Pat Nordstrom

Patricia Adams Nordstrom, an original member of the well-known Musicians of Swanne Alley, had performed in tours across Europe and North America and has appeared on American, Canadian, German, French, English, and Danish radio and television. With Swanne Alley, she has recorded for Harmonia Mundi, Focus, and Virgin Classics. Trained on historical wind and bowed-string instruments at Stanford University, Pat was on staff at Oakland University in Michigan for fifteen years until her move to Atlanta in 1992. In Atlanta, she performed regularly with a variety of groups, notably the Merry Band and Muses Gardin, taught at early music workshops, and was also instrumental in launching the Atlanta Early Music Alliance, having served as Board chair and newletter designer and editor. Pat has recently moved to the state of Texas, and is teaching viol this year at the University of North Texas in Denton.