Program

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Marianne Dresselhaus-Cooper, violin, plays in the Mission Chamber Orchestra and other groups. She grew up near Boston studying with Ken Sarch and Roman Totenburg, and now studies with Claudia Bloom. She is a Mechanical and Nuclear Engineer.

Elizabeth Lee, piano, studies with Helene Wickett. She particularly enjoys playing with chamber ensembles and singers in the Peninsula area. Her day job is with San Mateo County Mental Health Services. 

Lindy Lo, viola, plays chamber music on viola and piano. Born and raised in Taiwan she also plays pipa (lute) and erhu (2 stringed violin). Lindy works for Cadence Design Systems. 

Carolyn Lowenthal, violin, studies with Mariko Smiley. She is on the boards of the Soiree Musicale, Chamber Music Marin, and Chamber Musicians of Northern California; plays in several orchestras, enjoys chamber music workshops, and playing viola.

Jennifer Ziebarth, cello, plays principal cello in the Prometheus Symphony. She holds a PhD in mathematics, and works as a transportation consultant. She lives in Oakland with her husband, daughter, and three rambunctious cats.

Adrian Sanborn, flute, is the Bioscience Lead and Founding Scientist at Atomic AI. He did research in genomics, biochemistry and computational biology at Stanford. He studied flute with Paula Robison and Elizabeth Rowe at New England Conservatory. 

Ben Lloyd, oboe, performs with several regional orchestras and chamber groups, in addition to this illustrious quintet. He directs an architecture management office at NetApp, where his musical skills and degree in Russian Literature are of absolutely no use. 

Jeff Wolfeld, clarinet, studied with Naomi Drucker, and with Michael Corner of Symphony San Jose. He has participated in numerous chamber concerts and orchestras. He founded two klezmer bands, and writes software for Cisco Webex in his spare time. 

Jennifer Wolfeld, bassoon, has studied with Steve Paulsen and Rufus Olivier. She is a member of the Stanford Medical Orchestra. She teaches Communication Skills at various Silicon Valley tech companies and at Carnegie Mellon University, S.V.

Liane Sharp-Fuccio, French horn, plays in the Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra. She has a Master's degree from S.F. Conservatory of Music in horn performance. She studied with David Kreibel. She’s an Early Childhood Educator at DeAnza College.

Hélène Wickett, piano, has soloed with major orchestras and played recitals in Europe and the Americas. Her teachers included Alfred Brendel and Nadia Boulanger. She freelances as an orchestral violinist and violist, is a competition adjudicator, and teaches. 

The next Soirée Musicale is on June 23, 2023