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Navarro River Music is the website of Marcia Sloane who
lives, teaches, and performs in northern California. Marcia
Sloane began playing cello at age nine in
Honolulu, Hawaii. She studied cello with Margaret Rowell
and received her B. A. in India Studies from
Sonoma State University singing north Indian classical style
with Laxmi G. Tewari. She is an orchestral and chamber player
and has performed in a variety of musical genres including
the Don Ho Show in Waikiki, Ancient Future in the San Francisco
Bay Area, the Caravan Stage Company in Ontario, Canada, and
collaborative projects involving composition and improvisation
with visual art, theatre, and dance. Her works have been
performed at the New Directions Cello Festival and the Mendocino
Music Festival and she has produced two CDs available through
Navarro River Music. Her latest release, Skyward,
a collection of songs and instrumental compositions with
cello, voice, and various instruments, was featured on National
Public Radio's online music program Open Mic. Her first CD, Cello
Drones for Tuning and Improvisation — and Marcia's
teaching approach using drones—were the subject of
an article in the December 2005 issue of Strings Magazine.
Marcia is a Ta Ke Ti Na teacher facilitating
a group rhythm process using the body as a musical instrument.
She maintains a cello studio in Ukiah, California.
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