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​Photo Credit: Bill Patterson

 

Willie’s passion is about mixing her love for songwriting, teaching and performing with a desire to connect community and spread compassion.

 

She is a KUNC radio’s “Best New Artist,” she has composed scores locally for CU Theater and Dance, and Fiske Planetarium, she has been on a variety of stages including: Colorado Shakespeare Festival AIDS Benefit Concert; Carmel, CA Performing Arts Festival; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; Nissi’s; guest artist at Dazzle Denver jazz club and many more.

 

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​Photo Credit: Leslie Pratt Brown

 

“Willie’s rich and joyful songs evoke shades of Vince Guaraldi, Aaron Copeland, and even

Scott Joplin while establishing a musical direction uniquely her own.

Willie’s got an angel in her voice and the devil in her fingers.”

LONESOME ROLAN- FORMER PIANO-POUNDER WITH DUSTY DRAPES AND THE DUSTERS

 

 

Her songs and scores cover a wide spectrum of styles and subjects from issues of social importance to just “good toe-tapping fun.”

 

Her teaching style encourages achievement while emphasizing creativity, enjoyment, the brain and musical longevity.

 

 

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"Culture is the foundation on which we will imagine and build a world in which we reaffirm our commitment to equality and safety for all, we act with empathy, and we know that we can always do better."

YO-YO MA IN TIME, OCTOBER 22, 2020