Soloists old - Salem Concert Band

Mary Lott, Oboe November 2, 2003
A graduate of California State University at Northridge, Ms. Lott has been a resident in the Willamette Valley for over 20 years. While in Los Angeles, she studied with Salvetore Spano and John Ellis, playing at that time with NBC studio orchestras.

While teaching privately over the last two decades, she has had the opportunity to study with John Mack, Thomas Stacey, Ray Still, Alex Klein and Joseph Robinson on oboe, English horn and oboe d’amour. Each session there has been growth in teaching styles for her own students and new experiences in interpretation and techniques.

Ms. Lott has been an associate professor at Willamette University during that entire journey. The summers of 1997-2000 she was on the faculty for Young Musicians and Artists, sharing ideas and experiences with upcoming new musicians. One of her primary delights is teaching young students the uniqueness of the oboe and the music that is written for it.

Ms. Lott has performed as a soloist and an ensemble player with the Oregon Coast Music Festival, the Cascade Music Festival, the Willamette Faculty Woodwind Quintet, the Oregon Symphony and recently retired from her position of principal with the Salem Chamber Orchestra.

Bruce McIntosh, Cello
Bruce McIntosh received his Master of Music at the University of Texas and Bachelor of Arts at Oberlin Conservatory. He studied cello under George Finckel, John Frazer, George Neikrug, Nathaniel Rosen and John Hsu. He was Artist-In-Residence at Franconia College, New Hampshire and past principal cellist of the Portland Opera Orchestra. Bruce McIntosh is currently Professor of Cello and Music Theory at Willamette University and member of Trio Northwest.

Jay Chen, Trumpet
Jay Chen obtained his Bachelor's degree from Sichuan Conservatory of Music in China and his Master's degree from Oregon State University. He is currently principal trumpet for the Portland Opera, Salem Chamber Orchestra and trumpet instructor at Willamette University and Oregon State University.

Stan Bock, Trombone
Stan Bock received his Bacheolor of Music in Education at Ft. Hays State, Kansas, and a Master of Music from the University of Northern Iowa. He served 19 years in the Air Force Band Program. He is currently a trombone and low brass instructor at Willamette University. He is an active jazz trombonist, clinician and adjudicator throughout the United States.

Lisa Ross
Lisa Ross is a native of Salem and is now teaching in the Salem-Keizer School District. Lisa teaches at Howard St. Charter School, South Salem High School, and Willamette University. She is the assistant conductor and a member of the Willamette Masterchorus and is a soloist at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

A graduate of Oregon State University, Lisa has sung and been a soloist with several choirs around the Willamette Valley. She has also played roles in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado" and "H.M.S. Pinafore" and the role of the Mother in "Amahl and the Night Visitors". Lisa has also been a soloist with the Salem Concert Band.

Lisa resides in Salem and is soon to be wed to her Scottish fiancé, Hugh McIntyre

Jason Pope
Jason Pope is a native of Portland, Oregon. Jason was influenced early by such bands as; Tower of Power, Earth, Wind, &Fire, and James Brown. Singing live since Jr. High School at parties and various school functions, he put himself in a position to perform on the spot. Jason has been working the Portland music scene for the past seven years. Four of those years as the high energy Blues Man with Shakin' Jake and the Livewires: a lot of Saturday night gigs, two recording projects, and some airtime. Five recording projects in all, three of which Jason wrote, arranged and produced. His latest project "Fetish Kings" includes R & B and roots rock/blues. But of course, "I can't refuse those silky Big Band tunes…"

Jason resides in Portland with his wife Angie and three sons. Jason is a freelance artist and owns Affordable Family Memorials, where he designs, sells, and manufactures custom memorials.

Louisa G. Muller, Soprano, December 15, 2002
Louisa G. Muller is a graduate of Sprague High School and Lawrence University, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Music and Theatre. In the Salem area, she has been seen in Into the Woods (Pentacle Theatre), Nunsense II (Skylight Players), The Cocoanuts (Albany Civic Theatre), Singin¹ in the Rain (Gallery Players), The Secret Garden, and Oklahoma! (Sprague High School). During college she played Catherine in A View from the Bridge, Polina in The Seagull, and Yum-Yum in The Mikado, as well as directing The Office and She Loves Me. She also sang Barber¹s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 with orchestra. Last summer Louisa performed at the Bay Area Summer Opera Theatre Institute in San Francisco. She is a private voice teacher in Salem.