So sorry to hear of Bobbi's passing. She was a dedicated champion of the dulcimer and of using music to help others. I am really grateful to have had the opportunity to attend a couple of the SCDH fall festivals years back and one or two online in more recent years.
Leo, I offer my condolences to you and all who knew Ms. Adler. It seems she was an incredible ambassador in the mountain dulcimer world!
It is with great sadness that I note the passing of Roberta “Bobbi” Adler, 80, who was president and key driving force behind the Southern California Dulcimer Heritage dulcimer group for sixteen years. Her energy and enthusiasm for music and dulcimers were unflagging and unmatched. Bobbi worked almost fifty years as a certified music therapist, taking her lap dulcimer, guitar, keyboard and voice into dozens of institutions to bring music to the people inside. Bobbi was an absolute spark plug of enthusiasm for all things dulcimer and musical. She was involved in SCDH through two dozen yearly fall festivals and concerts. She will be sorely missed by all who knew her and her gift for music.
