Rebecca Dru...canti Notturni by Rebecca Dru

Rebecca has been living in Los Angeles, California for the past 26 years, where she frequently works as a singer on recording sessions. She has also written songs for syndicated television and movies and has been a featured guest artist and teacher at UCLA. She was a winner in the '97 John Lennon Song Contest, the 1999 PARENT'S GUIDE TO CHILDREN'S MEDIA Awards, the 1999 GoGirls.com internet award, the 1999 CHILDREN'S MUSIC WEB AWARDS and the 1999 JUST PLAIN FOLKS MUSIC AWARDS. Rebecca Dru was a featured artist on TempoItaliano.com which specializes in Italian music as well as Playhouseradio.com which features family-oriented music. She has played to audiences worldwide, ranging from the Arkansas River Festival in Wichita, Kansas and Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts to the San Vincenco Caffe in Italy and other various venues. large and small. around the US and abroad. In 1986, Rebecca Dru's CD "Heart of the USA" was featured in USA TODAY and in the 70's, she was a member of the hot disco band "BROTHER & SISTER" which was featured on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. She has received rave reviews worldwide and CHILDREN'S Magazine said The lyrics and music are beautiful; Parents find themselves wanting to listen to it for their own enjoyment. Ann Oldenberg of USA TODAY said...Anyone who listens will fall under the spell of Rebecca Dru's rich vocals and dreamy lyrics.

Rebecca has traveled extensively throughout the world, though is constantly drawn back to Florence, Italy, one of her favorite cities. The passion and romance that she conveys in REBECCA DRU...NIGHT SONGS and REBECCA DRU...CANTI NOTTURNI reflects her obvious love Italy especially in "Cara Luna Amica".

Having experienced the joys and challenges of motherhood, her commitment to children and their education has been fortified and she has been donating some of the proceeds of this project as well as her time to various educational organizations associated with children. Rebecca has also developed an instrumental music program presenting all the instruments in the Orchestra, Symphonic and Marching Bands as well as some unusual instruments from other cultures to the children. This affords children the opportunity to actually touch and try real musical instruments and to desire to learn how to play them. She also produces "CRASH-BANG-BOOM", a percussion perfomance program in which each child has the use of drums, everyday objects and various percussion instruments. The experience of the drums/percussion instruments allows each child to shine on an equal level. They learn to feel, to read and play rhythms together as an ensemble and have fun while learning.

But on a lighter note, what she enjoys most is simply savoring all of life's little moments...having fun, laughing and...boogie boarding, snorkling, horseback riding, tropical beaches, creating tantilizing tastebud delights with her daughter, sculpting, a glass of wine with friends in the Tuscan countryside, a good trashy novel, watching "ALL MY CHILDREN" curled up in her husband's arms, ice skating with her daughter, painting, practical jokes and spending time with her family and friends.

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