Arthur Ungar has played the “modern” bassoon since 1973. He took up the Baroque bassoon a couple of years ago to celebrate his 70th birthday. His teacher is David Granger. Art has been a long time participant in the Chamber Musicians of Northern California, the Amphion music club, and the Contra Costa Performing Arts Society.
Ruth Ungar studies harpsichord with Phebe Craig, and coaches with Tamara Loring and Arthur Haas. She has participated in San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS) Baroque workshops, and performed the Bach Brandenburg Concerto #1 with the Castro Valley Chamber Orchestra in 2006. She currently performs with the High Street Quartet as well as giving solo recitals.
Leonora Gillard has enjoyed a dual career as a music educator and a musician. She joined the Oakland Symphony at age 16 where she remained for 32 years playing modern oboe and English horn. She has taught and conducted youth orchestras in local schools, and at Holy names University. Her new career is now as a proud Grandmother!
Moira Little is an active modern oboe and English horn player in Bay Area chamber and symphonic groups. She has been coached on the Baroque oboe by Sand Dalton, Washington McClain, Debra Nagy and Marianne Pfau. She is currently also being coached by Eileen Hadidian on recorder. Moira studied Baroque performance practices with Peter Hurd with whom she plays regularly. She teaches oboe and piano at Holy Names University in Oakland and at her home studio in El Cerrito.
Suzanne Siebert studies recorder with Eileen Hadidian. She is coached from time to time on Baroque oboe and Baroque oboe d’amore by Marianne Pfau and Debra Nagy, and attends double reed workshops led by Sand Dalton and Washington McClain. She is Webmaster for the Toutes Suites ensemble, the East Bay Recorder Society, and is a board member of the San Francisco Early Music Society (SFEMS) and Healing Muses.
Above: Moira, Leonora & Suzanne
Above: Art. Below: Ruth
Below: March 2009 concert
(including guest artist Tom Hill)
