UPPER LAKE, Calif. – On Saturday, Jan. 24, the Ukiah-based trio of Margie Salcedo Rice and her sisters Rosie and Patricia will appear in an intimate “Concerts with Conversation” in the Meeting House next to the Tallman Hotel in downtown Upper Lake.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Coffee and cookies are served prior to the show.

“Margie Rice has one of the most perfect voices I’ve heard since I ‘fell in love’ with Joan Baez many years ago,” says Tallman owner Bernie Butcher. “She captured an audience here in 2011with her voice and violin together with Elena Casanova on piano. I’m anxious to hear her play with her talented sisters.”

Rosie, Margie and Patricia were born to Ecuadorian parents Fernando and Marta Salcedo and grew up in Riverside. Theirs was a religious family infused with music and the sisters began performing together at an early age. They all attended Loma Linda University and graduated with degrees in business and music.

Margie channeled herself toward a musical career by studying piano, violin and voice and singing in small groups. Her dedication to music continues at the local level.

She is currently concertmistress of the Ukiah Symphony Orchestra and she has often been the featured soloist over her 24 seasons with the Symphony.

Today, Margie also teaches string instruments and directs the choral program at the Ukiah Junior Academy. 

In 2005 she performed at Carnegie Hall with her youth choir and in 2006 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

“I love performing with the symphony and in religions settings,” says Margie, “but the concert series at the Tallman is something special. The acoustics are great and I love the informal setting. I’m looking forward to performing there again with my talented sisters Rosie on piano and Patricia on flute.”

The Salcedo Sisters have recorded two albums of inspirational music which have continued to sell widely over the years.

Their first album "By My Side" was released through Chapel Records in 1997 and the second "Carry Me On" was completed two years later. Margie’s solo album “In Your Holiness” was released in 2010.

In addition to their musical pursuits, Rosie Salcedo owns her own company and lives in the Bay Area. Patricia Salcedo Williams is currently vice president of Behavioral Health at St. Helena Hospital, Napa Valley.

The Tallman Concerts with Conversation series continues monthly through April and will feature the folk duo of Fineman & Hurd on Valentine’s Day, Jenna Mammina and Alex DeGrassi in March and the country singer Rita Hosking in April.

The full schedule can be seen at www.TallmanHotel.com/events .

Tickets at $25 per person plus tax may be purchased by calling the Hotel at 707-275-2244, Extension 0.

The Tallman Hotel is located at 9550 Main St.