MARA BONDE, SOPRANO
Mara Bonde has thrilled audiences in diverse venues throughout the United States and Europe with her electric stage presence and musical artistry. Her voice has been described as having "sweet purity of tone" (Boston Herald) and "ravishing" (The Boston Globe). She has been the guest artist for "Holiday Pops" with the Boston Pops, and with the Baton Rouge, Lansing, New Haven, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestras, and the Naples Philharmonic, and many others. In addition to operatic engagements, such as the Handel & Haydn Society and Boston Baroque, Mara also performs regularly with Boston Musical Theater (specializing in the "Great American Songbook"), both locally and abroad, and has toured with BMT in South Korea, Russia and Belgium.
Mara Bonde has thrilled audiences in diverse venues throughout the United States and Europe with her electric stage presence and musical artistry. Her voice has been described as having "sweet purity of tone" (Boston Herald) and "ravishing" (The Boston Globe). She has been the guest artist for "Holiday Pops" with the Boston Pops, and with the Baton Rouge, Lansing, New Haven, and Charlotte Symphony Orchestras, and the Naples Philharmonic, and many others. In addition to operatic engagements, such as the Handel & Haydn Society and Boston Baroque, Mara also performs regularly with Boston Musical Theater (specializing in the "Great American Songbook"), both locally and abroad, and has toured with BMT in South Korea, Russia and Belgium.
DAVID THORNE SCOTT, TENOR
David Thorne Scott is a singer, songwriter, composer, and writer. He has long been known for bringing a modern edge to the classics of the Great American Songbook. His album "Shade" was named a "Top 5 CD of the Year" by the Jazz Education Journal. Cadence Magazine said "he phrases like a saxophone player and is as slippery and hip as the young Mel Tormé." Herb Wong, one of the west coast's leading jazz experts, wrote “I haven’t been this moved by a performance of ‘For All We Know’ since Carmen McRae.”
His composition “I See You” was featured in the television show The Blacklist on NBC. David has been a featured soloist with the Boston Pops, the Capital Jazz Orchestra, the New England Wind Symphony, the Melrose Symphony, the Cape Symphony, and the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra.
David is Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music. He was born and raised in Nebraska and still considers himself a Cornhusker though he makes Massachusetts his home.
His current project is "Animal Spirits," a new musical about economist John Maynard Keynes. It examines the role of love, art, and sexuality in a world of war, ideological polarization and economic inequality. Scott wrote the book, music and lyrics.
You can find out more about David at his website: davidthornescott.com/
David Thorne Scott is a singer, songwriter, composer, and writer. He has long been known for bringing a modern edge to the classics of the Great American Songbook. His album "Shade" was named a "Top 5 CD of the Year" by the Jazz Education Journal. Cadence Magazine said "he phrases like a saxophone player and is as slippery and hip as the young Mel Tormé." Herb Wong, one of the west coast's leading jazz experts, wrote “I haven’t been this moved by a performance of ‘For All We Know’ since Carmen McRae.”
His composition “I See You” was featured in the television show The Blacklist on NBC. David has been a featured soloist with the Boston Pops, the Capital Jazz Orchestra, the New England Wind Symphony, the Melrose Symphony, the Cape Symphony, and the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra.
David is Professor of Voice at Berklee College of Music. He was born and raised in Nebraska and still considers himself a Cornhusker though he makes Massachusetts his home.
His current project is "Animal Spirits," a new musical about economist John Maynard Keynes. It examines the role of love, art, and sexuality in a world of war, ideological polarization and economic inequality. Scott wrote the book, music and lyrics.
You can find out more about David at his website: davidthornescott.com/
DAN LOSCHEN, PIANIST AND DIRECTOR
Dan Loschen is a graduate of Oberlin and New England Conservatories. He is assistant chair of the Jazz Department at the Rivers School Conservatory, where he teaches many piano students in both jazz and classical genres, as well as coaching jazz ensembles and teaching music theory. As the music director and arranger for Boston Musical Theater, he has accompanied and arranged the music BMT's performances for the twenty years. He also performs as a pianist at clubs and function venues throughout New England. For additional information, you can find him at http://www.danloschen.com
Dan Loschen is a graduate of Oberlin and New England Conservatories. He is assistant chair of the Jazz Department at the Rivers School Conservatory, where he teaches many piano students in both jazz and classical genres, as well as coaching jazz ensembles and teaching music theory. As the music director and arranger for Boston Musical Theater, he has accompanied and arranged the music BMT's performances for the twenty years. He also performs as a pianist at clubs and function venues throughout New England. For additional information, you can find him at http://www.danloschen.com
FREQUENT COLLABORATORS
MARK PUCCI, BASSIST
Mark Pucci has extensive experience in both jazz and classical realms. His jazz performances include appearances with Herb Pomeroy, Dave McKenna, Hank Jones, Zoot Simms, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Herman, Sir Roland Hanna, Gray Sargent, Joe Pass, Bud Shank, and Rebecca Parris. As an orchestral bassist, he has performed with Boston Pops, Boston Symphony, Boston Gay Men's Chorus, Cape Symphony Orchestra, Portland (Maine) Symphony, New Hampshire Symphony, and Nashua Symphony.
BERTRAM LEHMANN, PERCUSSIONIST
Bertram Lehmann possesses a flexible and fluid style of drumming within a multitude of musical contexts including Jazz, Latin, World Music and Classical. He continues to perform with many acclaimed artists in Boston, New York, and elsewhere, and has toured in India, Spain, Ghana, Ecuador, Mexico, and with BMT’s Russian and Korean trips. He is Assistant Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music.
Bertram Lehmann possesses a flexible and fluid style of drumming within a multitude of musical contexts including Jazz, Latin, World Music and Classical. He continues to perform with many acclaimed artists in Boston, New York, and elsewhere, and has toured in India, Spain, Ghana, Ecuador, Mexico, and with BMT’s Russian and Korean trips. He is Assistant Professor of Percussion at Berklee College of Music.
In addition to these musicians, here are a few other friends who have performed with us in the past: Additional Artists