An energetic, exciting, and enchanting flute and harp duo. Sherry Finzer and VeeRonna Ragone have put a new twist on your favorite Pop and Jazz songs by adding a southwestern flair. Desert Fusion specializes in a diverse assortment of Latin songs along with the spellbinding music of Native American Indians and New Age. Desert Fusion performs in the Greater Phoenix Metro Area for corporate parties, special events and much more.
Sherry is originally from Rochester, NY and also performs classical music, and has won three national competitions. She was selected from hundreds of entrants to perform with the National Flute Association's Professional Flute Choir (alto) in August 2007 at the Albuquerque Convention, and in August 2006 at the convention in Pittsburgh, PA. She was also selected to perform in the Newly Published Music concert at the convention in Pittsburgh. Sherry won the Great Southwest Flute Fair's Competition in March of 2006 and 2007 to perform in masterclasses with Michel Debost and Mimi Stillman in Tucson, AZ. She has also won the Rochester Flute Associaton's competition in the Fall of 2002 and 2004.
Sherry currently resides in Ahwatukee with her husband and youngest son and dog Sally. Her oldest son Nick attends the Eastman School of Music. She teaches private flute lessons at her home and also at Music Makers Workshops in Ahwatukee. Besides being a flutists, Sherry is also a personal trainer and teaches group exercise classes in the southeast valley.
VeeRonna started playing the harp at the age of eight. Her first paying gig was before she was old enough to drive herself to the job. As a free-lance soloist, VeeRonna has played a variety of musical styles in settings from Caesar's Palace to the Bolshoi Ballet. VeeRonna has since performed with the Phoenix Symphony and the Mesa Symphony Orchestras. She has performed for several theatre productions including The Sound of Music, Once Upon A Mattress, and A Child's Christmas in Wales. While VeeRonna has enjoyed playing these and other productions, her heart has always leaned towards the serving of others with the mesmorizing music of the harp. For 20 years now, VeeRonna has made so many people delighted with her playing, making their special events far more memorable than they would have been had she not been there. VeeRonna has played for hundreds of wedding ceremonies, receptions, and cocktail parties. When she is not playing for some special event, VeeRonna enjoys playing therapeutic harp for the terminally ill and their loved ones at Hospice of the Valley. Her passion is to soothe the suffering of those passing away and their families.
When not at work, VeeRonna loves to spend time with her husband and their three delightful children.
For booking information call Vee Ronna at 480-241-7249, or Sherry at 480-209-1030. Or email Sherry at
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