIT.  His still photography was recently the feature of an exhibition at the Zeitgeist Gallery. 

In addition to song-writing, Dennis has performed on guitar, bass, flute, mandolin and percussion in numerous styles and venues in New England and on the West Coast.

Brian Haley – Djembe, percussion

Brian is at the vanguard of assimilating Afro-Cuban percussion into a number of other musical idioms, most prominently performing with the Celtic music group, Sin-é.  In this, he is contributing to the long-line of musical integration between Celtic, American and other world music influences that have become a part of Boston’s cultural legacy.

Brian is also a master wood-worker, and is active as a Zen Shiatzu therapist for individual and corporate clients in the Boston area.

Mark Rosen – Digereedoo, guitar

Mark, who performs frequently on piano, hand percussion, indigenous wind instruments and Tibetan bowls, is also an accomplished song-writer and composer who has been active in Boston’s musical scene since his high-school days.    His compositions have been released on CD as well as provided the sound track for numerous films.  He is active as a sound technician at concerts in the Boston area, including the Regatta Bar.  He also manages media technology at Harvard University.

Mark is also an accomplished sound-healer who facilitates regular workshops in the Boston and Cambridge area.

Payson Parch Church Choir – Terry Halco, Minister of Music

Under the direction of Terry Halco, the Payson Park Church Choir provides weekly musical programs for the church’s services during the regular season.  Special annual programs include Christmas, Easter and Holy Week as well as Hymn Sings and combined programs with other area churches.  The Choir’s members are dedicated professional and amateur singers with a common bond in musical fellowship.

Terry Halco is also an accomplished singer, having performed and accompanied with the Musica Sacra, Polymnia Choral and other prominent groups. He is also an organist, pianist, arranger, composer, and teacher.

Barbara Joan Tiger Bass - Poetry

BJTigerBass is a poet / non-fiction writer living in Oakland, California. Inspired by both the details of daily life and the unanswerable universal questions her lyric poetry stretches between narrative line and linguistic rhythm, from specific moment to spontaneous rush of emotion.  Her work is published in Peralta Press, on-line at VeRT.  She teaches creative writing to children and adults through her business, Enjoy Learning.  Barbara Joan received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College.

Her poem, Silent Sky, was inspired by the halt of aviation traffic in the hours after the 9/11 attacks.

Maureen Medeiros – Drums

Maureen is a life-long lover of music, since being smitten by drum-fever at an early age.  (Cupid must have had a special drum-stick in his quiver just for her). She enjoys the fun of playing and especially the pleasure it brings to listeners. She is a veteran of numerous music competitions, having led the drum line in her high school marching band.  From the bongos in her car to the drum sticks at her desk, Maureen lives and gives the power of music every day.

Ayakano Cathleen Read – Koto

Ayakano Cathleen Read began studying Yamada School koto music in 1969. On January 7, 1974, she became the first non-Japanese to join the shachu (musicians’ guild) of Nakanoshima Kin’ichi.  Cathleen was given the performing name Ayakano.  Ayakano has performed widely in the United States, Japan, and Africa at museums, universities, and concert halls, on radio and television.  Ms. Read has a BA from Mount Holyoke College and a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology from Wesleyan University.  She is Adjunct Professor in the Music Department of Tufts University.  Students can study koto, shamisen and voice for credit with Ms. Read.

The Agbekor Society – African Drumming

Formed in 1979, the Agbekor Society is a group of friends who enjoy playing traditional African music.  A core of the group's members studied with Prof. David Locke at Tufts. For many years the group offered public classes in music and dance in Greater Boston.  Lately, the group has focused on weekly meetings of experienced members.  The Society is modeled after the community drum-and-dance clubs found in West Africa.

Lillith - Professional Belly Dancer

Lillith has had an active passion for dance since 1994. She has trained from coast to coast in styles ranging from ballet to belly dance, including jazz, salsa, hip-hop, and swing. An accomplished professional Belly Dancer, Lillith currently teaches and performs in the Boston area.  To contact Lillith about classes or her performance schedule, email her at fyerfairy@yahoo.com.