ANNETTE BAUER, a native of Germany, has a dual background in both early music and the classical music of North India. She studied medieval and renaissance music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, and holds an MA in music from UC Santa Cruz with a focus on the performance of classical North Indian music. She has been studying sarode, a 25-stringed instrument at the Ali Akbar College of Music under her teacher Maestro Ali Akbar Khan since 1998. As a recorder player, Annette is a member of Cançonièr medieval music ensemble, Baroque ensemble Les grâces, Farallon recorder quartet, and has performed and taught at leading early music festivals and workshops around the country. Two of her main musical passions are the art of modal improvisation and the study of medieval notation sources. Certified in Orff Schulwerk, she teaches recorder pedagogy to music teachers at the San Francisco Orff Certification Course. Annette also plays Brazilian percussion with Maracatu Luta, and has studied Maracatu and other rhythms from the Brazilian Northeast with groups in Recife, Brazil, and at the annual California Brazil Camp.

RACHAEL BOUCH-DIMONDSTEIN has been teaching and performing for the past ten years. Multi-percussionist, she plays drum set, congas, timbales and cajón and is well versed in various musical styles. Having studied extensively in Cuba and Spain, she specializes in Cuban Son/Salsa and Flamenco. Rachael has performed and led workshops throughout the United States, as well as in Mexico, Cuba, Spain and Austria. She performs regularly with flamenco fusion trio 'LoCura!'. Certified in Orff Schulwerk (an integrated method for teaching the creative arts to children), Rachael currently teaches music in schools, as well as private lessons, to students of all levels and ages.

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