family

Eriko & Marian

Wife Eriko Sato has been a long-established co-concertmaster of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and the Orchestra Of St. Luke's. She has performed as soloist with orchestras in Louisville, San Francisco and Tokyo. Ms. Sato was the winner of the Tibor Varga International, Young Musicians Foundation and three Japanese National Competitions. Founding member of the Aspen Soloists, Festival Chamber Music and Salon Chamber Soloists she's also a member of the Elysium, Ecliptica, Music+Words and American Chamber Ensembles and appeared regularly at Bargemusic and the Mostly Mozart, Aspen, Sitka, Kuhmo, Caramoor, Washington Square and Chamber Music Northwest Festivals. She has recorded for Deutsche Grammaphon, Sony Classics, Telarc, Arabesque, MusicMasters, Vanguard, Elysium, Delos, Albany and Grenadilla labels and is currently a faculty member at Bennington Chamber Music Conference, Hoff-Barthelson Music School and the Mannes College Of Music.

Marian, fostering from Animal Haven from Oct. 22, 2014 with intent to adopt.
Adopted on Nov. 5, 2014
Photo: 10/22/14

Jazz

Jazz (2/99-10/31/13) was our beloved 3rd child, after Yogi & Taro. This eccentric pit-bull mix was adopted from the fabulous NY Pet-I-Care adoption program in April '00. He brought immeasurable joy to my life and I will forever be grateful for his incomparable companionship.
photo:6/14/11