AMERICAN RED CROSS MOVES MARTIN FIRE SHELTER LOCATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Lindsay Segersin, Santa Cruz County Chapter Phone: (920) 246-0738 Email: lsegersin@sccredcross.org

MEDIA ALERT AMERICAN RED CROSS MOVES MARTIN FIRE SHELTER LOCATION New Shelter: Scotts Valley Middle School

SAN JOSE, CALIF. – June 12 , 2008 – Due to a shift in wind direction and thick smoke now clogging the air around San Lorenzo Valley Middle School, the American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter is moving the shelter for evacuees of the Martin Fire to Scotts Valley Middle School, 8 Bean Creek Road, in Scotts Valley. The American Red Cross Santa Clara Cruz County Chapter will be providing food, shelter and counseling until evacuated residents are allowed to return to their homes or until alternative housing is available. Any residents who are unable to remain safely in their homes may evacuate to the Red Cross shelter. For up-to-date information on shelter locations, contact the American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter at (831) 462-2881. Residents should contact CAL FIRE at (831) 335-6717 or (831) 335-6718 for information on whether their homes are in an evacuation area. The Santa Cruz Animal Services Authority is available to assist in evacuating livestock and domesticated animals. People needing assistance moving livestock or sheltering pets should call 831-454-7303 and press 1. Wednesday night, the American Red Cross housed 30 people overnight in the shelter at San Lorenzo Valley Middle School. 51 evacuees had registered with the Red Cross, but many chose to spend the night with family or friends. All Red Cross disaster assistance is FREE, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help people affected by local disasters, such as the Martin Fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains, by making a financial gift to the local Chapter’s disaster relief fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of local disasters. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. In the Santa Cruz area, financial donations for the Red Cross Local Disaster Relief Fund are also being accepted at all Santa Cruz County Bank locations. Donations will help the relief efforts for the Bonny Doon/Martin Fire and the continuing efforts related to the Summit Fire. Living in California means living with wildfires! With this year’s wildfire season getting off to an early and busy start. Your local Red Cross Chapter can provide tips for protecting yourself, your family and your home before, during, and after a wildfire! Please contact your local chapter to learn more about preparing for wildfires and others disasters. - American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter – www.redcrossbayarea.org - American Red Cross Carmel Area Chapter – www.arccarmel.org - American Red Cross Monterey-San Benito Counties Chapter – www.montereyarc.org - American Red Cross Palo Alto Area Chapter – www.paarc.org - American Red Cross Santa Clara Valley Chapter – www.santaclaravalley.redcross.org - American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter – www.sccredcross.org - American Red Cross Sonoma & Mendocino Counties – www.arcsm.org - American Red Cross Silverado-Napa Chapter – www.silveradonapa.redcross.org The American Red Cross helps people in the greater Bay Area and Central Coast prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Residents in the region are supported by a collaboration of chapters, including the Bay Area Chapter, the Carmel Area Chapter, the Monterey-San Benito Counties Chapter, the Palo Alto Area Chapter, the Santa Clara Valley Chapter, the Santa Cruz County Chapter and the Sonoma & Mendocino Counties Chapter, who mobilize relief to families affected by disasters and train thousands of people in life-saving and preparedness skills each year. For more information about the Red Cross, please visit www.redcross.org. ###

American Red Cross provides canteen service to those without power

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, January 7, 2008 – The American Red Cross, Santa Cruz County Chapter has been providing canteen service to those affected by the power outages in throughout Santa Cruz County. This canteen service includes coffee, tea and hot soup.  Blankets will also be distributed. 

 

Meals are served from the Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV), which is clearly identified as an American Red Cross vehicle.  Brewed coffee and hot water for tea have been donated by Peet’s Coffee and Tea of Santa Cruz and Starbucks of Scotts Valley.

 

The local Red Cross is also providing counseling and assistance with medical needs of county residents.

 

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the residents of Santa Cruz County.  The Santa Cruz County Chapter budget has been hit hard by a record number of home fires this year in Santa Cruz County.  The chapter asks county residents to make a contribution to the chapter so that they may continue to provide their lifesaving services to the community.

 

Those with questions concerning the Red Cross Canteen Service may call Patsy Hernandez, Emergency Services Officer at 831-462-2881 x16 for more information.

 

 

 

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.

 

 

 

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NEW RED CROSS VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE

NEW RED CROSS VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE

Video Captured by Red Cross Workers in Southern California Made Available to the Media

WHAT:

B-roll from Southern California

 

WHEN:

Friday, October 26, 2007 4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. EDT

WHERE:

Satellite AMC-1 Transponder 19C

 

The American Red Cross will transmit approximately 30 minutes of footage from the scene of the wildfires and shelters in Southern California.

*New Material*

2:24 Mira Mesa High School - San Diego, CA - Service Delivery

:44 Qualcomm Shelter - San Diego, CA - Shelter

3:26 Petco Park Feeding Kitchen - San Diego, CA - Shelter

4:30 First Baptist Church - Newhall, CA - Service Delivery – Southern Baptist Food Service

3:47 Golden Valley High School Shelter - Santa Clarita, CA - Shelter/Partnerships

3:32 The Orange Show Fairgrounds - San Bernardino, CA - Supplies

Previous material that will be included in the feed:

1:02 Service Delivery - Saugus, Ca

2:49 Shelter - Saugus High School, Ca

4:11 Shelter - National Orange Show Fairgrounds, San Bernardino, Ca

Note: The video will contain a discreet Red Cross logo in the upper right corner.

As of Thursday morning, the Red Cross was operating 23 shelters in Southern California. To date, the Red Cross has provided more than 20,000 overnight stays in its shelters and served more than 32,000 meals. The Red Cross has several aid stations throughout the affected areas providing food, water, health and mental health assessments and distributing cleanup supplies. The Red Cross has nearly 9000 employees and volunteers on site in Southern California, including volunteers from all 50 states.

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American Red Cross Shares Photos and Video with the Media

WASHINGTON, October 25, 2007 – Members of the media seeking photos and video of events in Southern California can obtain American Red Cross material using the instructions below. Thousands of Southern Californians remain under evacuation orders this morning. An expanding Red Cross workforce is on the ground - serving in shelters and throughout neighborhoods.

Photo Instructions:
You must use an SFTP client for easy access and transfer of these high-resolution files.
Photos are in a folder called ‘2007 CA Wildfires’.
• Host Name: photos.videobluemoon.com
• User Name: arctransfer
• Password: qazwsxpl
Please courtesy: American Red Cross

Video Instructions:
• Host Name: http://www.videobluemoon.com/login.php
• User Name: wildfires
• Password: Red Cross (this is case sensitive)
No courtesy required, material comes pre-bugged.

Materials encompass footage from Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino:
- Shelter activities such as mealtimes, emotional support and childcare
- Distribution of supplies such as food, water and comfort kits containing toiletry items
- Distribution of clean up kits for those who have been allowed to return to their neighborhoods
• Red Cross on-site Media Contacts and statistical information, such as shelter populations, can be found at our blog site http://redcrosswestwildfires.wordpress.com/.
• For American Red Cross print and radio PSAs or Online Banners, go to www.redcross.org and click on ‘Press’ on the top toolbar, then click on ‘Available Advertisements’ on the left-hand toolbar.
For questions, contact Red Cross Public Affairs at 202-303-5551.

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the California wildfires, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.

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Blood Supply Jeopardized in SoCal; NorCal help needed

October 23, 2007 – Oakland, CA – Wildfires have caused the cancellation of several Red Cross blood drives in Southern California resulting in the loss of nearly 200 units (a unit is about a pint) of blood to date. The American Red Cross asks eligible blood donors in Northern California to help make up this loss by making an appointment to donate blood by calling 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (1.800.448.3543).

Blood is needed for hospital patients throughout Southern California, including those who have been affected by the fires. “The current wildfires have affected the collection of hundreds of units of blood,” states Jay Winkenbach, CEO for American Red Cross Northern California Blood Services Region. “We need people to step forward to donate blood and help make sure we have an adequate supply of blood and blood products for patients in every California hospital we serve. By having enough donors to collect to capacity at blood drives and centers the rest of the month we can help meet that need.”

Any healthy person age 17 or older, weighing at least 110 pounds, and in good health may be able to donate blood.

To make an appointment to donate blood, call 1.800.GIVE.LIFE (1.800.448.3543) or visit www.BeADonor.com and search for the blood drive or center location nearest you. The Red Cross has blood centers in Newark, Oakland, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton and San Jose.

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Editor’s note: Blood center and drive locations for this week follow.

Oakland Center Newark Center

6230 Claremont Ave. 39227 Cedar Boulevard

Cross street: College Ave. (next to Newark Memorial High School)

Pleasant Hill Center San Jose Center

140 Gregory Lane, Suite 120 2731 North First Street

(across from City Hall) (at Plumeria)

Pleasanton Center

5556-B Springdale Avenue

(two doors before Cost Plus)

 

Santa Cruz Presby  Please see www.sccredcross.org for upcoming blood drives in Santa Cruz County, or call 831-462-2881.

 

Santa Cruz Presbyteri

Contact:
Sara O’Brien

Communications Manager

American Red Cross Northern California Blood Services Region

6230 Claremont Ave.

Oakland, CA 94618

Tel. 510-594-5205

Cell 510-773-2409

Fax 510-601-7954

Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or go online to www.BeADonor.com to make an appointment to donate blood.

Local Red Cross Volunteers Rush to Help Residents of Southern California

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, October 24, 2007 – As wildfires continue to rage throughout southern California, destroying hundreds of homes and displacing hundreds of thousands of residents, the Red Cross is continuing to work with officials to support the relief effort.

The Santa Cruz County Chapter has sent a total of 17 volunteers to the relief efforts thus far, including 2 board members. Volunteers sent to the relief effort are: Cherry Roberts, Lee Yamada, Rick Daniel, Anita Salem, Ray and Joy LeClair, John Schultz, Suzanne Carlton, Norman Turner, Janet Packer, Ralph Reyes, Armondo Arias, Carmen Mulholand, Virginia Ledesma, Wendy Ostrow, RN, Clyta Amadeo and Douglas Anderson. These volunteers will join others from around the country in this massive relief effort.

Here is a snapshot of Red Cross services as of midnight, Tuesday:

• The Red Cross and its partners have opened nearly two dozen shelters across the region.

• 40 trucks full of supplies have arrived, bringing thousands of cots, blankets, toiletry kits and

other needed items.

• 50 Mobile feeding vehicles have arrived with 25 more en route.

• Cleanup supplies are also en route. Supplies include rakes, shovels and other useful

equipment to help with cleanup in the affected communities.

• A large feeding kitchen will open today at Petco Field to support the shelters, mobile feeding

and the feeding to the emergency workers.

• The local chapters have trained more than 1500 local volunteers to help with the effort.

• The national Red Cross has moved nearly 2000 additional workers to the area to help with

feeding and sheltering efforts.

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time andmoney from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across thecountry each year, disasters like the California wildfires, by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington,DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.

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Santa Cruz County American Red Cross deploys volunteers to fire ravaged Southern California

SANTA CRUZ, October 23, 2007 – Wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, forcing thousands to evacuate the area. So far, the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross has deployed 3 volunteers to Southern California and the chapter expects several more volunteers to be called. Volunteers currently deployed are Clyta Amadeo, Wendy Ostrow and Douglas Anderson.

More than 3000 people from Southern California spent last night at 11 Red Cross shelters in safe areas outside of their threatened neighborhoods. There, they found Red Cross workers providing a safe place to sleep, a hot meal and access to information. Red Cross mental health counselors are also on site to help clients manage the stress and fear that accompanies all disasters. The Red Cross continues to distribute water and food to firefighters and emergency workers in the affected areas as they work to battle the blazes and safeguard residents.

The American Red Cross continues to urge those who have or will evacuate to register themselves on the Red Cross Safe and Well Website. On this site, people can leave a status message for their loved ones, letting them know their general location and well-being or check to see if a loved one in a disaster effected area has registered. More than 250 new registrations overnight illustrate how meaningful this act can be – the site may be accessed via www.redcross.org.

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting www.redcross.org.

American Red Cross hosts celebrates opening of Watsonville Service Center

For immediate release: Friday, September 28, 2007

 

American Red Cross hosts celebrates opening of Watsonville Service Center

 

[Watsonville, CA – September 26, 2007] On Wednesday, September 26 at 5:30 p.m. the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Watsonville Service Center located at 326 Main Street, suite 205.    

 

Antonio Rivas, Watsonville City Councilman and Board Member for the Red Cross served as the Master of Ceremonies for this event.  Rivas’ work was instrumental in garnering the support for the American Red Cross Watsonville Service Center.

 

“I am so proud to be standing here today at the opening of the Watsonville Service Center. This has been a personal dream of mine.”  said Rivas.

 

“This new office will allow us to serve Watsonville and the South County in a way that has not been recently possible.” said Cliff Barrett, Scotts Valley City Councilman and Board Chairman for the American Red Cross, “There has been a great deal of excitement about this office, and a tremendous amount of support from city and business leaders.  We are proud to finally open its doors to the public.”  Individuals in Santa Cruz County may visit the Watsonville Service Center for information about Disaster Preparedness, First Aid and CPR classes, and other American Red Cross Programs.  It will also serve as a place for relief staff to interview individuals and families recently affected by disasters.  The Santa Cruz Office at 2960 Soquel Avenue will remain the headquarters of the American Red Cross in Santa Cruz County.

 

The Watsonville office will be open from Monday-Thursday, 8:30-4:30 p.m.  Presently, it will be staffed by one person per day. The Santa Cruz County Chapter is actively seeking volunteer staff to work in the office.  If you are interested in volunteering, please call Donna Rodoni at 831-462-2881 ext. 23 or visit our website at www.sccredcross.org (bilingual individuals are highly desired).

 

 

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For immediate release: Tuesday, September 18, 2007

 

American Red Cross to host ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate opening of Watsonville Service Center

 

[Watsonville, CA – September 18, 2007] On Wednesday, September 26 at 5:30 p.m. the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Watsonville Service Center located at 326 Main Street, suite 205.    

 

Antonio Rivas, Watsonville City Councilman and Board Member for the Red Cross will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for this event.  Rivas’ work was instrumental in garnering the support for the American Red Cross Watsonville Service Center.

 

“This new office will allow us to serve Watsonville and the South County in a way that has not been recently possible.” said Cliff Barrett, Scotts Valley City Councilman and Board Chairman for the American Red Cross, “There has been a great deal of excitement about this office, and a tremendous amount of support from city and business leaders.  We are proud to finally open its doors to the public.”  Individuals in Santa Cruz County may visit the Watsonville Service Center for information about Disaster Preparedness, First Aid and CPR classes, and other American Red Cross Programs.  It will also serve as a place for relief staff to interview individuals and families recently affected by disasters.  The Santa Cruz Office at 2960 Soquel Avenue will remain the headquarters of the American Red Cross in Santa Cruz County.

 

After the ribbon cutting ceremony, the American Red Cross asks that you join them for an open house mixer to be held in the new office space.

 

The Watsonville office will be open from Monday-Thursday, 8:30-4:30 p.m.  Presently, it will be staffed by one person per day. The Santa Cruz County Chapter is actively seeking volunteer staff to work in the office.  If you are interested in volunteering, please call Donna Rodoni at 831-462-2881 ext. 23 or visit our website at www.sccredcross.org (bilingual individuals are highly desired).

 

 

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For immediate release: September 19, 2007

 

 

SANTA CRUZ FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS

NEW MUSIC WORKS

~ NOSFERATU ~

WITH AN ORIGINAL SCORE BY PHIL COLLINS

WE ARE DRAWING A CROWD TO DRAW SOME BLOOD!!!

 

[SANTA CRUZ, CA - September 18, 2007]  Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 7 PM at The Del Mar Theatre, 1124 Pacific Ave., The Santa Cruz Film Festival in conjunction with the Santa Cruz Chapter of the American Red Cross hosts the New Music Works Ensemble for a special eve of Halloween screening of “Nosferatu” - the original and definitive vampire film of 1922 - accompanied by a chilling original score by New Music Works composer and founder, Phil Collins. Eight musicians from far and wide including Timb Harris (of Estradasphere) will perform during Murnau’s classic silent film. This evenings ticket prices are $18 general $15 senior $10 students.

 

A pledge to give blood to the Red Cross will get attendees $2.00 off the ticket price for this spine-tingling performance.

 

“One blood donation can save up to three lives. That’s not bad for one hour of your time - not to mention and $2.00 off your ticket to an amazing show.” said Lindsay Segersin, Marketing Manager for the Santa Cruz County Chapter of the American Red Cross. 

 

The Santa Cruz Film Festival is thrilled to join forces with The New Music Works to create awareness of The Red Cross’ amazing work throughout Santa Cruz County.

SCFF invites young and old to participate by wearing their scariest Halloween costume and join in the fun on this “night of the living dead”.

 

The premiere Santa Cruz performance of this work in at the Rio Theatre in October

2003 elicited a standing ovation from a full house audience. Phil Collins’ score resurrects the terrifying-to-hallucinatory images of F.W. Murnau’s silent horror classic, via an exotic sound world of electronic and acoustic instrumentation.

 

We are especially excited that the same terror-ific instrumental sextet of players, drawn from New Music Works Ensemble reunite, will be joining us for this epic-length performance!!

 

Teresa Orosco-Petersen, flute

Timb Harris, electronic violin, trumpet (back from Washington for exclusive Santa Cruz

performance)

Stan Poplin, double bass

Irene Herrmann, concertina and cello

Michael McGushin, sampler keyboard

Jim Kassis, percussion

Phil Collins, Conductor

 

 

Collins’ score resurrects the terrifying-to-hallucinatory images of F.W. Murnau’s silent horror classic, via an exotic sound world of electronic and acoustic instrumentation.

 

Phil Collins speaks on scoring “Nosferatu”:

“Laurence Bedford at the Rio started things off by asking me if New Music Works would like to provide music for the classic horror film, ‘Nosferatu.’  I said yes, absolutely. I had accompanied the movie back in the 80s, on piano and a wheezy little organ - part of an enjoyable year-and-a half stint with Bear Republic Theatre accompanying silent films on a monthly basis at the Art Center Theatre.  I hoped that I could dredge up my sketches from last time around; but for good or ill, I couldn’t find them.

 

‘Nosferatu’ is the most frightening of monster epics.  It wields image and time like a wand.  The vampire premise alone - sucking blood out of peoples’ necks - is repellent, but the film’s haunting atmosphere is most chilling of all.  Murnau juxtaposes pacing and perspectives with a cunning that pushes viewers off balance.  At the center is Max Schreck’s lead role performance as ‘Nosferatu’, which Murnau imbues with nuances of light, stillness and unearthly motion.  ‘Nosferatu’ reaches into our psyches with images that remain in memory.

 

In providing music for ‘Nosferatu’ the main challenge is to not interfere. The film operates on the emotional insinuations of atmosphere and rhythms (often pointedly unnatural ones).  Musical accompaniment need only resonate what is there.

 

While selecting the instrumentation for this piece I sought a palette of electronic and acoustic timbres, with a dollop of Eastern European flavors.  I choose only six players from the New Music Works Ensemble - several of whom are gifted improvisers - because I didn’t want to overwhelm the delicate onscreen blends of movement and light.”

 

 

NOSFERATU - Players from the New Music Works Ensemble

 

Teresa Orosco-Petersen, flute, received her degree at San José State University, where she studied with Isabelle Chapius-Starr.  She performs with the Monterey County Symphony Orchestra, Bayshore Lyric Opera, and has performed regularly with New Music Works since 1997. Teresa also performs with many symphonies and chamber ensembles, including San Francisco Western Opera Theatre, Opera San José, and the Rome Festival Orchestra.

 

Timb Harris, violin and trumpet, graduated with Honors from UCSC in 1999, where he studied under Roy Malan.  Local audiences of diverse musical categories are familiar with Timb’s sterling musicianship and improvisational gifts. In addition to his ubiquitous identity as a member of the genre-bending local group Estradasphere, Timb was a regular player with New Music Works Ensemble and a frequent ringer for area orchestras.

However, in 2006, Timb and his wife Gabriella moved to Seattle.  Oh Woe was Santa Cruz!!

Timb continues to tour and record with both Estradasphere and the Secret Chiefs 3.

Recently, he has been performing with Masada, John Zorn’s improvisational ensemble.

 

Stan Poplin, double bass, has been performing jazz and classical music in the Monterey and greater San Francisco Bay areas for the past twenty years.  He is a founding member of the New Music Works Ensemble, and has played with many symphony orchestras, the Cabrillo Music Festival and festivals in Bear Valley and Mendocino.  In 1990 he began a five-year period in Oslo, where he studied, recorded and toured throughout Norway.  Mr. Poplin has made many recordings of jazz and blues as well as classical music.

 

Irene Herrmann, concertina and cello, has been performing with New Music Works for ten years.  She is an active chamber music performer in the area and presently accompanies choirs at both UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College.  Her particular field of interest is chamber music and piano literature of the 20th century, and she worked extensively with the late composer/writer Paul Bowles.

 

Michael McGushin, sampler keyboard, Michael McGushin, keyboard, is a professor of music at Cabrillo College in Aptos, and coach/accompanist for the UCSC Music Department.  He is well known in the Santa Cruz area as a pianist, composer, and conductor.  He has served as Music Director for productions with Shakespeare Santa

Cruz, Cabrillo Stage and the UCSC Opera Theater.   Michael has performed regularly

with New Music Works since 1985.

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Jim Kassis, percussion, Since moving to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1987 to study with San Francisco Symphony percussionist Anthony Cirone, Jim has been teaching and performing both drum set and classical percussion throughout northern California.

Jim serves on the faculty at Santa Clara University and the Community School of Music and Arts in Mountain View. He has played with New Music Works Ensemble since 2002.

 

Phil Collins, Conductor & Composer, Phil Collins was born in San Mateo, California and has lived in Santa Cruz since 1976. In 1979 he co-founded New Music Works and has served as the organization’s Artistic Director and Conductor since 1982.

Collins’ diversified interests and experience as a composer, performer and director have cultivated ongoing collaborative relationships with leading musicians, and artists of diverse disciplines.  As Artistic Director of New Music Works, his eclectic and singular programming of 20th and 21st century music has brought national acclaim to the organization.

 

NEW MUSIC WORKS

NMW, founded in 1979 and directed by Phil Collins, is dedicated to providing a high quality performance format for contemporary music and music/theater, by stimulating the creation, performance and dissemination of new works by composers living in the Monterey Bay Area and elsewhere in the world.  Through programming that combines the work of living composers of diverse backgrounds and styles, as well as important works from throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, NMW provides historic contexts that enrich our audience’s appreciation of today’s musical milieu.  As the only professional contemporary music group in the South Bay Area, NMW is uniquely qualified to serve today’s composers.  The NMW Ensemble can accommodate the wide spectrum of styles and virtuosities which today’s music calls for, and has proven an inspiration for many composers including Lou Harrison, Jack Body, Henry Brant, Gordon Mumma, Paul Dresher, Pablo Furman, Hyo-shin Na, Terry Riley, and many others.

 

NEW MUSIC WORKS is supported in part by the Aaron Copland Fund for Music, the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County, the California Arts Council, the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Newman’s Own Organics, and KUSP 88.9 FM.

 

 

 

For additional info please call Lindsay Segersin Marketing Manager American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter 831.462.2881 x14  lsegersin@sccredcross.org www.sccredcross.org or Jane Sullivan Director and Founder www.santacruzfilmfestival.com jane@seebrightproductions.com