Colin Robertson
Alumnotes
Pengbian Sang '85
Tommy Smith '86
In August 2012, Beth Sass of
Nashville, TN, released the album
Knowing Me, coproduced with Jerry
Kimbrough.
Scott Schroen of Alpharetta, GA,
and his Frank Zappa tribute act Ugly
Radio Rebellion, released two DVDs
and gave a Zappa clinic at ROCKU.
His article "Zappa Survivor" was
published in the European Online
Music magazine.
James Stewart of Wilmington, DE,
released his third album, Sky Blue.
Visit www.jamesstewartrock.com.
1983
Steve Thomas of Concord, MA,
worked with composer Shawn K.
Clement '88 on music for the movie
Live Forever: A Ray Bradbury Odyssey.
1984
Page Hundemer of Corvallis, OR,
released Double Stops, a CD of
original compositions performed
on solo bass guitar. Visit www.
pagehundemer.com.
1985
Pengbian Sang of Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, worked on the
album Retro Jazz, featuring jazz,
bossa nova, and funk versions of 12
iconic songs from the Dominican
Republic. The album also featured
work by Dan Cantor, Jonathan
Wyner, and Federico Mendez '00.
1986
On October 8, Michéal Castaldo of
New York, NY, performed his single "Pray'r" live on television in
Manhattan's Columbus Day Parade.
Visit www.michealcastaldo.com.
Kevin Kastning of Groton, MA,
released an album with Mark
Wingfield titled An Illustrated Silence.
Visit www.kevinkastning.com.
Saxophonist Tommy Smith of
Larkhall, Scotland, released the album
Karma, named best album in the 2012
Scottish Jazz Awards. Visit www.tommysmith.co.uk.
1987
Bassist Terje Gewelt of Oslo,
Norway, released the CD Spindrift,
his 10th release on Resonant Music.
Visit www.resonant-music.com.
1988
In September, Torben Waldorff of
Malmö, Sweden, released the album
Wah-Wah. It features Gary Versace
(keys), Matt Clohesy (bass), and Jon
Wikan (drums).
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Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff '90
1989
Angela Wiggins of Honolulu, HI, is
performing regularly with her Latin
jazz group.
1990
Saxophonist Stefan Cohen of Berkeley,
CA, is a chiropractor and operates a
wellness studio with his wife. He plays
in the Grove Valve Orchestra, which
won first place in the Fortune Battle of
the Corporate Bands, and he took the
prize in the best horns category.
Cellist and vocalist Martha Colby of
Yellowstone National Park, WY, is
a house musician at Old Faithful in
Yellowstone. She is also a member
of the Lake String Quartet and made
her debut as an orchestral soloist in
Middletown, NY. Visit www.
marthacolby.com.
Composer Louis King of New York City
has received several awards for his jingle music, including a Clio Award and
a London International Award for Best
Soundtrack for a commercial. Visit
www.getmelouking.com.
Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff of
Chatsworth, CA, released the
book Tearing Down the Wall: The
Contemporary Guide to Decoding Pink
Floyd—The Wall One Brick at a Time.
Anne Marie David '93
Veronica Petrucci of Franklin, TN,
had her song "Hope" featured in the
film Unconditional, starring Lynn
Collins and Michael Ealy. Visit www.
veronicapetrucci.com.
Jesse Williams of Arlington, MA, has
been performing with a variety of
acts including Boston and Jonathan
Edwards among others.
1992
In December, bassist Bryan Beller
of Nashville, TN, and the Aristocrats
released the CD/DVD Boing, We'll
Do It Live! The Aristocrats at Alvas
Showroom.
Ben Klinger of Kent, WA, published
the book Why We Play: A Guide to
Finding the Right Piano. For more
information visit www.whyweplay.
net.
1993
Anne Marie David of Natick, MA,
released the solo piano CD Snow on
Snow, an album of Christmas music.
Visit www.annemariedavid.com.
In September Roy Shakked, of
Silver Lake, CA, under the moniker Holmes, released the album
Complication Simplified. Visit www.
sweetholmes.com.
