*Norland, Mike - An interesting man, Mike was a member of St. Andrew's Lutheran in Homestead, but he rarely missed singing with RCC's concert series as an invited guest singer, singing with MR and the basses. He was, during the concert years, in charge of environmental issues for Everglades National Park. He was an avid participator in the over 30 production concerts at the Redlands church.
Northup, Alison - Alison came to Immanuel Presbyterian during MR's tenure from 2004 to 2008. It was providence that brought such a talented and willing musician to us. She was a professional violinist as well as accomplished concert pianist. Alison immediately helped the music program with excellence in a full range of idioms from oratorio to Celtic to bluegrass. She played first violin on the challenging Messiah choruses, and played Celtic and ancient music as if she were born to it. Alison here began her career as a bluegrass musician by playing the "national anthem of fiddlers": the Orange Blossom Special, with MR at guitar, and a full bluegrass string band.
Hear Alison and Michael Roy playing a fiddle and recorder duet: Celtic Trilogy:
Also hear Alison on the Immanuel Choir site playing violin on
oratorio choruses and Celtic tunes in "Ancient and Celtic."
Read about "Celtic Trilogy," its unusual tunes and instrumentation on "The Instrumentalist." Also find "Orange Blossom Special" there.