  Wrapping up the year like a beautiful present of memories for next year is how I’m trying to picture closing out 2025. What an amazing year! Here’s a picture of the wreath I made from the redwood tree we call “Charlie” which stands right next to the Hummingbird Hut Studio. In making this wreath, I am reminded of the wheel of life that turns endlessly for us all, taking us to the top, and finding us at the bottom again, only to keep turning, and taking us to new places. Winter is the time for reflection and meditation. Looking back on this year, I feel so honored that I got to produce one of the most moving audiobooks I’ve ever worked on, in partnership with Soulsparks Press, “A Promise Kept, Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love” written and narrated by Erica Baccus.  “A Promise Kept, Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love” is a personal memoire of Erica Baccus’ telling the story of the love of her life and his battle with advanced dementia and alzheimers disease, and the brave promise she kept to him to help him with his assisted suicide. Emotional and revelatory, Erica did an amazing job narrating this intense and heart wrenching journey. Look out for this audiobook at your favorite audiobook retailer, library, or at Erica Baccus (the author’s) Website. https://ericabaccus.com/  Wishing you and yours a joyous holiday season, and a peaceful new year! Allegra Bandy & Scott Larson   This November we welcomed Sasha Dobson and her band, at The Hummingbird Hut for their performance at The Ivy Room in El Cerrito, which Scott and I also performed that night with our Ska band, Franco Nero. Sasha is the sister from another mister to Scott, and has blessed us by letting us host the beautiful Yamaha grand piano that resides in the studio, which used to be her late parents’, Smith Dobson Sr. and Gail Dobson, both jazz musicians. Sasha Dobson has performed all over the world in diverse contexts as a leader and first-call collaborator. The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist represents one-third of hit trio Puss n Boots, alongside Catherine Popper and Blue Note Artist Norah Jones, with whose band Sasha has toured fairly regularly for the past eight years. The picture above is of Sasha Dobson on guitar and vocals, Smith Dobson Jr. (her brother) on drums, and Joe Kyle Jr. on electric bass.   This year, Allegra Bandy also joined the board of directors of one of the premier choirs of the San Francisco Bay Area, the International Orange Chorale. She is also a member of the choir, and this past November performed with them the world premiere of “Dominion of Light”, a piece by Tarik O’Regan. This premiere was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Zellerbach Community Arts program. IOCSF is a non-profit organization, and Allegra is proud to be a part of this beautiful music community. Please help support us in continuing to bring new choral composers and compositions into the world. Join us for the live stream of “Dominion of Light” - Dec 6 at 6pm on YouTube Join IOCSF online for the livestream premiere of Tarik O’Regan’s Dominion of Light: A Requiem for the Estranged. This major new work weaves together stories of complex loss, grief, and estrangement into a powerful, contemporary modern “requiem” created especially for IOCSF. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified when the livestream goes live, and experience this landmark premiere with us from wherever you are.   Are you or someone you know looking for a quiet, comfortable, sound proofed and spacious place to record your audiobooks, audio for your podcast, YouTube Channel Videos, TikTok Video or Voiceovers? Do you want to record with quality gear, and not worry about all the engineering issues? We can help! Come record at the Hummingbird Hut Studio! Our services to include:
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