VOCAL QUARTET BIOS
PEGGY CONIFF, soprano...While attending Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, she received extensive coaching in musical
theater. Shortly after moving to Chicagoland in 1991, she joined a community chorus. Immediately she became a featured soloist
and had Bob Zaun as her arranger and accompanist. One evening, the soprano of the newly formed Jazz Spectrum Vocal Quartet
couldn't make rehearsal and Peggy was pressed into service. The lesson here is "don't leave your space." Peggy hit the Big Time,
singing the lead in Jazz Spectrum. She has a lovely daughter, a loving son-in-law and two beautiful granddaughters.
STACY EIFERT, alto...Not only a fine singer, Stacy is a talented percussionist as evidenced by her drum solo on her father's ivory
piano keys at age two. After that auspicious beginning, as a Freshman, she was the first girl to play snare drum in the Marching
Illini, becoming co-leader of the drumline her senior year. No small feat since the drum and harness was more than 20% of her
body weight! She is married to John, Jazz Spectrum's drummer, also the leader of the Illini drumline his senior year.. They have two
children. Stacy recently completed her Master's Degree in Education and is teaching 3rd grade at Fremont School, the grade school
she attended. She's also Bob Zaun's daughter.
DAN MAHER, tenor...He began organized singing at age 10. Fortunately for us, his singing voice never changed. He can hit
those really high notes, so critical in creating the wide rich sound associated with Jazz Spectrum. Dan is an electrical engineer at
Underwriters Laboratories. He was also "discovered" in the same community chorus as Peggy. Dan and his wife have a daughter
in college and a son in the US Navy. Recently he and his wife were blessed with their second grandson. In 2005, their youngest
son, a US Marine, lost his life in Iraq. We all share their grief!
TIM LAUD, bass...Tim is the new kid, replacing Dale Tubaugh in 2004. After an extensive three month search we discovered Tim
anchoring the bass section in a local church choir. His first brush with music was in grade school playing trombone, switching to
sousaphone in high school and college. He admits, however, that all those years of hearing, playing and singing root notes did
little to prepare him to sing the 5th note, Jazz Spectrum chords...with only 4 voices! Tim is married with two grown sons and is an
electrical engineer for Zenith, acquired by LG. Tim is our sound engineer expert.
theater. Shortly after moving to Chicagoland in 1991, she joined a community chorus. Immediately she became a featured soloist
and had Bob Zaun as her arranger and accompanist. One evening, the soprano of the newly formed Jazz Spectrum Vocal Quartet
couldn't make rehearsal and Peggy was pressed into service. The lesson here is "don't leave your space." Peggy hit the Big Time,
singing the lead in Jazz Spectrum. She has a lovely daughter, a loving son-in-law and two beautiful granddaughters.
STACY EIFERT, alto...Not only a fine singer, Stacy is a talented percussionist as evidenced by her drum solo on her father's ivory
piano keys at age two. After that auspicious beginning, as a Freshman, she was the first girl to play snare drum in the Marching
Illini, becoming co-leader of the drumline her senior year. No small feat since the drum and harness was more than 20% of her
body weight! She is married to John, Jazz Spectrum's drummer, also the leader of the Illini drumline his senior year.. They have two
children. Stacy recently completed her Master's Degree in Education and is teaching 3rd grade at Fremont School, the grade school
she attended. She's also Bob Zaun's daughter.
DAN MAHER, tenor...He began organized singing at age 10. Fortunately for us, his singing voice never changed. He can hit
those really high notes, so critical in creating the wide rich sound associated with Jazz Spectrum. Dan is an electrical engineer at
Underwriters Laboratories. He was also "discovered" in the same community chorus as Peggy. Dan and his wife have a daughter
in college and a son in the US Navy. Recently he and his wife were blessed with their second grandson. In 2005, their youngest
son, a US Marine, lost his life in Iraq. We all share their grief!
TIM LAUD, bass...Tim is the new kid, replacing Dale Tubaugh in 2004. After an extensive three month search we discovered Tim
anchoring the bass section in a local church choir. His first brush with music was in grade school playing trombone, switching to
sousaphone in high school and college. He admits, however, that all those years of hearing, playing and singing root notes did
little to prepare him to sing the 5th note, Jazz Spectrum chords...with only 4 voices! Tim is married with two grown sons and is an
electrical engineer for Zenith, acquired by LG. Tim is our sound engineer expert.
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