MAUREEN McCUSKER, flute, piccolo, tenor sax, vocals. Maureen received her Bachelor of Music degree from Towson State University, where she was a member of Hank Levy's Towson State Jazz Ensemble. She was the 1982 recipient of the St. Johns Episcopal Concert Series Artists Guild Award and the Towson State University Talent Award Competition.

Maureen is a cherished alumna of the Peabody Ragtime Ensemble (1984-1993) and is on the music faculties of Windsor Farm and St. Claire Elementary Schools in Anne Arundel County. She is a sought-after vocalist in the Baltimore-Washington area. Maureen re-joined Peabody Ragtime Ensemble in 2005!