| We are delighted to welcome Jon Berger, Bonnie Insull & Ryan Sandburg to play for our Ball on April 28. | ||
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Flutist
Bonnie Insull started her musical life on the East Coast, performing classical music with ensembles
and orchestras in New England. Moving to Riverside CA in 2002, Bonnie is now a familiar face on the dance floor
and in the high-energy dance band Bonfire. | ||
Pianist Ryan Sandburg has a diverse
musical background and is proficient in various styles, from classical to jazz to popular music.
He studied vocal accompanying, harpsichord, and Baroque performance practice at
Boston University and musicology at New York University. He has been involved with San Diego English Country Dancers since 2009. | ||
Review Dance Musicians: | ||
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Jon Berger, plays violin, viola, and mandolin. Jon has played for English country,
Morris, and contra dances for more than 30 years. He is a regular at Bay Area dances and dance camps, both on his own and with the bands
Midnight Smorgasbord (English) and Flashpoint (contra). Jon also plays Celtic music throughout the North
Bay area with the band Greenhouse, and is a former member of the Celtic rock band Tempest. He lives in Sebastopol,
California with his wife Kalia Kliban, a noted English country dance caller.
Flutist
Bonnie Insull started her musical life on the East Coast, performing classical music with ensembles
and orchestras in New England. Moving to Riverside CA in 2002, Bonnie is now a familiar face on the dance floor
and in the high-energy dance band Bonfire.
Pianist Ryan Sandburg has a diverse
musical background and is proficient in various styles, from classical to jazz to popular music.
He studied vocal accompanying, harpsichord, and Baroque performance practice at
Boston University and musicology at New York University. He has been involved with San Diego English Country Dancers since 2009.