Compelling Performances Invite the Audience to Connect Intimately with Music and Poetry through Detailed Artistry and Emotional Clarity

As a performer, I am continually looking for music that challenges and inspires me. I find this inspiration in music of all eras and across a range of genres and languages. Some recent favorites include Lee Hoiby's passionate settings of Shakespeare in Sonnets and Soliloquies, Hushaby Songs by Sayaka Ishiguro, Stravinsky's rhythmically compelling Les Noces, and the Vivaldi motet In turbato mare irato. My background in theater and instrumental music serves me well in mastering and presenting these wide-ranging pieces.

Other favorites of mine include the music of Broadway, American folk and bluegrass, and rock of all sorts. With hammered dulcimer and autoharp expert Lucille Reilly, I am exploring songs of Appalachia and related music and am enjoying the exhilaration that comes with improvising on stage.

If you are interested in having me perform as a soloist, please contact me at draina@colorado.edu or 303-442-1432 or my publicist, Janet Braccio, Bella Voce Communications, at janetbraccio@comcast.net or 303-499-9031.