An article (April, 2009) in Naperville Magazine entitled The Perfect Reception
by Megan Downey mentions Barbara's harp music.
Read reviews and kind words here.
References
Please
feel to contact any of these references.
Hotel Baker
100 E. Main Street
St. Charles, IL 60174
630.584.2100
Jack Wallace, Maitred'
Office Direct 630-845-5842
Rugan's
Rustique Home
Cafe Book
Antioch, IL
Nicole Hayes
224-622-1031
Christopher Barton
Community Bank
100 N. Wheaton Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187
630.933.0900
John Hoefferle
Hoefferle-Butler Engineering, Inc.
8714 S. Roberts Road
Hickory Hills, IL 60457
708-599-8980
Chuck King
Minister of Music
College Church in Wheaton
630.668.0878
Tom Fey
Jean McCarthy
Fey and Company Jewelers
19 Calendar Court
La Grange, IL
708.352.4115
Linda Miller
Outreach Community Ministries
122 W. Liberty
Wheaton, IL 60187
630.682.1910
Steve Nelson
S G Nelson and Company, Jeweler 129 Main Street
West Chicago, IL
630.876.7900
Dominic Rossi, Rossi Furniture
Dominic Rossi III
Downers Grove
630.652.2901
630.424.8400
Donna Warren
Apostolic Christian Rest Haven
2750 W. Highland Ave.
Elgin, IL 60123
(847) 741-4543
Joyce Bartelmey
Fairview Ministries
Downers Grove, IL60516-3099
630.769.6206
Barbara Ann Fackler, harpist
Freelance harpist since 1978, playing for weddings, parties, open
houses, orchestras, recitalist, and accompanist.
Current steady engagements at Chestnut
Square at the Glen(since 2005) and Mather Place of
Wilmette(since 2000).
Adjunct faculty, Concordia University
Chicago. 2008
Member of ASCAP
Past steady engagements include the Knickerbocker Hotel(Chicago),
Palmer House(Chicago),
Regis Club(Lombard), Marriott Lincolnshire(1980-2003) and Hotel
Baker(St. Charles).
Tour with Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd,
Oct. 1986; accompanist
for Richard Stoltzman (clarinet) and band member.
Soloist with many area orchestras, including Dupage Symphony, Waukegan
Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Suburban Youth Symphony, and University
of Chicago Chamber Orchestra performing concerti by Debussy, Ravel, Mozart and Ginastera.
Served as principal harpist with the Elgin Symphony under Margaret
Hillis, and with Elmhurst Symphony, New Philharmonic, Chicago Civic
Orchestra, University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Dupage
Symphony.
Featured soloist and principal harp with the International Congress of Musicians, France (1977)
Wide range of repertoire, extending from classic to popular, including
old standards, jazz, show tunes, current favorites, ethnic and sacred
music.
Concert pedal harp and Renaissance harp available.
Amplification available for large parties.
Requests always
welcome.
Recording credits:
Millar Brass Ensemble - Brass Ornaments Koss Classics
Pleasantries & Diversions - harp solo, 2010
Daniel Fackler, Horn
Daniel Fackler is an active performer throughout the Chicago
area. He has appeared as soloist, having performed works by Bach,
Britten, Cherubini, Mozart, Saint-Saëns, Schumann, Strauss,
Whitaker and Vivaldi. In 1986 Mr. Fackler was hornist of Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, participating in the group's Silver Anniversary Tour.
He has performed with the Moody Blues, Pepe Romero, Peter Nero, Victor
Borge, Richard Stoltzman, Luciano Pavarotti, Judy Collins, Roger
Daltrey, the Canadian Brass, Andy Williams, Nancy Wilson and Rich
Little. He has been featured soloist on concert tours throughout
Germany, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary as well as throughout the
United States.
Mr. Fackler holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the Wheaton
College Conservatory, listing Dale Clevenger, Verne Reynolds, Melanie
Cottle and Norman Schweikert among his principal teachers. He is an
alumnus of the Chicago Civic Orchestra, former principal horn of the
Elgin Symphony, Elmhurst Symphony, New Philharmonic Orchestra,
Woodstock Mozart Festival and Illinois Chamber Symphony. He is an
accomplished orchestrator and arranger of brass and chamber music and
has participated in recordings made by the Chicago Chamber Orchestra,
Elgin Symphony, Millar Brass Ensemble and radio/television commercials.
Additionally, Dan holds adjunct faculty positions at Concordia
University and Moody Bible Institute. He is a member of ASCAP.
Recording credits:
Chicago Chamber Orchestra - Nielsen: Clarinet and Flute Concertos Centaur
Millar Brass Ensemble - A Chicago Brass Tradition Koss Classics KC-1011
Millar Brass Ensemble - Brass Surround Delos DE3171
Millar Brass Ensemble - Brass Ornaments Koss Classics
Millar Brass Ensemble - World Anthems, Vol. 1
Millar Brass Ensemble - Heigh-Ho! Mozart - Koss Classics
Millar Brass Ensemble - Bibbidi Bobbidi Bach - Koss Classics