Dawn Bishop - Harpist
Dawn Bishop began playing the harp as a young child under the instruction of her mother, harpist Jan Bishop. Since graduating from Wheaton College, Dawn has maintained a full-time career of freelancing for weddings, special occasions, and corporate events in the Chicago area. Formerly a harp instructor at Sherwood Conservatory, she continues to teach the Suzuki method at her private studio in Wheaton, IL. Since 1998, Dawn has been featured as a harpist for afternoon tea at Chicago’s prestigious Drake Hotel, where she can be seen performing throughout the week.
Sharon Crabbe - Harpist
As an accomplished freelance harpist and teacher, Sharon Crabbe has delighted listeners with her beauty and elegance. For over 20 years she has been playing a broad range of music, suitable for all tastes, which encompasses popular melodies, show ballads, classical music, and love songs.
Suzanne Ballam - Harpist
Suzanne Ballam has been playing the harp professionally in Chicago since 2001. Since completing her BM in harp performance from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in 2005, Suzanne has devoted herself to performing full-time throughout the Chicago area and particularly enjoys providing an elegant musical atmosphere during special events such as weddings, receptions, dinners, and parties. In addition to performing regularly at the Drake Hotel high tea, she also maintains a large private studio of harp students.
Penny Currier - Harpist
Penny Currier received her degree from the revered Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, New York as a student of Eileen Malone. This former Miss Colorado in the Miss America Pageant has had an active solo career in Chicago performing for visiting world dignitaries and royalty as well as for many esteemed organizations and corporations. Penny's music has been enjoyed by countless Chicagoans at the former Marshall Field's State Street store as their "Christmas harpist", a twenty-four year tradition. Find out more about her at www.PennyCurrier.com.
Paul Marinaro
In an age of contrivances, imitators, and fads, Paul Marinaro enjoys being true to himself and to the material he sings. From swing to torch, from the classics to the contemporary, from Jazz to Broadway to pop, Paul's interpretations are breathtaking, his warm baritone voice filled with nuance and wit. While his vocal style is peppered with traces of his influences, he has successfully forged his own sound and personality, and is passionate about breathing new life into the material he sings. His performances all possess a fresh, playful, and inventive sense of rhythm and melody.
In a relatively short time, Paul has had the wonderful opportunity to work with some of the cities top musicians and has quickly become one of Chicago's most sought after vocalists.
