It started with Walt Disney’s Fantasia — that scene where a glamorous lady plays Waltz of the Flowers on a gold harp. Young Shana was smitten. Grownup Shana studied with Julia Herrmann Edwards (Dallas Symphony Orchestra) and with Eileen Malone at the Eastman School of Music. She is principal harpist with Mid-Texas Symphony and with the Symphony of the Hills. Shana is a member of the Western Swing band Dim7, performs with Oliver Rajamani’s Flamenco India project, and is the harp playing half of Chaski.

April 1985, Kerrville, Texas — Shana and Adrienne perform together for the first time. It was just for the one gig, an all-Fauré concert. We were the chamber music equivalent of a pickup band. Fast forward to today. We don’t play much Fauré anymore, but our flute & harp duo, now Chaski, thrives.

Today Chaski’s repertoire includes: Bolivian huayños, Scottish strathspeys, Texas honky-tonk, and tunes from Playford’s The English Dancing Master, published 1651. At our concerts you might hear a world premiere, experience an eye-popping multi-disciplinary performance, or discover a poem that touches your heart. Stay tuned for what’s next.

Founder, composer, and singer with Inversion Ensemble of Austin, Texas, Adrienne Inglis also serves as principal flute with the Central Texas Philharmonic, flute instructor at Southwestern University, and flutist with flute/harp duo Chaski. She has music degrees from Lewis and Clark College and the University of Texas at Austin. An avid birder and environmentalist, she lives in the rural hill country of Central Texas.