Good Singers
Good Fruit
Stephanie Lewin has been a professional performer since age 12, specializing in genres such as jazz, swing, R & B, early music and opera. She is a director, arranger, costumer and researcher and teaches privately with an emphasis on vocal care and prevention. She has a BA in music from UW-Milwaukee and is working on a Masters in Music History and Library Science. Stephanie recently recorded on Dark Side of the Moon A Cappella, which was nominated for a 2006 CASA award for Best Contemporary A Cappella Recording and currently sings with The Bootless Harlequins and Figgy Pudding.
Annie grew up in the Joliet/Plainfield area of Illinois and went to Plainfield High School. Graduated in '96, and went on to the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana to get her degree in music education with a vocal emphasis. Annie has had a long standing interest in the performing arts. She enjoys playing the oboe and piano, singing a wide range of music, drawing and painting, and dance. Most recently, Annie went with the Opera Festival di Roma company to perform in the title role of Suor Angelica, by Puccini. Annie met up with Steph in Consorte Bella Donna, and performed with them at the Bristol Ren. Faire. (Steph later introduced her to her cute guitar playing husband, Jay). Later the two appeared again at the Faire as members of Figgy Pudding, another madrigal singing group. Annie is currently teaching music in Racine, Wisconsin, and is looking forward to singing with The Bootless Harlequins. Other hobbies/time wasters include learning to speak Japanese, drawing doujinshi, playing WoW with her hubby, and being a big Gilbert and Sullivan nerd.
Mike O'Donnell has been making noises since 1952. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science at Cornell, and supports himself by professing it at the University of Chicago. For joy, he sings everything he can, from medieval to modern. He recently performed in the choir for the Chicago production of Too Hot to Handel.
