Shaunel Watts Brown
Shaunel has always loved to sing. At
age 5, she gave up the idea of becoming a professional singer, when she decided
she didn’t want to dye her hair pink. Somehow she was lured back into the
professional musician scene her sophomore year of college, when she changed her
major from Elementary Education, to Elementary Music Education. Mark Brown won
her heart with his athletic and musical skills and they were married in 2007
moving to Arlington, VA in 2009. She sang her way through teaching regular 1st
grade in the district, and stayed home after her son was born in 2010. She
currently teaches music to pre-K students at Randolph Elementary in South
Arlington (and is still in shock that such a position exists). She is expecting
another human to enter the mix sometime in August.
Skye Rosdahl
Skye Rosdahl
I create art because there is hardly anything on this earth
that rejuvenates me the way that art does. It centers me to a place where
nothing can touch me. I can be completely consumed with it and never want to
come out of the world that has been created between the art piece and me. I know that I will create art for
the rest of my life, but I want to take it to the next level. I want to help
others see that they also have a passion of art instilled in them. All
humankind has an innate notion to create. Every individual creates differently. It's like a group of people that need
to cross a small river. Each person will step on different stones
to cross the river, but all of them are able to get over the river. I want to show people how to cross the
river and make a path of art in their lives.
Melodie Henderson
Growing up, Melodie took every
opportunity she could to perform, singing in vocal competitions, choirs,
musicals, and church services. Upon graduating from BYU (magna cum
laude) with a degree in secondary music
education, her musical endeavors have mostly included directing high school,
junior high, and church choirs. She loves conducting, and is currently
working toward an M.M. in choral conducting at GMU. Melodie is excited to
participate with Artist, Interrupted, as it is giving her the chance to work on
and perform solo material again. Melodie lives in Arlington, VA, with her
husband Mark.
Megan Ensign Young
Megan Young received her BA in Dance from Brigham Young University. While there she studied contemporary dance in China and performed throughout the United States on BYU's "The Dancers' Company". Orginially from Georgia, she trained in dance as well as competed USGA level 8 gymnastics. In high school she performed and trained in Hagen, Germany and was one of 16 in the state selected for the Georgia Governor's Honors Program for dance. She recently obtained her personal trainer certificate from American Council on Exercise. She is married to Aaron Young, and loves to dance and move with their daughter Annabelle.
Julia Jardine McMullin
Julia followed her mother's footsteps when
she chose to study the violin. She enjoyed performing in various youth
and regional orchestras as well as studying privately through high school.
She continued to study violin privately in college but, because of academic
pursuits she was unable to play in an orchestra. However, in order to survive
demanding honors and graduate programs in Art History she would often
escape to an empty practice room and pull out some old music. With the arrival
of her first child in 2005 those practice-room retreats ended.
Nevertheless she continues to love the violin and hopes to instill the
love of music in her three children (and one on the way).
Holly Petty
Holly currently
teaches Suzuki violin out of her home as well as plays in the Symphony
Orchestra of Arlington. She earned a bachelors in Dance Education from Brigham
Young University. While studying there she played in BYU's Symphony Orchestra
as well as performed with The Dancers' Company, Kinnect and DanceEnsemble
performing groups. Before she moved to Virginia last year she taught dance a
Payson High School and BYU Children’s and Teens’ creative dance program. Holly
fully acknowledges that without the loving support of her husband Brad and
their daughter Lilia this concert would not be in existence.
Phyllis Shea
Phyllis Shea has
been involved in music from her first piano lesson at the age of 5. New
Jersey born, she is a graduate of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia where
she studied biology, voice and piano. She is a wife, mother of 4, and
grandmother of 9. Anna Nowalk, who duets with her tonight, is a member of
Phyllis’s extended family.
Phyllis and
husband, Jim, have lived in Arlington 50 years. They celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary in August 2011.
“I have always
loved to sing. A vocal mishap at 17 destroyed all hopes of a career in
singing. In 2010, a surgical procedure improved my vocal mechanism and
gave me renewed joy in singing. I am an “Artist Interrupted” by 55 years.”
“I feel that
advancing age should not be an impediment to one’s passion. Presently I
am learning to play the violin, taking lessons and participating in the new
Symphony Orchestra of Arlington, where I’m proud to say I am the oldest member.”
“Thanks for
allowing Anna and me to share our music with you.”
Anna’s only interruptions as an artist thus far have been soccer practice, homework,
bedtime, and the time constraints of her chauffeurs. The oldest of four, she is a 5th grader
in Arlington, where she sings with her school chorus and the Choralis Cantus Choirs.
Anna has performed with the Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia, and at Signature
Theatre, as “Young Cosette” in Les Miserables, as well as in Signature’s productions
of ShowBoat and Chess. She is honored to have the opportunity to sing beautiful music
with Phyllis, who is an amazing teacher, role model, and bonus grandmother.
Cady Jardine
Arizona. Cady was trained in the Russian ballet tradition, as her
teacher Nina Marlow was the great-niece of Michel Fokine, who is
celebrated as the father of contemporary ballet. While in high
school, Cady taught ballet to young children at the Conservatory of
Dance in Phoenix, while cheerleading on Friday nights and earning the
title of Spiritleader of the year in 2000. She also danced during her
undergraduate work at Brigham Young University. Cady received her MA
in Archaeology from BYU in 2007. She currently teaches ballet to
little girls at Mobu Kids and especially enjoys teaching Mommy and Me
ballet where children and parents get to move, create, and learn
together. Cady and her husband have a son and a daughter and enjoy
impromptu dance parties together as a family.
Joelle Lambert
Joelle grew up in a small town in Florida near Cape Canaveral. She
earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics and a Master's degree in
Public Administration. In addition to playing the piano, she enjoys
hiking in the mountains and going on bike rides. She lives in
Arlington, VA with her husband and two children.
earned a bachelor's degree in Linguistics and a Master's degree in
Public Administration. In addition to playing the piano, she enjoys
hiking in the mountains and going on bike rides. She lives in
Arlington, VA with her husband and two children.
Breena Grimes
Angela Higbee
A few months ago, Angela climbed up
into the attic, dusted off the ol’ music books and rediscovered a long lost joy
– SINGING! Not just shower singing or singing sweet lullabies at night, but
studied, practiced, hard-core-diaphragm-supported-pipe-pumping! Oh yes,
and the drama! Her reignited excitement stems from
lessons, classes, practices and performances dating back to her youngest days.
Some of the highlights include Opera for Lovers and “Ida” in BYU’s Die
Fledermaus by
Strauss. Angela earned a BA in vocal
performance (classical emphasis) from Brigham Young University in 2007 and
officially assumes the title Artist, Interrupted. Angela’s vocal career is
survived by her loving husband and three sons-the true joys in her life.
Stephanie Maughan
Bren Larsen
Bren grew up taking piano and voice lessons, but somewhere along the way, decided to major in Art History. After graduating from Brigham Young University, she moved to DC to earn a Master's degree in Museum Education. In the area, she met her husband, Sterling (an artist!). They love to cook, decorate, sing, and work on art projects together. During the week Bren works as a museum educator at the Smithsonian Institution. On the weekends she teaches preschool art appreciation classes with the company, Art Within Reach. She misses music and is glad to be a part of this concert!
Rebecca is a gifted flutist. She graduated fro BYU with a
bachelor’s degree in flute performance and pedagogy. Rebecca has won several
awards, including first place for the state of Utah in MTNA competition, winner
in the Utah State Fair music competition and finalist in the Arapahoe Philharmonic
Concerto competition.
Prior to moving east in 2005, she was the Woodwind Department
Chair at the Crescent School of Music in Utah and served on the board of the
Utah Flute Association. Rebecca is a certified Musikgarten instructor and she
enjoys teaching music classes to young children.
Rebecca currently performs as co-principal flute in the
Mormon Orchestra of Washington, D.C. She lives in Arlington, Virginia with her
husband and four sons.
(Click on the links above to enjoy some of her recent performances)
Michelle Prince
Michelle Prince fell in love with dance as an art form in her hometown of St. George, Utah where she studied ballet and jazz. She has since explored all kinds of movement from contemporary to international folk dance at Brigham Young University where she majored in Dance Education. Dance continues to be an integral part of her life as a mother of two young children, as she dances her way through every-day chores like the laundry and dishes and occasionally teaches at a studio or two.
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