About Cole and Priscilla
Hi, I'm Cole Hawkins, a California native. I grew up in Southern California, farmed citrus and olives in the Central Valley for 20 years and have degrees in history and biology. In 1998 I received a PhD in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Texas A&M. I am currently teaching Biology classes at Solano Community College and Woodland Community College. I have been regular visitor to the Mono Basin since 1978. I look forward to sharing my knowledge and love for this area with all.
Priscilla has studied cello since childhood and graduated from the University of Michigan Music School. She has served as principal cellist of the Detroit Womenıs Symphony, Bakersfield Symphony and the Tulare County Symphony. She holds a California Teaching Credential and has taught cello and chamber music privately and in the schools for 30 years and was a member of the interdisciplinary story telling group Voice of the Wood for 16 years. Priscilla is currently Sacramento Section President of The American String Teacherıs Association. In her continuing quest for new musical ideas, she is studying alternative cello music and techniques. Her cello teachers include Arlene Seaman, Oliver Edel, Jeff Solow and Ron Leonard.
Priscilla currently perfoms with Tango Twosome, a cello duo rocking out on jazz, blues, tango, and folk. Their recordings of Libertango and Fuga by Piazzolla can be heard on Priscilla's new CD Out of the Wood.
For further information, contact Priscilla: phawkins@dcn.org