You Might as Well Meet and Greet
Red Harmony
The Eclectic Six-Part Vocal Group
Cali Zimmerman, Soprano I
Cali started singing as a second grader in the Seattle Girls' Choir. Throughout high school, she performed in productions such as Into the Woods and The Pirates of Penzance, placed first in the Shoreline regional Solo and Ensemble contest two years in a row, and represented the city of Seattle in the National Shakespeare Competition in New York. Eventually, she wound up at Emerson College in Boston as a musical theater major. While at Emerson, she explored other interests and finished with a double major in musical theater and writing.
Following college, Cali jumped the pond to attend graduate school at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where she majored in playwriting. She spent a couple of years working in publishing and journalism, and then she thought it was about time to bring a little music back into her life. She moved down to Los Angeles in 2008, met the other members of Red Harmony, and has been having a blast singing with them ever since. She continues working enthusiastically on way too many screenplays and novels at once.
Laura McCorkle, Soprano II
Laura grew up in San Diego and then headed to the University of Redlands to pursue a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance. Over the years, she has participated in a number of vocal ensembles including Southern California Honor and California All-State choirs in high school, as well as Nate George's collegiate a cappella group Mixed Blend.
During her sophomore year at Redlands, Laura shifted her focus from voice to harp performance. She performed two solo recitals, played in the pit orchestra for Beauty and the Beast, and both played and sang in the university's annual Feast of Lights every December. Before studying classical harp, Laura developed a background of Irish folk harping, and she continues to be influenced by Irish language, literature, folklore, and music. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, an international music fraternity.
Sydne Sullivan, Alto
Sydne originally hails from Huntington Beach but currently lives in Idyllwild whenever she's not in college. She studied oboe performance at Cal Arts in Valencia, California under Allan Vogel, principal oboist for the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. She graduated in May 2010 and headed off to grad school at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Back in elementary school, she got her start on the flute but later shifted her allegiance to the oboe, and it "stuck." She's been a member of virtually every type of instrumental group under the sun—everything from wind ensemble to marching band to orchestra. In 2008, Sydne had the opportunity to play the oboe with the professional orchestra for a Musical Theater Los Angeles production of Ragtime.
Anthony Starble, Tenor
Anthony Starble got his start in music playing classical piano and attended an arts magnet high school in Denver, where he fell in love with songwriting. He later went on to win the Berklee songwriting competition and received and honorable mention in the Searching for a Star Competition in 2004. Two years later, he headed to Southern California to study music at Cal Arts, where he graduated in May 2010. Anthony has performed original songs in various bars and coffee shops around Los Angeles, and has recorded albums of his music.
Nate George, Baritone
Nate is a California native but only a relatively recent arrival to the Los Angeles area. He graduated from the University of Redlands in 2004 with a self-designed degree in "vocal jazz studies with an emphasis in maintaining a small vocal ensemble"—quite the mouthful. The degree program included leading a mixed vocal octet known as Mixed Blend throughout his four years at school. Later, while living in the Bay Area post graduation, Nate co-founded a vocal group called Note-Orious. The group served as the demonstration ensemble for a workshop led by Paul Pampinella of Vox One during the 2006 A Cappella Summit.
A die-hard fan of a cappella, Nate loves devising new vocal arrangements. He is a member of the national music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and he currently works for New Wave Entertainment. When he's not busy working with Red Harmony, you just might spot him cooking, working out, swimming, or enjoying one of his extensive collection of movie titles.
Christopher Thaxter, Bass
Over the years, Christopher Thaxter's pursuits have run the gamut from professional juggling to co-owning a Beverly Hills hair salon. But music is his first love and has been the focus of the majority of his energy. He has been composing classical music since junior high, wrote and conducted his first symphony while in high school, and has been trained on clarinet, piano, and voice. Also in high school, he conducted the pit orchestra for a full run of The Will Rogers Follies.
At the University of Redlands, he received a B.M. in music composition with an interdisciplinary minor covering Spanish, French, and German. While there, he sang with Those Guys!, a men's a cappella group on campus. He has spent time studying in both Austria and Germany. Christopher belongs to the music fraternity Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, and founded a local alumni association for its members. A native of Los Angeles who moved away at a very young age, he returned after college and has worked for investment companies.