Places we have played in WNC:
• Symphony Guild “Musical Feasts”
• NCCCR, College for Seniors (Reuter Center)
• Weddings, Parties, and Receptions
• Community Christmas Celebrations
Hello and welcome to
Joyful Spirits—music for your next special event in Western North Carolina!
JOYFUL SPIRITS
Lisa Smith
flute
From her earliest years, Lisa has enjoyed playing flute and piano as a regular in various small ensembles—jazz, classical, Celtic—and has also performed as a soloist.
For more than ten years, she performed locally for weddings and other special occasions with Jerry Read Smith, hammered dulcimer luthier and owner of
Song of the Wood,
Black Mountain.
Jann Nance
GUITAR
Since her college band days, Jann has performed on guitar with a variety of musical groups, currently with two local ensembles.
She also enjoys singing
and songwriting.
For the past six years, Jann has taught a variety
of music history and music appreciation classes at the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement (on the UNC-A campus), the most recent “The History of Southern Appalachian Music.”
Janet provides solo and ensemble performances for special occasions of all kinds. Over the years, she has played a number of musical instruments but ultimately discovered a special passion for the hammered dulcimer.
A former educator and professional musician in her own large music business in San Diego, she has performed on hammered dulcimer in WNC since 2007. She also teaches the dulcimer privately and at the N.C. Center for Creative Retirement (on the UNC-A campus).
• Celtic Celebrations
• Memorial Services
• Church Services
