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Melinda Becker


La Bas, Vers L'Eglise by Ravel
En Priere by Faure
Flow My Tears by Dowland




Mezzo soprano Melinda Becker is known for the intimacy of her performances and the diversity of her repertoire. She enjoys performing a multi language repertoire that covers many musical genres, from Spanish song, to French chansons, to R&B, Jazz and other popular music styles. Miss Becker recently earned her Masters Degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her recent performances include the role of Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with San Francisco Conservatory Opera Theater and Nireno in Giulio Cesare with the San Francisco Conservatory Baroque Ensemble. She appeared with Opera San Jose as the Page in Rigoletto and First Spirit in The Magic Flute during the 2007-2008 season and as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel with Bel Cantati Summer Opera Theater. Other roles performed include the Page (Rigoletto) with Bayshore Lyric Opera, Cherubino (Le Nozze di Figaro), Anne Frank (Yours, Anne), Boy (The Reluctant Dragon), Amahl (Amahl and the Night Visitors) and Hansel (Hansel and Gretel) with Santa Clara University Opera Theater. Partial roles and scenes include Cendrillon in Cendrillon by Massenet, Beatrice in Beatrice and Benedict, Lizzie Borden in Jack Beeson's Lizzie Borden and Suzuki in Madame Butterfly.

Miss Becker is part of Duo Fado, a voice and guitar duo with guitarist Thomas Walsh. Specializing in music from the Iberian Peninsula, the duo performs Spanish, Portuguese, and other folk based repertoire that spans the globe. They will present a concert in Cairo for the Minister of Culture and Antiquities of Egypt in December 2010. They are set to release their debut album in late 2011 which will include works by Tedesco, Rodrigo, and traditional Fado arrangements.

Miss Becker earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Masters degree in Education from Santa Clara University. She was awarded a scholarship to attend the Tyrolean Opera Program in Maurach, Austria where she appeared as Despina (Così fan tutte) and Barbarina (Le Nozze di Figaro).


Pamela Connelly

Seasoned opera singer Pamela Connelly has sung with San Diego Opera, New York City Opera, LA opera and San Francisco opera.

Allelujah-Mozart
How Great Thou Art
Panis Angelicus
Mary Did You Know? (pop style)



Tricia has played the lead and been the leading actress in over a dozen shows, the latest being Adelaide in Guys and Dolls and Guinevere in Camelot. A regular with the Spindrift Players in pacifica, she also performs with their friday night improv theater. Tricia's voice has been compared to the singers of Celtic Woman and Sarah Brightman and has been called "angelic" by reviewers. As the lead singer with both Celtic Sands and The Fingerpuppets, Tricia has a great verstility in the styles of music she can sing. She can currently be seen at the San Francisco Dickens Faire throughout the holiday season.

Tricia Callero


Penelope's Song
Mystic's Dream
You Raise Me Up
The Voice
The Rose
I Swear
My Heart Will Go On
Somewhere Out There
I Will Always Love You


All the vocalists on this page are accompanied by Pianist Lara Garner
Lara is known for the beauty of her playing and her versatility in styles. She is equally at home playing Beethoven one night and Journey the next.

"Lara Garner lit up the stage each time she told her audience a story, each time her virtuosic fingers found tone and light on piano, harp, whistle and bodhran, each time she smiled while playing music that she loves."------Jean's Magazines, April 2009

With a degree in music from U.C. Berkeley and an Master's Degree from San Francisco State, Lara has lived and performed all over the world. She lived in both Paris and Rome, where she developed her style and technique while performing as a soloist, accompanist to singers, instrumentalists & ballet and opera companies. As an accomplished vocal accompanist, Lara has played for many operatic and pop artists and has provided musical accompaniment for many shows. Lara has played much of the major piano chamber music repertoire (trios, quartets, quintets)and was the founder of Trio Con Spirito, as well as the baroque quartet Baroque a Quattro and the original flute/guitar duo Bianco Fiore. She is the founder of the Amethyst Trio, which is in high demand around Northern California and of the Celtic folk group Celtic Sands and the 5-piece band Klezmerama.

Lara has a portable black Yamaha stage piano that she brings with her to events if a piano is not provided. She also provides her own amplification equipment. Lara works closely with her clients on musical selection, including special requests, to provide the best ambiance for each particular event.