SilverWood
San Diego
Biographies
Diane Wilson Carol McCollum Jayson Coleman Gary Tuttle
SILVERWOOD draws its strength from
its members’ diverse backgrounds, playing a variety of musical styles,
including classical, popular, Celtic, jazz, and other international styles.
The group performs throughout southern California. At the Los Angeles
Museum of Art they played as part of a Russian-Jewish music presentation
for the exhibition of the works of Mark Chagal. In May of 1998, SilverWood
was featured as the Irish band providing entertainment preceding a performance
of "Riverdance" in the San Diego Civic Theatre. The following June
they presented Scottish music for the Scottish Highland Games festival
in Vista. The band performed with the San Diego Repertory Theatre
in their 1997-1999 productions of "A Christmas Carol." SilverWood
has given live TV performances on KUSI, KFMB, and NBC; and they have appeared
live on KFMB radio. Their music has also been aired on KPBS radio.
Gary
Tuttle Diane
Wilson Michael
Ballard
MICHAEL BALLARD (bodhran, bones,
spoons) has a background of dance plus instrumental and choral music. He has been a regular performer at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire and other similar events. He was a volunteer and then a staff member, for a total of nine years, at the Summer Solstice Traditional Dance, Music, and Story-telling Festival. His percussion has appeared on four albums by three different artists, live programs with Glenn Morgan (Celtic), Scottish Fiddlers of Los Angeles (classical, Scottish), and Clancy Dunn (Aussie), and other events ranging from Klezmer to mariachi to rock and roll.
JAYSON COLEMAN (vocals, percussion) has performed with the San Diego Opera Chorus, the San Diego Lyric Opera, the San Diego Choral Artists, the Starlight Theatre (in Balboa Park), and Cherry Cola (a 50’s-60’s rock ‘n roll group), as well as in church settings and other various theatres. He appears weekly with the Moonlight Serenade Orchestra, providing big band stylings from the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s. He’s also done radio work, narrative dialogue, and voice-overs. Jayson sings in several different languages and can play various percussion instruments while singing.
CAROL McCOLLUM (violin/fiddle) was classically trained on violin starting at age seven and then discovered the fun of "fiddling" thirty-three years later! She delights in sharing the joy of music, no matter what the style.
GARY TUTTLE (acoustic guitars) provided period music for Octad One’s production of "Much Ado About Nothing." He brings 30 years’ performance experience to SilverWood, including many appearances as part of the guitar duo Cedar and Rosewood. Gary teaches guitar privately to college students and the general public. He studied with Celin Romero of The Romeros and performed in master classes with Pepe Romero, Frederick Noad, Christopher Parkening, and Manuel Barrueco.
DIANE WILSON (flute, piccolo) is the principle flutist and a featured soloist of the San Diego Concert Band. She has also performed with several orchestras, including the La Jolla Civic Orchestra and the Grossmont Symphony Orchestra. Having studied under San Diego Symphony’s principal flutist Damian Bursill-Hall, and also under Judith Bentley, student of the late William Kincaid, Diane is a private flute instructor for students of all ages.
For information, call
Diane at 619-286-4227
or e-mail diane@silverwood-music.com
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