Oaks may refer to:

Horse races[link]

"Oaks" is generally used to describe a Thoroughbred horse race restricted to 3-year-old fillies.

• Epsom Oaks, The Oaks Stakes, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original "Oaks" race
• AJC Oaks at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
• American Oaks at Hollywood Park Racetrack, Inglewood, California, United States
• Arlington Oaks at Arlington Park racetrack near Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Australasian Oaks at Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Bourbonette Oaks at Turfway Park, Florence, Kentucky, United States
• Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
• Crown Oaks at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
• Indiana Oaks at Hoosier Park in Anderson, Indiana, United States
• Irish Oaks at the Curragh, County Kildare, Ireland
• Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, United States
• Lancashire Oaks at Haydock Park, Haydock, Merseyside, England
• Lingfield Oaks Trial at Lingfield Park, Lingfield, Surrey, United Kingdom
• Maryland Million Oaks at Laurel Park Racecourse, Laurel, Maryland or Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Monmouth Oaks at Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, New Jersey, Untied States
• Oaks d'Italia at Ippodromo di San Siro, Milan, Italy
• Prix de Diane, also known in English as the "French Oaks", at Chantilly Racecourse, Paris, France
• Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia
• Santa Anita Oaks at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, United States
• Swedish Trotting Oaks at Solvalla, Stockholm, Sweden
• Tropical Park Oaks at Calder Race Course, Miami Gardens, Florida, United States
• Turkish Oaks at Veliefendi Race Course, İstanbul, Turkey
• WA Oaks at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
• Winstar Oaks at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino, Sunland Park, New Mexico, United States
• Woodbine Oaks at Woodbine Racetrack, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse, North Yorkshire, England

Places[link]

• Oaks mountain, in Algeria (also called Jurjura mountain)
• Thousand Oaks, California, USA
• Oaks, Missouri, USA
• Oaks, North Carolina, USA
• Oaks, Oklahoma, USA
• Oaks, Pennsylvania, USA
• Oaks, Shropshire, England

People[link]

• Dallin D. Oaks, American linguistics professor
• Dallin H. Oaks (born 1932), American attorney, jurist, author, professor, public speaker, and religious leader
• David Oaks, American executive director of MindFreedom International
• Harold Anthony Oaks (1896-1968), Canadian World War I flying ace
• Jeff Oaks, American poet
• Louis D. Oaks, American Chief of Police for Los Angeles
• Nathaniel T. Oaks (born 1946), American politician in Maryland
• Robert Oaks (born 1952), American politician in New York
• Robert C. Oaks (born 1936), American general and general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sports teams[link]

• The Oaks, Romania national rugby union team
• Bucureşti Oaks, a rugby union team from Bucharest, Romania, competing in the European Challenge Cup
• Sports teams from Oakland, California:
  • Oakland Oaks (PCL) a defunct minor league baseball team in the Pacific Coast League
  • Oakland Oaks (ABL) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball League
  • Oakland Oaks (ABA) a defunct basketball team that played in the American Basketball Association
• Sports teams at the former Dondero High School in Royal Oak, Michigan were known as the Oaks

Other uses[link]

• Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California
• Oaks Amusement Park, a historic amusement park in Portland, Oregon, USA
• The Oaks (TV series)
• The Oaks (band), American rock band based out of Orlando, Florida
• Oaks (greyhounds), English greyhound race

See also[link]

• Oak (disambiguation)

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. No cleanup reason has been specified. Please help improve this article if you can; the talk page may contain suggestions. (October 2007)

This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. WikiProject Musicians may be able to help recruit an expert. (October 2007)

Tingstad and Rumbel
Nancy Rumbel, Northwest Folklife Festival (2010)
Background information
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Genres	New Age Chamber jazz
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Narada Cheshire Records
Website	tingstadrumbel.com
Members
Eric Tingstad Nancy Rumbel

Eric Tingstad and Nancy Rumbel are musicians who have performed, recorded and traveled together since 1985, and are responsible for 19 albums.

Eric Tingstad is a composer who plays fingerstyle guitar. Nancy Rumbel plays oboe, English horn and the double ocarina. Eric and Nancy began their collaboration in 1985. Their debut album was The Gift. Their album American Acoustic^[1] was honored as "Acoustic Instrumental Album of the Year" in 1998. In 2000 they appeared at Carnegie Hall. Their album "Acoustic Garden"^[2] received the Award for Best New Age Album at the 45th Grammy Awards in February 2003.^[3]

Biographies[link]

Nancy grew up in San Antonio and continued her musical education at Northwestern University where she was introduced to new influences, styles and intrigued by ethnomusicology which led to her joining the Paul Winter Consort. Eric grew up in Seattle and attended Western Washington University where he was trained in the Segovian classic guitar tradition. He is a product of influences like Led Zeppelin, Hawaiian slack key guitar, Ravi Shankar and Martin Denny.

Discography[link]

• The Gift - Acoustic Offerings for the holiday Season (1985)
• Woodlands - with David Lanz (1987)
• Emerald - (1987)
• Legends - (1988)
• Homeland - (1990)
• In the Garden - (1991)
• Give and Take - (1993)
• Star of Wonder - (1994)
• A Sense of Place - Eric solo (1995)
• Notes from the Tree of Life - Nancy solo (1995)
• Pastorale - (1997)
• American Acoustic - 2 Cd set (1998)
• Paradise - (2000)
• A Dream and a Wish - Disney collection (2001)
• Acoustic Garden - Grammy winner (2002)
• Comfort and Joy - (2004)
• A Moment's Peace - (2005)
• Leap of Faith - (2009)

Compilation appearances[link]

• New Age Music & New Sounds Vol. 67 - "Liberty"
• Narada Film and Television Music Sampler

References[link]

External links[link]

• Tingstad and Rumbel

David Lanz
Born	(1950-06-28) June 28, 1950 (age 61) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genres	New Age
Instruments	Piano
Years active	1964–present
Labels	Narada (1982–)
Website	DavidLanz.com

David Lanz (born June 28, 1950 in Seattle, Washington) is a Grammy-nominated New Age pianist. His most popular album, Cristofori's Dream, topped the New Age charts in 1988, which was No. 1 on Billboard's first adult alternative/New Age chart for 27 weeks and eventually sold platinum. Natural States peaked at No. 125 on the Billboard 200.^[1]

Early years[link]

Lanz attributes his interest in the piano to experiences during his childhood in the Pacific Northwest. He said, "As children, the piano is one of the first 'machines' we come in contact with, and one of the first we are allowed to explore."

One of the other reasons that he enjoyed the piano was his mother.^[2] His mother played songs by Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, and Nat King Cole on the piano, and became David's first musical mentor.

Lanz started his performing career as a teenager during the 1960s. In 1971, Lanz recorded one album for Mercury Records with Canadian group- Brahman. He played keyboards on the Terry Jacks' hit, "Seasons in the Sun". In the late 1970s, Lanz was musical director of the Seattle band, The Sweep, with Ken McCann as front man singer, Peter Pendras on lead guitar, Glenn Ayers on drums, and Hugh Gerrard on bass. Saxophonist Robbie Jordan was added to the group after a gig in Boise, Idaho. A childhood friend of Lanz', Jeff Simmons, at one time or another played with or filled in for Sweep personnel since Simmons is a multi-instrumentalist.

Later, Lanz shifted to playing solo acts in local clubs. At a nightclub in Seattle, Lanz began to perform his own compositions. "It was the world's first new age piano bar," said Lanz. It was during this time that he began his transition from rock to other more reserved music genres, such as jazz and blues.

Recording career[link]

The 1980s saw the birth of a new type of musical talent in Lanz. During this time, with the help of a friend, he began composing what would now be considered New Age music. From the 1980s onward, he has released a steady stream of albums, including his ground-breaking album Heartsounds, his first solo album, which boosted the popularity of his record label, Narada.^{[citation needed]}

Style[link]

Lanz's goal is to have his music create an atmosphere of enlightenment. In an interview with Barnes & Noble, Lanz stated that he wanted to create an atmosphere similar to that of Steven Halpern's music, but with a "more popular hook in it".^[3]

Lanz has said, "[The piano] is the most divinely inspired instrument on the planet. It presents a great attraction to our left-right brain relationship. My goal is to create entertainment that also provides enlightenment."

In the front of his Musicbook, The David Lanz Collection, he writes: "At the piano, I'm able to communicate in a way that is very intimate and direct. My approach at music is a bit like talking to a friend. You don't have to be very complicated when you speak. If you say what's in your heart, it's usually very simple."

Lanz's style spans the popular songbook as well. His recent release, "Liverpool", made with Xiao flute master Gary Stroutsos pays homage to the music of The Beatles.

Discography[link]

(For track listings, see: http://www.davidlanz.com/cdsonglist.html)

• 1983 — Heartsounds
• 1984 — Nightfall
• 1985 — Natural States with Paul Speer
• 1985 — Solstice with Michael Jones
• 1987 — Woodlands with Eric Tingstand & Nancy Rumbel
• 1987 — Desert Vision with Paul Speer
• 1988 — Cristofori's Dream
• 1990 — Skyline Firedance (The Orchestral Works/The Solo Works 2 CD set)
• 1991 — Return to the Heart
• 1993 — Bridge of Dreams with Paul Speer
• 1994 — Christmas Eve
• 1995 — Beloved (Collection with unreleased piano solo)
• 1996 — Sacred Road
• 1996 — Convergence with David Arkenstone (Collection of Lanz, Arkenstone)
• 1998 — Songs from an English Garden
• 1999 — An Evening with David Lanz (Live Concert recording)
• 1999 — Cristofori's Dream (remastered with additional track)
• 1999 — The Christmas Album (Collection with several unreleased tracks)
• 2000 — East of the Moon (Grammy Nomination - Best New Age Recording)
• 2000 — Angel in My Stocking - Limited Edition
• 2001 — Love Songs (Collection/additional unreleased track)
• 2002 — Finding Paradise
• 2002 — Romantic: The Ultimate David Lanz Collection (2 CD set)
• 2003 — A Cup of Moonlight (Limited Website Edition)
• 2003 — The Symphonic Sessions (Collection with several unreleased tracks)
• 2003 — Heartsounds/Nightfall (Re-released/re-mastered 2 CD set)
• 2004 — The Good Life
• 2005 — Spirit Romance with Gary Stroutsos
• 2005 — The Best of David Lanz
• 2006 — Sacred Road Revisited
• 2007 — A Cup of Moonlight (Revised Official Release/additional tracks)
• 2008 — Living Temples with Gary Stroutsos
• 2008 — Painting the Sun
• 2009 — Liverpool:Re-imagining the Beatles featuring Larry Knechtel and Gary Stroutsos
• 2010 — Liverpool Trio: Live in Seoul (Live Concert recording)
• 2011 — Here Comes the Sun featuring Gary Stroutsos, Walter Gray and Keith Lowe
• 2011 — Here Comes the Sun SOLO Piano Version

Compilation appearances[link]

• 20 Years of Narada Piano
• Grand Piano (Narada Anniversary Collection)
• Narada Smooth Jazz
• Narada Film and Television Music Sampler

Sources[link]

David Lanz, "Solos for New Age Piano" copyright 1991 NARADA Music Inc. pp. 2–3

1. ^ Biography of David Lanz
2. ^ David Lanz Biography
3. ^ Barnes & Noble.com Music - New Age Interview

External links[link]

• Official website

Jenny Oaks Baker
Background information
Birth name	Jennifer J. Oaks
Born	(1975-05-15) May 15, 1975 (age 37)
Origin	Utah, USA
Genres	Classical
Occupations	Violinist
Instruments	Violin
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Shadow Mountain Records
Website	www.jennyoaksbaker.com

Jenny Oaks Baker (born May 15, 1975^[1]) is an American violinist. She has released ten studio albums and was a first violinist in the National Symphony Orchestra for seven years.

Music career[link]

Grammy Nominated violinist Jenny Oaks Baker first began playing at age four. She made her solo debut at the age of eight.

Baker won the Concerto Soloists National Young Artists String Competition, National Music Camp Concerto Competition and the Utah Symphony Guild Competition. She was awarded in the Kingsville International String Competition. She was the recipient of the Michaelian Prize in the Irving M. Klein International String Competition.

Baker earned a bachelor’s degree in violin from Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and later received a Master of Music degree from Juilliard School in New York City.

Baker's professional work includes an active recording career. She has released ten albums since 1998 as a Shadow Mountain Records Artist. Her album Wish Upon a Star: A Tribute to the Music of Walt Disney, earned a nomination for the 54th GRAMMY Awards for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Baker’s albums consistently chart on Billboard, with her 2010 album Then Sings My Soul hitting the #1 spot on the Top Classical Albums chart. Her solo albums have been highly awarded by the Faith Centered Music Association's Pearl Awards.^[2]

Since beginning her professional career, Baker debuted as a soloist in Carnegie at Carnegie Hall in the Easter Festival Concert and has been a guest soloist with the Portland Ensign Choir & Orchestra (formerly the Portland Mormon Choir & Orchestra) based out of Portland, Oregon, the Jerusalem Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, the Utah Symphony Orchestra, the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Orchestra at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Baker was a featured soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra on December 8–11, 2005. She served as a judge for the 2007 Stradivarius International Violin Competition. In April 2008 Governor Jon M. Huntsman Jr. of Utah awarded Baker the Governor’s Mansion Artist Award for excellence in artistic expression.

For seven years, Baker performed as a first violinist in the National Symphony Orchestra before resigning in 2007 to devote more time to her young family. Baker is still active in both large professional and smaller community performances.^[3][4][5]

Personal life[link]

Baker was born May 15, 1975 to Dallin H. Oaks and the late June Oaks. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an alumna of East High School (Salt Lake City, Utah) class of 1993.

Baker is married to Matthew Baker,^[6] and they live in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington with their four children.^[7]

Published works[link]

Albums[link]

Sheet Music[link]

• The Jenny Oaks Baker Violin Collection, Vol. 1
• The Jenny Oaks Baker Violin Collection, Vol. 2
• The Jenny Oaks Baker Christmas Collection

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jenny Oaks Baker Official Website.
• Kennedy Center (2005). "Biographical Information for Jenny Oaks Baker".
• Jenny Oaks Baker from Deseret Book
• annandale-violinist-nominated-for-pop-grammy- Washington Post

Alex Sharpe is an Irish singer who is mostly known for being a former member of the ensemble Celtic Woman.

Early career[link]

She began her career portraying Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin.^[1] Her career in Musical Theatre continued, as she played Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, Young Sally in Follies in Concert, Jenny in Aspects of Love, and Mila in Aloha Kamano by Sean Purcell.^[1] She was asked to play Eponine in Les Misérables for the Cameron Mackintosh Company in England and Ireland and in the Concert Tour of Les Misérables.^[1][2] Alex created the role of Bernadette in the Andrew Lloyd-Webber/Ben Elton Musical The Beautiful Game. On her return to Ireland she played the role of Kate Foley in The Wireman in the Gaiety Theatre Dublin.^[1]

Alex has sung with the Icelandic Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Danish National Symphony, and the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. She has made many recordings, such as on the Evita film Soundtrack with Madonna.^[1][2] She has appeared at a concert for the Princes Trust in the Mayflower Theatre, England and in 2006 she travelled to Chicago to launch the musical The Pirate Queen as principal female.^[1]

Celtic Woman[link]

When founding member of Celtic Woman Lisa Kelly went on maternity leave, Sharpe became a temporary member of the ensemble in 2008, saying that "I'm just in for this tour," and "It's a different style than I'm used to. But I've enjoyed learning the technique. My background is musical theatre, so this is something very different for me...But my philosophy is, you're always growing as a performer. There's always so much to learn."^[3] She admits that before she joined, she was not familiar with the group's music; "I'd never seen any of their shows...David (Downes, composer and music director of Celtic Woman) gave me a CD and some DVDs, and that was the first time I'd seen any of it."^[3] However, "I knew about the success of Celtic Woman and was thrilled to join," she said. "It was an opportunity I couldn't say no to."^[4]

In 2009, Sharpe became a permanent member of Celtic Woman, in effect replacing Órla Fallon. She has said that "The other members have been really encouraging," and "They have such a history together. I've never been in anything with such a high profile; usually you're much more anonymous."^[3] She has toured with the ensemble on their 2009 'Isle of Hope' tour, and has recorded a CD and DVD with the group, both entitled Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart, released in January 2010.^[5] The group toured North America from February to May 2010 on their 'Songs from the Heart' tour.^[6] In May 2010, Sharpe announced she would be leaving Celtic Woman to be with her family full-time.^[7]

Personal life[link]

When asked where she developed her musical talent, she has said that "my granddad was a great one for singing songs and banging out tunes on the piano."^[4] Also, "I love 'Abide With Me' and 'I Know That My Redeemer Lives'...I love singing hymns. Music is a very powerful thing. I've heard it said that music prepares a man's soul to receive the gospel."^[4]

Sharpe is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[4]

She has a six-year-old son (as of 2008); "When I had my son, he became my passion in life", she said. "I tried to stay home and take work that wouldn't compromise my relationship with my son."^[4]

Discography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Alex Sharpe biography