Meadowood String Quartet

Meadowood String Quartet is a chamber group featuring quartets written by Classical and Romantic composers and in high demand for weddings and other special events.  The quarter includes Betty Bliss and Marilyn Page, violins; Stefan Vaughan, viola; Eric Jones, cello.

Hearthfire

Harp duo Hearthfire perform music from Ireland and Scotland on harp, guitar, octave mandolin, and vocals.  .  Multi-instrumentalists Lynne Reardon and Michael Koster have been performing together for 17 years, arranging and composing on acoustic and electric harps, octave mandolin, guitar, mandol, and electrolyre (a new instrument invented by Michael).  Their repertoire includes original vocal and instrumental tunes plus traditional pieces from Ireland, Scotland, England, and North Africa. 

Bayside Quartet

The Bayside Quartet plays both original and traditional fiddle tunes as well as waltzes, ballads, blues and rags.   Members of the group include Judy Hageman of Freshwater on violin, Katie Belknap of Bayside on piano, Jim Cornwell of Bayside on guitar and mandolin and Brooks Otis of Arcata on violin.

Humboldt Light Opera Women's Chorus, "The Babes"

The Humboldt Light Opera “The Babes” first performed in July 1994 as a group of nine singers with the name of “We’ve come a long way, but don’t call us baby!”, a word-play on a popular ad at the time.  They sang a choreographed medley from the movie “Sister Act”.  Sixteen years later, the group has evolved  in name as well as number to a 20-25 member ensemble that performs 15-20 energetic songs at each concert with a varied repertoire that includes classical pieces, folk songs, standards, jazz and rock n’ roll.  The founding and current director is Carol Ryder who is also the artistic director of HLOC.