Happy to help.bkshepard wrote:I'd love to meet her. I'm relatively new to the SJ area, and any good musical connections would be fantastic!mikehalloran wrote:Barbara Day Turner, conductor of the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, …
I can put the two of you in touch. Just sayin'…
Don't know how to arrange an in-person till churches open back up, then it's really easy. I was the choir director who hired her 44 years ago. Now she has my old gig and hired me to work with the praise and youth bands there. I think The Twilight Zone Theme plays in the background whenever I'm on campus.
Anyway, that church is one of the hubs of the local serious music scene with connections to Opera San Jose and the silicon Valley Symphony etc. Henry Mollicone (probably the most performed living opera composer) is a frequent attendee and their organist, Michael Touchi, is an outstanding keyboard player and bassoonist. Barb has connections to just about everyone and if she doesn't, I probably do.
PM me and we'll swap contact info. This will be fun!