Sheri Alexander:
CLASS OF 1975
Bridgewater-Raritan East High SchoolClass of 1975
Bridgewater, NJ
Berklee College of MusicClass of 1979
Boston, MA
Somerville High SchoolClass of 1975
Somerville, NJ
Immaculata High SchoolClass of 1974
Somerville, NJ
Sheri's Story
After graduating from Bridgewater East, I went to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. to study guitar and music composition. At the beginning of my 2nd semester however, I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus and had to drop out due to my illness. I was able to return to Berklee in the Fall of 1976 and continued my music education there until June of 1979. After Berklee, I came back to N.J. and began performing as a solo guitarist/singer working locally in NJ and then later moving to Manhattan where I also performed. After realizing that being a musician isn't exactly the best career choice for a person with a chronic illness, I went back to school in 1984 for a Business Degree and ultimately received a Degree in Accounting from Baruch College in New York. However, music has always been part of me and afte...Expand for more
r my daughter Samantha was born in 1999 I began teaching Music Together and Music for Aardvaarks in NYC. My family moved in 2002 to Mendham, NJ and again I began teaching Music Together in Bridgewater and in Mendham. In January of 2006 I had a Kidney Transplant and gave up teaching Music Together. I'm happy to say though that in September of 2007 I started teaching guitar at Gill St. Bernards School and once again I am performing locally. My health has been good since my wonderful sister Wendi so graciously gave up her kidney for me. If anyone is interested in our story the SLE Foundation did a video for their 2006 Gala. The video can be seen on YouTube or Myspace by googling SLE Gala Video 2006. I also have some videos posted from recent performances on youtube. Please feel free to comment on the videos.
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