Here are links to some of the artists and organizations that MUSE has worked with over the many years. We will be constantly updating this, so please check back occasionally.

J. David Moore

David received a Bachelor's Degree in Composition from Florida State University School of Music and a Master's Degree in Choral Conducting and Composition from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Between his two groups, The Village Waytes and Dare To Breathe and a long and fruitful relationship with MUSE, David has produced a catalog of nearly two hundred vocal arrangements. http://www.jdavidmoore.net

Linda Tillery and Cultural Heritage Choir

While singing for the play Letters From A New England Negro in 1992, Linda Tillery was introduced to some field recordings of traditional African-American music. Tillery poured over documentary recordings and ethnomusicology research to uncover a treasure-trove of spirituals, work songs, field hollers, and slave songs. Within months, she assembled the Cultural Heritage Choir. In addition to songs and chants, delivered through such stylistic forms as call-and-response, multi-layered harmonies, and repetitive verse, the CHC repertoire includes intoned sermons, folk tales, polyrhythmic percussion, and dance. http://www.culturalheritagechoir.com

John Santos

John Santos is one of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today. He is known for his innovative use of traditional forms and instruments in combination with contemporary music, and has earned much respect and recognition as a record and event producer. He has performed, recorded and studied with acknowledged masters of the Afro-Latin and Jazz idioms. This experience has provided a solid foundation for Mr. Santos' ground-breaking work in bringing together styles, rhythms, concepts and artists from different generations. http://www.johnsantos.com

Ysaye Maria Barnwell

Ysaye Maria Barnwell joined Sweet Honey in the Rock in 1979, and in her first year provided leadership for the group's practice of making her concerts accessible to the Deaf. Barnwell has a wide base of experiences in health and information technology as well as vocal and instrumental music traditions. As a singer, she brings an extraordinary vocal range--bottom and top, and has composed some of the ensemble's most popular songs, including "Breaths" and "On Children." An experienced choral director, she conducts vocal workshops based in African American songs and singing traditions. Barnwell holds a doctorate in Speech Pathology and a post doctoral degree in Public Health. From this reservoir of experience she has administered D.C. based community health projects as well as projects in computer technology and the arts. http://www.sweethoney.com

Bernice Johnson Reagon

For over four decades, Bernice Johnson Reagon's multi-faceted career has taken her from the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement in her birthplace of Albany, Georgia to her pioneering work as a scholar, teacher and artist in the history and evolution of African American culture. Reagon's contributions as a scholar and composer are reflected in her numerous publications and productions on African American culture and history, as well as in her academic service as Professor Emeritus of History at The American University in Washington, DC and as Cosby Professor of Fine Arts at Spelman College, Atlanta, GA. In 1973, Reagon founded Sweet Honey In The Rock, and led the group until her retirement after 30 years of performing and recording. http://www.bernicejohnsonreagon.com

Holly Near

Holly Near is a unique combination of entertainer, teacher and activist. An immense vocal talent, Near's career as a singer has been profoundly defined by an unwillingness to separate her passion for music from her passion for human dignity. She is a skilled performer and an outspoken ambassador for peace who brings to the stage an integration of world consciousness, spiritual discovery, and theatricality. Her recent recording, Edge, clearly demonstrates that Holly is not resting on her laurels, but continues to write and sing political songs with the grace, humor, and maturity that come from doing social change work for over 30 years. Near's integrity has earned her a reputation as one of the most powerful and articulate political artists of our time. http://www.hollynear.com

Sue Fink

As a singer-songwriter, Sue has released two critically acclaimed albums, one of which received an award of excellence from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors (NAIRD.) In addition to maintaining a private voice studio in Los Angeles, she composes and arranges for choral organizations and writes for television and movie soundtracks, as well as compositions and arrangements for many choral organizations. Her dynamic energy can be seen and felt in the unique spirit and spontaneity that distinguish this choir from other choral groups. http://www.angelcitychorale.com

Tucki Bailey

Tucki Bailey has been featured playing her sax at the Dayton Women in Jazz Festival for the last 18 years. She attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and received a degree in Jazz at Central State University. Tucki has been composer/musical director for the Y. S. Kid's Playhouse for six years and has composed, arranged and produced for MUSE, Cincinnati's Women's Choir and has composed for theatre productions of Antioch Univ., Wright State Univ., Pittsburgh Univ. and many more. tuckib@aol.com - (626)665-3335 http://www.tuckibailey.com

Libby Larsen

Libby Larsen is one of America's most performed living composers. She has created a catalogue of over 220 works spanning virtually every genre from intimate vocal and chamber music to massive orchestral and choral scores. Grammy Award winning and widely recorded, including over 50 CDs of her work, she is constantly sought after for commissions and premieres by major artists, ensembles and orchestras around the world, Libby Larsen has established a permanent place for her works in the concert repertory. http://www.libbylarsen.com

Ronnie Gilbert

A native New Yorker, Ronnie Gilbert was singing on the radio by age 12. After performing in various choral and vocal groups, Ronnie joined forces with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays and Fred Hellerman to form The Weavers in 1947. The quartet, featuring Ronnie's soaring contralto, exposed their listeners in the late Forties, Fifties and early Sixties to traditional and newly-written folk songs ranging from early "world" music to classic, comforting standards to idealistic social comment. Ronnie moved toward a solo career as singer and actor in the early Sixties, recording albums and appearing in plays off and on Broadway. She subsequently earned an M.A. in clinical psychology and worked as a therapist before returning to the theater. Her main work now is as a writer/teacher/activist, and her participation in feminist and global peace work through workshops and lectures continues to be an inspiration for cross-generational communities. http://www.ronniegilbert.com

Therese Edell

Therese Edell started in the 1970s by changing the pronouns of love songs at bar and coffeehouse performances. She sang to entertain and to tell people that it didn't matter whom you loved but that you loved. Edell performed intimate concerts across the country with Betsy Lippitt and quickly became a part of a grassroots effort to build and work within a network of women's production and distribution companies. In 1987, as a result of the progression of her disease, she became a composer. Through the enormous assistance of various local and state organizations she has completed several commissioned chamber music and choral works. http://members.nuvox.net/~on.therese

Erika Luckett

Erika Luckett creates a powerful expression of world inspired music. Poetic and sensual, her voice conveys lyrical depth, and her fiery, innovative guitar playing creates an orchestra of sound with only six strings. Her unique expression and world class artistry have earned her a slew of awards and accolades. Whether singing in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese, Erika Luckett's music reminds us that beauty and a luminous heart transcend any boundary. http://www.erikaluckett.com

Ruth Pelham

Ruth Pelham is a singer, songwriter and educator who brings to the world a fresh vision of world peace and social change. Whether performing in concert, teaching children to build homemade musical instruments, writing songs with old people in nursing homes or participating in international arts exchanges, Ruth's music touches the heart and reflects the full integrity of the human spirit. Ruth's performances of her own songs have been described by audiences and critics alike as "exuberant...charismatic...exceptional." Combining her spontaneous commentary on contemporary issues with expert skill in generating audience participation, Ruth's songs and spirit create an atmosphere that can make a room full of strangers feel more like a gathering of longtime friends and family. http://www.musicmobile.org

Women Out Front

WOMENOUTFRONT.COM seeks to enrich the lives of lesbians in the greater Cincinnati area through providing opportunities for social interaction at a variety of both professional and social events. We feature women comedians, artists, musicians and speakers combined with social mixers. Our events are open to both singles and couples, and we welcome all women. Men who enjoy our programming are also welcome to come with their women friends! http://www.womenoutfront.com

SisterSingers Network

Sister Singers Network is a cooperative web of feminist choruses and ensembles, composers, arrangers, and individual singers working together to support and enrich the women's choral movement. http://www.sistersingers.net

GALA Chrouses

The mission of GALA Choruses is to support GLBT choruses as we change our world through song. GALA Choruses is open to all GLBT and GLBT-allied choruses. Through workshops, festivals and ongoing networking and administrative support services, GALA Choruses fosters the continued artistic and organizational growth of its member choruses. http://www.galachoruses.org