Commercial Performances

Graduation with an undergraduate degree was followed by two summers with the Spoleto Festival and 1 1/2 years with Ken Hamilton and Friends. A move to the Reno/Tahoe area resulted in a great number of varied performance opportunities for several years. 

Hotel/Casino Orchestras:	Production & Touring Broadway Shows:
Reno Hilton Caesar's Tahoe Sahara - Reno MGM Grand - Reno Harrah's Club (Reno & Tahoe) John Asquaga's Nugget	Ice Capades Hello, Hollywood! Hello! Ringling Brothers Circus Hello Dolly! Moulin Rouge South Pacific Annie Music Man My Fair Lady

Compact Disc Recordings:

The Bill Shepherd Big Band: Christmas in Cedar Falls (Nov. 2009) Craig Boche with the Rod Pierson Big Band (Aug. 2006) The Daugherty-McPartland Big Band: Love to Swing (Aug. 2003) The Bill Shepherd Big Band: Ballroom Memories (Aug. 2003) The Music of Alan Schmitz: Lyric Images Capstone CPS-8724            (2003)

Shows with Well-Known Entertainers:

Anna Maria Alberghetti Tony Bennett Carla Bley Debbie Boone Pat Boone Eddie Bracken Peabo Bryson Red Buttons The Carpenters Dianne Carrol Lynda Carter Carole Channing Ray Charles Rosemary Clooney Natalie Cole David Copperfield Bill Cosby Vic Damon John Davidson Mac Davis Sammy Davis Jr. Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra Sheena Easton Roberta Flack

Four Girls Four Four Guys Four The Four Tops Aretha Franklin Benny Goodman Orchestra Edie Gorme Robert Goulet Marvin Hamlisch Richard Harris Florence Henderson Engelbert Humperdinck Juglio Inglesias James Ingram Harry James Orchestra Tom Jones Gene Krupa Orchestra Steve Lawrence Hal Linden Rich Little Shirley MacLaine Manhattan Transfer Manheim Steamroller Rose Marie The Marvalettes

Johnny Mathis Roger Miller Moody Blues Bob Newhart Helen O'Connell John Pizzarelli Juliet Prowse Don Rickles Nelson Riddle Orchestra Neil Sedaka Carl "Doc" Severinson Frank Sinatra Shields & Yarnell Red Skelton Tempest Storm Steve Swallow The Temptations Danny Thomas The Vandelles Dick Van Dyke Bobby Vinton Dionne Warwick Margaret Whiting