Meet the people behind the trip
We’re Stephen, Rob, Sina, and Christina. We organize Dulcimer Adventures, and we’re looking forward to spending a week making music and exploring with you. Melinda at With Heart Travel takes care of the cruise arrangements.
Your mountain dulcimer instructors
Stephen Seifert
Stephen Seifert is a mountain dulcimer performer, teacher, and author whose festival teaching and performances have taken him across the United States and abroad. His playing spans traditional music, contemporary arrangements, and orchestral work.
Stephen taught alongside David Schnaufer at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music from 1997 to 2001 and performed and recorded with him as a duo. He has appeared as dulcimer soloist with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and other orchestras, including performances of Conni Ellisor and David Schnaufer’s Blackberry Winter.
He is also a coordinator of QuaranTune Virtual Dulcimer Fest and creates books, recordings, and instructional videos for dulcimer players.
Stephen will teach eight workshops during our 2027 cruise. Workshop titles and descriptions are coming soon.
Learn more: https://www.stephenseifert.com
Robert Brereton
Rob Brereton brings a background in classical guitar, music theory, and composition to the mountain dulcimer. His arrangements explore jazz standards, early music, traditional folk repertoire, chromatic sounds, and alternate tunings.
Rob has taught at music festivals and folk schools in the United States and abroad. He co-founded the Housatonic Dulcimer Celebration and is part of the Dulcimer Adventures team. His recording Someone to Watch Over Me introduced many listeners to his approach to the instrument.
Rob will teach eight workshops during our 2027 cruise. Workshop titles and descriptions are coming soon.
Thomasina Levy
Thomasina Levy is a mountain dulcimer player, singer, poet, and songwriter, and served as Connecticut State Troubadour in 2005 and 2006. Her work combines traditional and contemporary folk music with an interest in improvisation and collaboration.
Her studies with cellist David Darling and Music for People helped shape her belief that music is in each of us. She co-produced the 2018 album Parallel Universe with Darling, bringing together dulcimers, cello, and other instruments.
Thomasina will teach eight workshops during our 2027 cruise. Workshop titles and descriptions are coming soon.
The three instructors each offer eight proposed workshops. Students choose one class per session. The program may change as plans are finalized.
The people keeping us organized
Christina Wong
Dulcimer Adventures coordinator
Christina keeps track of registration, traveler details, planning, and the many questions that come up along the way. She helps the rest of us stay organized, too.
For registration, tuition, workshops, or group activities, email Christina and the Dulcimer Adventures team.
Melinda Alcosser
Cruise and travel coordinator · With Heart Travel
Melinda helps you choose and reserve your cabin with our group. She’s the person to ask about cruise payments, travel arrangements, excursions, or changes to your cruise booking.
