Outreach Program

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Richard Mekdeci (mek-dee-see) is an award-winning songwriter and musician and a 22 year veteran of the Nashville songwriting community. He has produced, written and recorded with such artists as Roseanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, and others.

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Becky played Horn in the Columbus Symphony and The Virginia Symphony. They both taught at the Armed Forces School of music and the Governor's School for the Arts. They performed on cruise ships around the world and now with The Tidewater Winds.

Tom has been playing harmonicas since 1964 and plays all types of harmonica.  He plays jazz, classical, show tunes, and several other types of music.

Vivian Davis is a mixed media artist and an art instructor traversing disciplines of illustration, painting and sculpture. Vivian has designed several art programs for budding and experienced artists of all ages and abilities.

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Deanna is a Resident Artist at d’Art Center in the NEON Norfolk district where she has a working studio, teaches workshops and does community outreach. A lifelong artist, she loves color and experimentation with different techniques.

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Rick has been a song-writer for over 50 years and has been performing for the last 30 years, he also an accomplished visual artist.  His work has been shown in more than 30 galleries, including  competitions, group and solo exhibitions.  

Richard Mekdeci (mek-dee-see) is an award-winning songwriter and musician and a 22-year veteran of the Nashville songwriting community. He has produced, written, and recorded with such artists as Roseanne Cash, Kathy Mattea, Patty Loveless, and others.

Tidewater Bluegrass Revival is a 5 person band focusing on bluegrass music that will be sure to get feet moving and heads swaying. The group features a fiddle, guitar, mandolin and a bass. They love to include participation from the audience.

Tom on trumpet and Flugelhorn and Becky on Keyboards and French horn play and demonstrate all aspects of brass performance using the "Great American Songbook" and the most requested music in history. They jog memories and educate.

Aekta is a visual artist from Yorktown, Virginia, with a B.A in Integrative Studies from George Mason University, where she focused on studying Mindfulness and Creativity. She explores the power of art in bringing healing awareness to self and others.

This is an interactive harp music program with stories and songs where participants are invited to listen, sing or clap along as they desire. There is a unique program for each month.

Becky graduated from Ohio State University and did graduate studies at The Cleveland Institute and George Washington University.

Vivian Davis is a mixed media artist and an art instructor traversing disciplines of illustration, painting and sculpture. Vivian has designed several art programs for budding and experienced artists of all ages and abilities.

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Tom and Becky were both instructors at the Armed Forces School of Music at Little Creek. Becky played with the Columbus Symphony, and for 17 years with the Virginia Symphony. Tom Played with The Virginia Beach Symphony for 14 years. Instrumental music from the great American songbook: standards, show tunes, the most historically requested music, […]