Duo Artiste

A native of Pennsylvania, Renny Deremer Tallman was introduced to the cello at age three by her parents, both of whom are cellists.

After attending Ithaca College with a major in television-radio and a minor in music, Renny spent a year working in the public relations department of the Pittsburgh Symphony and playing cello with the North Pittsburgh Philharmonic and the Romanza String Quartet. It was through these experiences that she realized she wanted to pursue a career in music education.

While studying music education at Penn State, Renny was a member of the Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra, Penn State Cello Choir and La Vergogna String Quartet. She also spent three summers working at the Music at Penn's Woods summer orchestra festival.

Since 2002, Renny has taught orchestra at the Shenendehowa Central School District. She is currently the 6th and 9th grade orchestra director. Additionally, she sings with Albany Pro Musica's Masterworks Choir.

Renny has studied cello with William Deremer, Leonard Feldman, Elizabeth Simkin and Kim Cook. She currently lives in Burnt Hills with her husband and three children.

Debbie Reep MacLeod has performed as a flutist with numerous individuals and groups in and around Oneonta, NY since the 1970s, including the following:

Weddings, banquets and more as part of Reflections, a guitar and flute duo with Dave Raphaelson; The Windfall Dutch Barn with Reflections and later with Tim Horne (pianist) and Anita Brigg (harpist); Orpheus Theatre and SUNY Oneonta as part of the pit orchestra in numerous productions; SUNY Delhi and SUNY Oneonta Celtic Festivals with Tim Horne (pianist); and the Oneonta Community Concert Band.

In Troy, Debbie has performed with Randy Rosette as part of the duo A Pair o' Music Lovers at Diamond Ridge and in Albany with various groups at the UU Society of Albany.

Debbie has also provided private flute lessons through an Artist-in-the-Schools program for grades 4-12 in Afton, NY and for many years in her own home for children and adults.

As a vocalist in Oneonta, Debbie has sung/acted in numerous musical theater productions with Orpheus Theatre. She also sang with the Catskill Choral Society from 1997 to 2015, which included concerts in Oneonta, NYC, Troy, and a tour of Eastern Europe in The Czech Republic and Austria. In addition, she sang for many years with the UU Society of Oneonta choir and with a jazz/Motown group in Oneonta.

Debbie currently sings in Albany with Albany Pro Musica and the UU Society of Albany choir.