Five lovely ladies, collectively
known as the SIRENS, joined forces in the Fall of 2000. The story goes as follows:
Whilst meeting for sectional pratices for a large a capella group, Tari Suprapto,
Marnie Malter, Rachel Wallins, Rachel Freeman and Sarah Bonsignore decided to
form a group of their own that would reflect not only their musical taste and
prowess, but also their ideas of how to have fun whilst making music.The resulting
group, SIRENS, has delighted selected audiences in various venues.
The SIRENS are comprised of the following diverse members: Tari hails from Jakarta,
Indonesia and is a Ph.D candidate in cell biology at Rockefeller University.
She's also a saviour for homeless dogs. Tari studied piano and voice, and sang
with Swarthmore's Mixed Company before becoming part of Sirens. Rachel W. is
a New York transplant from Moscow, Idaho. She's a consultant for Deloitte and
Touche, a gifted cellist and the official SIRENS comedienne. She's a devotee
of the New York Symphony Orchestra and does her best to wangle tickets whenever
possible. Marnie, a native New Yorker, hits all of the high notes, and is one
of the top spin doctors (a.k.a. PR) for MTV. Growing up, Marnie sang professionally
in venues including Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. She gave it all up in
college and has been singing for pleasure ever since. Rachel F., also a native
New Yorker, spent 11 years living and studying abroad, and currently works as
a freelance writer. After dabbling with the guitar, drums and violin, she decided
that her vocal chords were the most portable and easy to use. Sarah, the musical
director for the SIRENS, came to New York from South Africa and received her
masters in piano & voice at Mannes College of Music, NY. She has 2 albums of
original songs and has arranged most of the Sirens repertoire. Sarah is currently
a faculty member at the Hackley School in Tarrytown, NY.
The SIRENS love performing and will eagerly prepare new material to fit any
type of occasion.
Click here
to listen to a SIREN sample!
During 2001, the SIRENS have peformed for both private and public functions.
Some of these engagements include bar mitzvahs, an evening of songs at MAKOR,
a night at the President's House at Rockefeller University, several birthday
parties and an evening of Christmas carols for the Holiday Lights festival at
the Bronx Zoo.
If you'd like to learn more about the SIRENS or book them for an event please
email one of the following: Tari Suprapto;
or Rachel Wallins.
