Our musicians are all classically trained, experienced professionals who know how to provide the most beautiful music in the most polished style. They take real pleasure in creating a lovely musical experience for you. Cathie Lowmiller, violinist/violist, holds a master's degree in music performance. She was trained at Indiana University, Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and studied with Raphael Bronstein. She is former concertmaster of the Tempe, Arizona Symphony Orchestra and is currently a first violinist with the California Pops Orchestra and the Master Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra. She is a member of the Fiume di Musica Chamber Ensemble. Ms. Lowmiller has more than 15 years' experience in small ensemble management and performance. Alan Cooper, violinist, is a graduate of Westport School of Music where he studied under John Burnett, and of the University of Rochester, where he performed in the University Orchestra. Currently he plays with both community orchestras and professional performing groups. He is concertmaster of the California Pops Orchestra and violinist with the popular Left Bank/Rive Gauche Trio. He is also principal violinist and artistic director of the Fiume di Musica Chamber Ensemble. Alilcia Wilmunder, 'cellist, is a graduate of Conservatory of Music, Unitversity of the Pacific, in cello performance. She is a professional cellist who performed and recorded with Rostropovitch, Beverly Sills, Andre Watts, Van Cliburn, KD Lang, Tony Bennett, and recently, Carol Channing. A native Californian, she has performed in venues from Zurich to San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall in many symphonies, chamber groups, and Broadway show orchestras. Highlights from her youth include Master Sinfonia, El Camino Youth Symphony, San Jose Youth Symphony, and West Bay Opera. A supporter of preserving performing arts in California's public school education programs, she has herself been a teacher at Cazadero Music Camp. She is a founder and the Executive Director of the California Pops Orchestra. Julianne Stafford holds bachelors and masters degrees from Stanford University. There she studied with James Matheson of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and performed under the baton of Andor Toth in the Stanford Chamber Orchestra. She has played with many classical ensembles and theater groups on the Peninsula. She currently serves as principal oboist with the California Pops Orchestra. She is also the artistic director and principal arranger with the Left Bank/Rive Gauche Trio. Suzanne Barchers began serious flute playing under the tutelage of the true "Leader of the Band", Larry Fogelberg, memorialized by his son Dan Fogelberg in a song of the same name. Thanks to Mr. Fogelberg, Suzanne, at age 12, became the first woman and young person to join the Pekin, Illinois Municipal Band. She studied flute and piano through college before becoming a teacher. She was principal flutist for the Arvada Center (Colorado) Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Jurgen de Lemos. She returns to Colorado to perform for the Denver chapter of Delta Omicron and has performed at the National Delta Omicron Convention. She is a member of the Fiume di Musica Chamber Ensemble. Sarah Wannamaker has degrees in performance from the University of Iowa. After teaching at the University of Wisconsin, she now lives in the Bay Area and is principal organist, pianist, and harpist at First United Methodist Church in Palo Alto. As a freelance musician, she accompanies the San Francisco Boys' Choir and has performed with many Bay Area groups, including the Sanford Dole Ensemble, Soli Deo Gloria, Santa Cruz Chorrale, and the San Jose Chinese Choir. Cynthia Swenson d'Arezzo is a native of Palo Alto where she studied cello with Irene Sharp. Cynthia graduated from Stanford University in Human Biology while studying cello with Bonnie Hampton and Gabor Rejto. Cynthia has served as principal cellist with the California Youth Symphony, the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, and is currently principal cellist with the California Pops Orchestra. Ms d'Arezzo has professional experience with several local orchestras and ensembles, and has played chamber music in many weddings, memorials, church services and celebrations.