SYLVIA MCNAIR Born June 23, 1956 in Mansfield, Ohio Studied the violin for 16 years, from age 7 to 23 Bachelors in Music, Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL), 1978 Masters in Music, Indiana University (Bloomington), 1982 Happily married to Hal France, artistic director of Opera Omaha Lives in Old Tappan, NY