Sheri Bauer-Mayorga is a pianist, vocalist, songwriter, and recording artist who has worked the
underground, alternative, and grassroot scenes! A champion of American music, her career began in NYC
playing contemporary American piano repertoire(Morton Feldman, John Cage, Doris Hays, Henry Cowell).
Heralding from a "sing-around-the piano" family, Sheri developed a passion for American song early on and
eventually turned her focus to singing and composing. Today she performs an eclectic American repertoire
from traditional song and jazz to songs by contemporary classical composers. As both a songwriter and
interpreter of the "extended American Songbook", she has performed at the Spencertown Academy, Caffe
Lena, the Hudson Opera House, The Hudson River Theater, Ten Broeck Mansion, Linda Norris Auditorium,
PS/21, The Chautauqua Institute, and at Steinway Hall LA. In 2004 she completed her first recording with
TownHall Records, "On The Wrong Side Of The Railroad Tracks," and another followed in 2007, "American
Snapshots: 200 Years of American Song."
Then there is singing at those necessary rallies, summers spent sharing traditional folk repertoire with
children, and scat singing with Lincoln Mayorga and the Berkshire Bop Society. Sheri is director and
founder of the Columbia County Children's Vocal Ensemble. What's life in a world without song?
underground, alternative, and grassroot scenes! A champion of American music, her career began in NYC
playing contemporary American piano repertoire(Morton Feldman, John Cage, Doris Hays, Henry Cowell).
Heralding from a "sing-around-the piano" family, Sheri developed a passion for American song early on and
eventually turned her focus to singing and composing. Today she performs an eclectic American repertoire
from traditional song and jazz to songs by contemporary classical composers. As both a songwriter and
interpreter of the "extended American Songbook", she has performed at the Spencertown Academy, Caffe
Lena, the Hudson Opera House, The Hudson River Theater, Ten Broeck Mansion, Linda Norris Auditorium,
PS/21, The Chautauqua Institute, and at Steinway Hall LA. In 2004 she completed her first recording with
TownHall Records, "On The Wrong Side Of The Railroad Tracks," and another followed in 2007, "American
Snapshots: 200 Years of American Song."
Then there is singing at those necessary rallies, summers spent sharing traditional folk repertoire with
children, and scat singing with Lincoln Mayorga and the Berkshire Bop Society. Sheri is director and
founder of the Columbia County Children's Vocal Ensemble. What's life in a world without song?
In 2007 Sheri has released a second recording with Lincoln Mayorga and friends called "American
Snapshots: 200 Years of American Song."
In a "Studs-Terkel-esque" 20 song sweep the Mayorgas and their illustrious guests (Arnold Steinhardt,
Loren Schoenberg, Sam Zucchini, Otto Gardner, and The Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo) cover traditional
songs to tunes from Foster to Fogerty. Wending their way from America's mountaintops they descend into
the be-bop and ballads of the city and straight into the storm of US politics.
Snapshots: 200 Years of American Song."
In a "Studs-Terkel-esque" 20 song sweep the Mayorgas and their illustrious guests (Arnold Steinhardt,
Loren Schoenberg, Sam Zucchini, Otto Gardner, and The Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo) cover traditional
songs to tunes from Foster to Fogerty. Wending their way from America's mountaintops they descend into
the be-bop and ballads of the city and straight into the storm of US politics.
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photos: Peter Blandori