THE ARTISTS

John Cassaboom plays recorder, krummhorn and mandolin, and sings bass. He sings with Janet Hammer's Full Measure Carolers, an a cappella ensemble which performs holiday music in San Diego and Orange Counties. He was a member of Jazzapella, an a cappella jazz octet, studied harpsichord under Ken Fox of San Diego and early music performance with Dr. Robert Forman at San Diego State University. He is currently restoring a tabletop harpsichord of 31 notes from an unknown craftsman, and enjoys exploring the subtle charms of a Melodica quartet when he can coax enough people to join him. John's degrees are in Electronic Engineering from San Diego State University.

Laury Flora started his musical career with piano lessons at age 5. He went on to study French horn and other brass, guitar and violin, and performed vocally with various choirs and madrigal groups, and founded several barbershop quartets. He plays recorder, krummhorn, rackett, psaltery, clavichord and cornetto, and sings. He also sings with Janet Hammer's Full Measure Carolers (a Dickens caroling group) and Pacific Camerata (a vocal ensemble specializing in music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods). Laury built the krummhorns, psalteries and rackett we use.

Penny Hawkins plays recorder, sings, and occasionally hits things with sticks. She began the recorder in Miss Jones' class at the age of seven, and is enjoying revisiting it as an adult. Her Master of Music degree is in vocal performance, and her long-standing involvement with early music includes vocal studies with Mary Nichols at the London Early Music Centre. Having taught at various local colleges, she currently maintains a private vocal studio - and spends much of her time on the day-to-day operations of San Diego Early Music Society, of which she is President.

Vickie Jenkins plays recorder, cornamuse and percussion, and sings soprano. As a young musician she studied voice and piano at the Aspen Summer Music Festival. She has performed at Scripps College, Claremont Children's Theater and Covenant Ark Theater. Vickie has a music degree from Scripps College, and teaches music. She also performs with Janet Hammer's Full Measure Carolers, Pacific Camerata, Madonna non Papa and Melismata.

Jay Sacks plays recorder, cornetto and krummhorn, and sings tenor and alto. He has played with the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic Orchestra, the UCLA Symphonic Band, the UCSD Wind Ensemble, Merrye Windes and the Westwynd Consort. He has sung with the La Jolla Symphony Chorus, the San Diego Master Chorale, Musique Classique, Schola Pacifica, Janet Hammer's Full Measure Carolers, Kaleidoscope Carolers and Goode Companye.

Sandra Stram plays viola da gamba, vielle, recorder and krummhorn, and sings soprano. Sandra began playing early music in 1983 as a member of the Collegium Musicum at SDSU, playing violin and recorder. She later began viol studies with Peter Farrell and John Dornenburg. She completed a Master of Music Degree in Viol Performance at SDSU in 1996. Sandra has taught strings/orchestra for Sweetwater Union H.S. district, Poway Unified, Arrowbear music camp and Civic Youth Orchestra. She currently teaches string and recorder classes in San Diego City Schools. She performs on violin and viol throughout the San Diego area, and fiddle with the Bayou Brothers, the Swamp Critters and Judy Taylor’s Wild Oats.