DOREEN IRWIN Artist 916.991.5232 Check back for exhibit dates and locations Doreen Irwin has been painting horses for many years. She has exhibited several of these pieces and other works at her own Shandoni Ranch, where she raises and trains horses. Ms. Irwin has had solo shows at Mum’s Restaurant, the Greg Condos Gallery at Sacramento City College, and two at Utrecht’s Gallery. She has also had many pieces in the Western State Horse Expo, the Grass Valley Equine Art Show, the Sacramento State Fair and the Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, NM. She has sold many pieces and does several commissions.   To access Shandoni Ranch website, click on photo Doreen Irwin worked her way through college doing illustrations for newspaper ads.  Her professional art background and her love of horses has been combined to produce several pieces of Equine Art.  Her subjects are often her own horses or horses showing at Shandoni Ranch where Doreen has been putting on horse shows for several years. She is also interested in painting other animals and portraits of people. Doreen has had her works exhibited several times at the California State Fair,  The Horse Expo in Sacramento,CA, the Draft Horse Classic in Grass Valley,CA, the Hubbard Museum of the Horse in Ruidoso Downs, NM, and at art galleries in California.  She has had seven solo shows in Sacramento, CA.     As time allows, commissions will be accepted.   Doreen Irwin Choral Conductor Composer Spring 2010 Choral Concert Dates Friday, Mar. 12, 8:00 PM, Lutheran Church of the Master, 1900 Potrero Way, Sacramento Suncday, Mar. 14, 8:00 PM, St Luke's Lutheran Church, 7595 Center Parkway, Sacramento Friday, April 23, 7:00 PM CABARET, City Cafe, SCC Campus Friday, May 14, 8:00 PM, Lutheran Church of the Master, 1900 Potrero Way, Sacramento Sunday, May 16, 8:00 PM, St Luke's Lutheran Church, 7595 Center Parkway, Sacramento Tuesday, May 18, 8:00 PM, Location TBA The May 14, 16 and 18 concerts will feature pieces to be performed on the choir's Summer 2010 tour of Argentina For more information please contact Doreen Irwin 916 558-2496   or doreenirwin@comcast.net CHORAL CONDUCTOR Doreen Irwin has been a choral director in the Sacramento area for several years...teaching at Oakmont High School and presently at Sacramento City College. At the college, she also teaches voice classes and piano.  Since 1995, Ms. Irwin has been touring every other summer with the SCC Evening Chorale to different countries. The choir toured Greece in the summer of 2008 and will be touring Argentina in the summer of 2010. We welcome new singers and guests. Contact Doreen for info/availability.  If you are interested in becoming a member of the SCC Choir which meets every Tuesday evening from 7:00 to 10: 00 PM at Sacramento City College, 3835 Freeport Boulevard, please contact Doreen at : doreenirwin@comcast.net    The Spring 2010 Semester began on Tuesday, January 19th.  Choir Class meets in the Auditorium Building, Room  A-27. CHORAL COMPOSITIONS Ms. Irwin has 43 published choral compositions for SSA, SSAA, and SATB Voicings. There are several Christmas pieces, one arranged for band as well as SA and SATB choir. There are also all original jazz ballads, folk songs, arrangements of folk songs, and some gospel style pieces.  Publishers are Elkan Vogel, National Music and Shawnee Press and Plymouth Music.  For more information, please contact the publishers or Doreen at: doreenirwin@comcast.net Address: Shandoni Ranch 8846 Sorento Road Elverta, CA   95626 Home Phone:  916.991-5232           Fax:  916.991-6697          Cell Phone:  916.206-6415 e-mail me at     doreenirwin@comcast.net