Originally from northeast Ohio, “Angel Pam West” or “Miss Pam,” as she is known to many families in the Catskills, has been a teaching and performing artist for over thirty years. She began her professional career as a symphonic bassoonist for the US Army Bands, and went on to become a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, choir director, and public school music teacher.  She holds a B.S. in Education and a Masters in Music, and is certified to teach K-12 music and 7-12 English in New York State.

 

Her original album releases include Evolution (eclectic rock 1997), Dweller on the Threshold (psychedelic rock 1999), Ready, Set, Go! (Children’s 2003), Crystal Palace Meditation (New Age 2003), and the Parent’s Choice Award Winning Unicorn Crossing (children’s 2012). She has played in rock bands since the mid-1990s and performed as a solo singer-songwriter both nationally and internationally, to include numerous radio and television appearances.

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Her prior musical theater experiences include the role of Elsa Schraeder in The Sound of Music production at the Brighton Center for Performing Arts in Michigan in 1999 and a Muse/backup singer/keyboard player in the 2018 NY Musical Festival rock opera production of Bad Ass Beauty, presented at the Acorn Theater, off Broadway, in addition to performing behind the scenes in numerous pit bands and orchestra pits over the years.

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She is the founder/director of The Community Music Network, Inc., a 501c3 organization that has been providing community music programs for all ages for the last twenty years.  Her music can be found online by searching Angel Pam West.  She lives with her family in South Kortright, New York.