Joaquin Ayala, medieval instruments Joaquin Ayala’s talents span both the musical and writing fields. The award-winning writer is a classical pianist and plays a number of other instruments including the harpsichord. Joaquin and his rare instruments, the nyckelharpa, bass psaltery and organistrum, have been featured numerous times on radio and television.

Lauri Lyster, percussion, voice Lauri Lyster is a versatile musician, equally at home playing classical, jazz or ethnic percussion and drum set. She is the acting principal percussionist with the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, and an occasional extra for the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. Her all-female jazz quintet Mother of Pearl has recorded three CD's and been featured on CBC Radio's Vinyl Cafe, as well as many other programs. A fairly new passion for Lauri is traditional jazz, which she plays with her husband, trumpeter Simon Stribling, in the  5-piece New Orleans Ale Stars and and the 10-piece big band The Hoppin' Mad Orchestra. Lauri also enjoys teaching drumming and percussion workshops around British Columbia.

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