Musical friends include Rudy Wassenaar (left) on piano, Carmen Mutschele on vocals, Michael Fait on drums, and Richard Butters on saxophone.

Musical friends include Rudy Wassenaar (left) on piano, Carmen Mutschele on vocals, Michael Fait on drums, and Richard Butters on saxophone.

Horsefly singer takes on new challenges

Carmen Mutschele, a relative newcomer to Williams Lake from Horsefly, is thrilled to be spreading her wings in new directions.

Carmen Mutschele, a relative newcomer to   Williams Lake from Horsefly, is thrilled to be spreading her wings in new directions.

She is bringing her musical talent to Williams Lake and singing with a few new musical partners, Rudy Wassenaar on piano, Michael Fait on drums, and Richard Butters on saxophone.

“After moving to town and saying good-bye to Arts on the Fly, another door opened,” Mutschele says. “It’s been a fantasy of mine for a long time, ever since watching Michelle Pfeiffer in The fabulous Baker Boys sing Making Whoopee … So this one has become a reality, and years later I found myself a pianist, a drummer and a sax player — exciting times for a girl from Horsefly. Swing and Jazz it is!”

She says she is looking forward to their first show of timeless favourites, a musical journey from Nisa Simone to Norah Jones — Route 66 meets Mack the Knife at the Laughing Loon this Friday evening. The music starts at 7 p.m.

 

Williams Lake Tribune