 She was also a member of the Minnesota Opera Orchestra from 1985-2013 and has performed with VocalEssence, directed by Philip Brunelle, since 1985.She appears on their Grammy-nominated recording of Aaron Copland's "The Tender Land" and Gramophone-winning "Paul Bunyan" by Benjamin Britten.In 2004, she released an album of traditional and original compositions for Hardanger fiddle titled "From the Valley".