Deanna Hastings
Deanna joined Pacificaires in 2022 with a neighbor and they both feel it has been a fabulous experience. Deanna is a retired choral/music teacher from SDUSD and SDSU as well as an accompanist and church musician. She holds a BA from CSUN in Music/Art and an MA in Arts Administration from PLNU. Her unfinished EDD is in Aesthetic Education. While teaching, she held volunteer leadership positions with the Choral Conductors Guild, the local MENC and Orff-Schulwerk Associations, Honor Choirs and Choral Festivals.
Upon retirement, she moved to Washington state and became a Master Gardener. While living in the Pacific Northwest, she got to be a pianist at the Portland Airport which was so much fun!
Now that she is back in San Diego, she volunteers at the local community garden taking care of the orchard. She also paints beautiful mandalas and pet pictures on rocks as well as beach scenes on driftwood. She has been very happy to serve the chorus and to lead them into the next season.
Deanna joined Pacificaires in 2022 with a neighbor and they both feel it has been a fabulous experience. Deanna is a retired choral/music teacher from SDUSD and SDSU as well as an accompanist and church musician. She holds a BA from CSUN in Music/Art and an MA in Arts Administration from PLNU. Her unfinished EDD is in Aesthetic Education. While teaching, she held volunteer leadership positions with the Choral Conductors Guild, the local MENC and Orff-Schulwerk Associations, Honor Choirs and Choral Festivals.
Upon retirement, she moved to Washington state and became a Master Gardener. While living in the Pacific Northwest, she got to be a pianist at the Portland Airport which was so much fun!
Now that she is back in San Diego, she volunteers at the local community garden taking care of the orchard. She also paints beautiful mandalas and pet pictures on rocks as well as beach scenes on driftwood. She has been very happy to serve the chorus and to lead them into the next season.
Mike Wenck
Before joining Pacificaires/Cedar Center, Mike sang in school choirs until the 10th grade when he switched to a vocational school that didn’t offer music. After high school, Mike joined the Navy and retired from the Naval Reserve. During that time, he traveled, married (1982), and received a BS degree in Computer Information Systems. He has two beautiful daughters and is also blessed with three wonderful granddaughters.
Mike joined Pacificaires and Cedar Center Chorus after learning about them through a member of the choir in 2018. He also sings with NOTEables and is part of a small quartet known as the Unforgettables. Singing with the choirs has rekindled his joy of singing. He looks forward to many years of wonderful music with his fellow singers.
Before joining Pacificaires/Cedar Center, Mike sang in school choirs until the 10th grade when he switched to a vocational school that didn’t offer music. After high school, Mike joined the Navy and retired from the Naval Reserve. During that time, he traveled, married (1982), and received a BS degree in Computer Information Systems. He has two beautiful daughters and is also blessed with three wonderful granddaughters.
Mike joined Pacificaires and Cedar Center Chorus after learning about them through a member of the choir in 2018. He also sings with NOTEables and is part of a small quartet known as the Unforgettables. Singing with the choirs has rekindled his joy of singing. He looks forward to many years of wonderful music with his fellow singers.
Ellie Vivino
Ellie attributes her musical growth and education to the many music directors, pianists, fellow singers, and music enthusiasts she encountered over the past four decades. In 2004, Ellie joined the Pacificaires and Cedar Center Chorus, and during the pandemic, the NOTEables. She actively contributed to the choirs by creating the website "Eunice Williams conducts" (now closed), managing publicity efforts, and creating PowerPoint presentations for concerts.
Her notable performances include Handel's Messiah in Portuguese at Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo in 1976; Handel’s Messiah in English at Lincoln Center in 2012, with our group; our choir exchanges with France and England; and signing in The Lord of The Rings three-hour movie concert in Singapore in 2013.
Currently, she has ventured into the literary world as the author of "Like Jaguar Eyes," a recently self-published romantic comedy. Ellie wishes to stay connected through https://www.facebook.com/EllieVivino.Author and https://ellievivino.com.
Ellie attributes her musical growth and education to the many music directors, pianists, fellow singers, and music enthusiasts she encountered over the past four decades. In 2004, Ellie joined the Pacificaires and Cedar Center Chorus, and during the pandemic, the NOTEables. She actively contributed to the choirs by creating the website "Eunice Williams conducts" (now closed), managing publicity efforts, and creating PowerPoint presentations for concerts.
Her notable performances include Handel's Messiah in Portuguese at Teatro Municipal de Sao Paulo in 1976; Handel’s Messiah in English at Lincoln Center in 2012, with our group; our choir exchanges with France and England; and signing in The Lord of The Rings three-hour movie concert in Singapore in 2013.
Currently, she has ventured into the literary world as the author of "Like Jaguar Eyes," a recently self-published romantic comedy. Ellie wishes to stay connected through https://www.facebook.com/EllieVivino.Author and https://ellievivino.com.
Denny Howe
Prior to moving to San Diego, Denny Howe and his wife Cindy lived in Santa Cruz, where he was a member of the Jazz Attack jazz ensemble, Unity Choir, the Pacific Voices chorus, Heartsong, Voices of the People, and the Mt. Madonna Choir. He didn’t start his choral singing career until he turned 50.
Denny joined Pacificaires in the Fall of 2003 when he and his wife moved to San Diego. He has been in the choir ever since and served as President three times in his early years here.
Denny is enjoying his encore career days as a singer and has been a member of the group The Singin’ Grandpas and the Gals since December of 2013. He also has performed with the NOTEables, Higher Ground, and appeared with the Hillcrest Wind Ensemble.
Prior to moving to San Diego, Denny Howe and his wife Cindy lived in Santa Cruz, where he was a member of the Jazz Attack jazz ensemble, Unity Choir, the Pacific Voices chorus, Heartsong, Voices of the People, and the Mt. Madonna Choir. He didn’t start his choral singing career until he turned 50.
Denny joined Pacificaires in the Fall of 2003 when he and his wife moved to San Diego. He has been in the choir ever since and served as President three times in his early years here.
Denny is enjoying his encore career days as a singer and has been a member of the group The Singin’ Grandpas and the Gals since December of 2013. He also has performed with the NOTEables, Higher Ground, and appeared with the Hillcrest Wind Ensemble.
