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Group Performance Projects

 
• The Verlene Schermer Band: Electric harp, voice, electric guitar, bass, drums
• Silverwood: Flute, harp, guitar, voice... classical, and contemporary
• Jazz Combos: Traditional jazz to jazz fusion
• Heartbreak Motet: Early Music trio

Silverwood is: Verlene Schermer - harp, guitar, vocals Linnette Bommarito - flute, alto flute, vocals

Silverwood's repertoire consists of music from medieval, renaissance, classical, and modern eras,

as well as jazz, pop,Celtic, and country. 
 

	Silverwood began when Verlene and her sister Linnette were asked to play for a friend's wedding. Ever since that first wedding, they have been playing together as a duo for weddings, brunches, luncheons, dinner parties, concerts, and other events.
Photo by Earshot Tuneworks

Verlene explains, "When we're working out arrangements, I'll have an idea and start to play a few notes and

then Linnette picks up her flute and continues the phrase as if she's read my mind." 

Silverwood has released their first album of instrumental music, featuring flute, harp, and guitar. Also available

is an 86 page book of the pieces from the album, including both both harp and guitar arrangements of the

accompaniments for most of the pieces. Silverwood has also recorded a winter theme album with another

duo, Spookytree, called One Snowy Eve.

Silverwood is available for private bookings in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. A promotional

package including demo CD and song list is available upon request. 

Email Verlene at: info@verlene.com

Linnette joined Verlene on a recent Northwest tour, and played flute and sang harmony on Verlene's original songs as

well as some popular standards such as What a Wonderful World, and Take 5. They also performed several Silverwood

pieces from both Silverwood recordings. One fan told Linnette "Your harmonies were exquisite! I closed my eyes and

it was as if one voice sang both parts!"

Here are photos from three of the concerts:

The Blessley House concert	The Dusty Strings concert with Nigel Green on string bass	The Vashon Island concert with harper/storyteller, Jane Valencia