you [Music]
so I’m sure defender I’m a flutist
so I’m sure defender I’m a flutist composer recording artists I have a
composer recording artists I have a
composer recording artists I have a record label called heart dance records
record label called heart dance records
record label called heart dance records which if has anybody familiar with
which if has anybody familiar with
which if has anybody familiar with Windham Hill the Windham Hill label I’m
Windham Hill the Windham Hill label I’m
Windham Hill the Windham Hill label I’m trying to build a new Windham Hill label
trying to build a new Windham Hill label
trying to build a new Windham Hill label that’s my goal so the artists on the
that’s my goal so the artists on the
that’s my goal so the artists on the label fit into the category of new-age
label fit into the category of new-age
label fit into the category of new-age contemporary instrumental but I’m here
contemporary instrumental but I’m here
contemporary instrumental but I’m here today to talk about the healing power of
today to talk about the healing power of
today to talk about the healing power of music and some of the experiences I’ve
music and some of the experiences I’ve
music and some of the experiences I’ve had as well as with guitarists Darren
had as well as with guitarists Darren
had as well as with guitarists Darren Mahoney so I’ve been married for 33
Mahoney so I’ve been married for 33
Mahoney so I’ve been married for 33 years to my wonderful husband Chuck
years to my wonderful husband Chuck
years to my wonderful husband Chuck who’s also in the back of the room
who’s also in the back of the room
who’s also in the back of the room Chuck’s in the middle to the left is my
Chuck’s in the middle to the left is my
Chuck’s in the middle to the left is my eldest son Nick our younger son Tyler
eldest son Nick our younger son Tyler
eldest son Nick our younger son Tyler who is six nine and a half so I have I’m
who is six nine and a half so I have I’m
who is six nine and a half so I have I’m actually the shortest one in the family
actually the shortest one in the family
actually the shortest one in the family and then I’m also a grandmother and
and then I’m also a grandmother and
and then I’m also a grandmother and there’s my two grandchildren Rex and Leo
there’s my two grandchildren Rex and Leo
there’s my two grandchildren Rex and Leo I come from Rochester New York not too
I come from Rochester New York not too
I come from Rochester New York not too far from where my good friend Elena
far from where my good friend Elena
far from where my good friend Elena hails from
hails from
hails from [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Laughter]
so a little bit about my background I’m
so a little bit about my background I’m a classically trained flutist and my
a classically trained flutist and my
a classically trained flutist and my teacher studied with jean-pierre Rampal
teacher studied with jean-pierre Rampal
teacher studied with jean-pierre Rampal so she passed those training skills down
so she passed those training skills down
so she passed those training skills down to me I also played a little bit of
to me I also played a little bit of
to me I also played a little bit of piano when I was a kid but really fell
piano when I was a kid but really fell
piano when I was a kid but really fell in love with the flute so in 2005 I
in love with the flute so in 2005 I
in love with the flute so in 2005 I moved out here with my husband and son
moved out here with my husband and son
moved out here with my husband and son Tyler Nick stayed back to go to school
Tyler Nick stayed back to go to school
Tyler Nick stayed back to go to school in at Eastman in Rochester and moved out
in at Eastman in Rochester and moved out
in at Eastman in Rochester and moved out of here I tried to get involved with
of here I tried to get involved with
of here I tried to get involved with some of the orchestras the community
some of the orchestras the community
some of the orchestras the community orchestras but usually once you have a
orchestras but usually once you have a
orchestras but usually once you have a position in an orchestra you remain
position in an orchestra you remain
position in an orchestra you remain there until you leave at some point so
there until you leave at some point so
there until you leave at some point so part of my journey was to reinvent
part of my journey was to reinvent
part of my journey was to reinvent myself I’ve been teaching since I
myself I’ve been teaching since I
myself I’ve been teaching since I arrived here so that’s a picture of me
arrived here so that’s a picture of me
arrived here so that’s a picture of me with one of my students at a recital
with one of my students at a recital
with one of my students at a recital I’ve done performances with many other
I’ve done performances with many other
I’ve done performances with many other famous foodist That’s Gary shocker on
famous foodist That’s Gary shocker on
famous foodist That’s Gary shocker on the bottom the bottom picture in the
the bottom the bottom picture in the
the bottom the bottom picture in the middle I did some work with a harpist we
middle I did some work with a harpist we
middle I did some work with a harpist we played four weddings but then we wanted
played four weddings but then we wanted
played four weddings but then we wanted to experiment and do some music outside
to experiment and do some music outside
to experiment and do some music outside the classical genre so we started a
the classical genre so we started a
the classical genre so we started a group called dulce vas that’s up in the
group called dulce vas that’s up in the
group called dulce vas that’s up in the top right corner that became a Latin
top right corner that became a Latin
top right corner that became a Latin jazz group the top-center picture I was
jazz group the top-center picture I was
jazz group the top-center picture I was performing with a flamenco guitarist so
performing with a flamenco guitarist so
performing with a flamenco guitarist so I got more involved with world music at
I got more involved with world music at
I got more involved with world music at that time and this picture here with all
that time and this picture here with all
that time and this picture here with all the different flutes that is a flute
the different flutes that is a flute
the different flutes that is a flute choir that I’ve performed with in the
choir that I’ve performed with in the
choir that I’ve performed with in the Phoenix area and you can see many
Phoenix area and you can see many
Phoenix area and you can see many different sized flutes in that picture I
different sized flutes in that picture I
different sized flutes in that picture I have three with me here today which
have three with me here today which
have three with me here today which you’ll get to hear my newest one is a
you’ll get to hear my newest one is a
you’ll get to hear my newest one is a contrabass that you can see the ones
contrabass that you can see the ones
contrabass that you can see the ones that looks like a big number four I have
that looks like a big number four I have
that looks like a big number four I have one of those but I did not bring that
one of those but I did not bring that
one of those but I did not bring that one today I did a performance a benefit
one today I did a performance a benefit
one today I did a performance a benefit concert and there was a woman there that
concert and there was a woman there that
concert and there was a woman there that bought this particular CD desert journey
bought this particular CD desert journey
bought this particular CD desert journey so she came into my class one day and
so she came into my class one day and
so she came into my class one day and told me that she had
told me that she had
told me that she had where her hands were shaking I don’t
where her hands were shaking I don’t
where her hands were shaking I don’t know if she had Parkinson’s or some
know if she had Parkinson’s or some
know if she had Parkinson’s or some other disease but her hands would shake
other disease but her hands would shake
other disease but her hands would shake constantly and she found that if she put
constantly and she found that if she put
constantly and she found that if she put this album on this music of mine in the
this album on this music of mine in the
this album on this music of mine in the background that it controlled her
background that it controlled her
background that it controlled her shaking that she was able to write and
shaking that she was able to write and
shaking that she was able to write and put her makeup on so I thought wow
put her makeup on so I thought wow
put her makeup on so I thought wow that’s pretty powerful that music can
that’s pretty powerful that music can
that’s pretty powerful that music can move somebody and that way and can
move somebody and that way and can
move somebody and that way and can benefit people back with this flamenco
benefit people back with this flamenco
benefit people back with this flamenco guitarist I met this guy John Pereira
guitarist I met this guy John Pereira
guitarist I met this guy John Pereira gener era has a studio in Chandler
gener era has a studio in Chandler
gener era has a studio in Chandler Arizona I had talked to him at this
Arizona I had talked to him at this
Arizona I had talked to him at this particular show about my idea to try to
particular show about my idea to try to
particular show about my idea to try to do healing music our new-age music so
do healing music our new-age music so
do healing music our new-age music so Johnson I can help you with that
Johnson I can help you with that
Johnson I can help you with that so I went to his studio and I recorded
so I went to his studio and I recorded
so I went to his studio and I recorded my first New Age and CD sanctuary
my first New Age and CD sanctuary
my first New Age and CD sanctuary I used the sea flute concert seat flute
I used the sea flute concert seat flute
I used the sea flute concert seat flute and a Native American flute in the alto
and a Native American flute in the alto
and a Native American flute in the alto flute and I should probably explain the
flute and I should probably explain the
flute and I should probably explain the different flutes for you too so it was
different flutes for you too so it was
different flutes for you too so it was an experimentation and then two years
an experimentation and then two years
an experimentation and then two years later at first the sanctuary album was
later at first the sanctuary album was
later at first the sanctuary album was in 2009 two years later my friend Gary
in 2009 two years later my friend Gary
in 2009 two years later my friend Gary Kagan’s invited me up to Greer Arizona I
Kagan’s invited me up to Greer Arizona I
Kagan’s invited me up to Greer Arizona I ended up playing on stage with this guy
ended up playing on stage with this guy
ended up playing on stage with this guy Durham horny who’s here with me today I
Durham horny who’s here with me today I
Durham horny who’s here with me today I was invited up to play a couple songs
was invited up to play a couple songs
was invited up to play a couple songs and his set with another artist that you
and his set with another artist that you
and his set with another artist that you see there in the picture after the show
see there in the picture after the show
see there in the picture after the show we exchanged business cards he liked
we exchanged business cards he liked
we exchanged business cards he liked what he heard I liked what I heard what
what he heard I liked what I heard what
what he heard I liked what I heard what he was doing with his guitar and I was
he was doing with his guitar and I was
he was doing with his guitar and I was working on my next New Age album
working on my next New Age album
working on my next New Age album sanctuary – I invited Aaron into the
sanctuary – I invited Aaron into the
sanctuary – I invited Aaron into the studio to record with me on that he
studio to record with me on that he
studio to record with me on that he recorded on two tracks and that’s the
recorded on two tracks and that’s the
recorded on two tracks and that’s the sanctuary 2 album so we liked what we we
sanctuary 2 album so we liked what we we
sanctuary 2 album so we liked what we we created so much that we decided to do a
created so much that we decided to do a
created so much that we decided to do a full-length album together that album is
full-length album together that album is
full-length album together that album is all original music that Darin composed
all original music that Darin composed
all original music that Darin composed in myself I wanted to talk a little bit
in myself I wanted to talk a little bit
in myself I wanted to talk a little bit about the style
about the style
about the style music that Darren and I do this the
music that Darren and I do this the
music that Darren and I do this the style the music that was written by
style the music that was written by
style the music that was written by Darren when I first heard Darren playing
Darren when I first heard Darren playing
Darren when I first heard Darren playing his solo music from his album in the
his solo music from his album in the
his solo music from his album in the green this is where I get to share the
green this is where I get to share the
green this is where I get to share the story about Darren after I had worked
story about Darren after I had worked
story about Darren after I had worked with him a little bit I learned of his
with him a little bit I learned of his
with him a little bit I learned of his story he had stage four cancer liver and
story he had stage four cancer liver and
story he had stage four cancer liver and pancreas cancer 20 years ago now is that
pancreas cancer 20 years ago now is that
pancreas cancer 20 years ago now is that right it’s been 20 years they were
right it’s been 20 years they were
right it’s been 20 years they were getting ready to check him into Hospice
getting ready to check him into Hospice
getting ready to check him into Hospice and a doctor came into the room and had
and a doctor came into the room and had
and a doctor came into the room and had a new experimental chemo and as Darren
a new experimental chemo and as Darren
a new experimental chemo and as Darren if he wanted to try it so of course he
if he wanted to try it so of course he
if he wanted to try it so of course he said yes and it was so invasive on his
said yes and it was so invasive on his
said yes and it was so invasive on his body that they needed to put him into a
body that they needed to put him into a
body that they needed to put him into a coma so while he was in this coma
coma so while he was in this coma
coma so while he was in this coma his parents were playing the music of
his parents were playing the music of
his parents were playing the music of will Ackerman who if you’re familiar
will Ackerman who if you’re familiar
will Ackerman who if you’re familiar with the Windham Hill label you know who
with the Windham Hill label you know who
with the Windham Hill label you know who will Eckerman as he started the label
will Eckerman as he started the label
will Eckerman as he started the label he’s a wonderful guitarist when Darren
he’s a wonderful guitarist when Darren
he’s a wonderful guitarist when Darren came out of the coma he wanted to know
came out of the coma he wanted to know
came out of the coma he wanted to know whose music that was so that’s when he
whose music that was so that’s when he
whose music that was so that’s when he learned about will Ackerman and after
learned about will Ackerman and after
learned about will Ackerman and after his cancer was in remission he picked up
his cancer was in remission he picked up
his cancer was in remission he picked up his guitar again and started playing
his guitar again and started playing
his guitar again and started playing started writing music in the matter of
started writing music in the matter of
started writing music in the matter of will Ackerman the same style music so
will Ackerman the same style music so
will Ackerman the same style music so when I heard this story and I heard
when I heard this story and I heard
when I heard this story and I heard Darren’s music I said we need to do
Darren’s music I said we need to do
Darren’s music I said we need to do something together we need to do
something together we need to do
something together we need to do something with us his intention with the
something with us his intention with the
something with us his intention with the music was to help those going through
music was to help those going through
music was to help those going through some type of illness be it mental
some type of illness be it mental
some type of illness be it mental illness physical illness and I was going
illness physical illness and I was going
illness physical illness and I was going along that same journey
along that same journey
along that same journey I wanted my music to help in that same
I wanted my music to help in that same
I wanted my music to help in that same manner
manner
manner so there’s us in the recording studio
so there’s us in the recording studio
so there’s us in the recording studio the big white flute by the way is my
the big white flute by the way is my
the big white flute by the way is my bass flute she has a name snow white so
bass flute she has a name snow white so
bass flute she has a name snow white so as I mentioned our intent with our music
as I mentioned our intent with our music
as I mentioned our intent with our music is to connect with the people people who
is to connect with the people people who
is to connect with the people people who need it to heal in some fashion
need it to heal in some fashion
need it to heal in some fashion we’ll play so many shows together and
we’ll play so many shows together and
we’ll play so many shows together and people will come up to us afterwards and
people will come up to us afterwards and
people will come up to us afterwards and say oh my gosh I have a friend that’s
say oh my gosh I have a friend that’s
say oh my gosh I have a friend that’s going through chemo and your music would
going through chemo and your music would
going through chemo and your music would be so perfect and we get goosebumps when
be so perfect and we get goosebumps when
be so perfect and we get goosebumps when we hear that because we know that that
we hear that because we know that that
we hear that because we know that that music is going to those people that need
music is going to those people that need
music is going to those people that need it that was our whole intention doing
it that was our whole intention doing
it that was our whole intention doing this was connecting through our music
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