History

Click HERE see a brief excerpt of my ten years of international touring with The Robert Minden Ensemble.

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The conch shell is one of the oldest instruments in the world

During that time one of the highlights was performing at Children’s Festivals across North America and the UK. I was making music on everything from flute to conch shells and
soup spoons.

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with my sister and father tuning glass bottles for a performance on Sesame Street

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Robert Minden-musical saw, Dewi Minden-trumpet, Andrea Minden-flute, Carla Hallett-french horn. drawing-nancywalker

RECORDINGS ~ Click HERE to see descriptions and hear sound files of the recordings
I participated in during my touring years with the Robert Minden Ensemble.

Selected musical theatre productions in Vancouver in which I was a member of the
pit orchestra (flute, piccolo and musical saw)

TUTS (Theatre Under the Stars) productions:
2000 – South Pacific
2003 – King and I
2004 – Crazy for You
2005 – Can Can
2007 – Oklahoma!
2008 – Annie Get Your Gun
2009 – Annie
2012 – Titanic/The Music Man
2017 – Mary Poppins

FVGSS (Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society):
2006 – Mikado
2007 – Ruddigore
2007 – Excalibur
2008 – Iolanthe
2008 – Princess and the Pea
2009 – Pirates of Penzance
2010 – HMS Pinafore
2011 – Gondoliers

Gateway Theatre:
2003 – King and I

YPOSBC (Young People’s Opera of BC):
2010 – Hansel/Grrretel
2011 – Pandora’s Box

FCP (Fighting Chance Productions):
2010 – Sweeney Todd
2012 – The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Capilano University:
2011 – Cinderella
2015 – The Secret Garden (And the most beautiful musical score I’ve ever played)
2016 – The Secret Garden, a condensed version for a studio theatre.

Metro Theatre:
2014 – Mikado

Kol Halev:
2008 – Eat Drink and Re-marry!
2009 – Tap That!
2009 – You Oughta Be in Pictures
2010 – Entertainment for Peretz Centre Annual Banquet
2010 – Entertainment for YVR Olympic Entertainment Program
2010 – Entertainment for Russian Seniors’ Purim Event
2010 – Entertainment for YVR Olympic Entertainment Program – YVR Vancouver Airport
2011 – Hanukkah in Chelm
2012 – Tapistry – Tap Day
2015 – A fundraiser using the 1920’s attire theme.

Pipedream Theatre Project:
2013 – Assassins

The Vancouver Fringe Festival:
2016 – Walk The Talk

Background acting work in film to present.