Lorraine began her professional career as a member of the ‘Peanut Gallery’ on NBC's "Howdy Doody Show" in Manhattan. She was trained to be a concert pianist but after several years as a competitor she came to realize that her preferences were in the fields of composition and writing.
She studied TV and Film Scoring at UCLA.
Artist’s Statement: “I’m a genre-surfing composer who embraces traditional styles such as classical, blues, gospel, pop, and others which are integrated into choral and instrumental works. Technology and traditional ethnic instruments (such as the Chinese pipa and erhu, and the microtonal theremin) are also incorporated. The common denominator of the compositions is attention to melodic line and frequent use of polyphony. I also enjoy collaborative efforts with visual and performance artists. I'm very pleased for the opportunity to assemble some of my efforts for consideration to the Baker Awards committee and to present to a select audience some examples of the breadth of my works."
Her production work includes "Parallel Lives" which featured famous Baltimoreans showing off their hidden talents. Lorraine produces many of her own shows, and also produces shows presenting excellent (but relatively unsung) talent to various audiences. She's worked with the Archie Edwards Blues Band and The Dunbar Jazz Ensemble.
As a community volunteer she was recently a performer for the Martin Luther King celebration in the 'Be Mo Jazz' festival.
Between '93-'96 she was Project Director of the Computer Music Consort @ the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.
She has been an invited speaker and panelist at numerous institutions such as the Maryland Institute College of Art, Princeton University, The Johns Hopkins University, Towson University, and Stevenson College.
She was the Keynote Speaker and Curator at Hopkin's University's Digital Media Center for the presentation "From Tubes and Transformers to Chips and Transistors: A History of Electronic and Computer Music."
Find out more about Lorraine at www.lorrainewhittlesey.com
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