Fass and Friends has performed over the last six years in the Williamsburg-James City County area. The core members are Cana Fass and Simon Fass who bring in friends to help them deliver an exciting, diverse show that can include classical, jazz, blues, folk, country, pop by pianos, hammered dulcimers, Irish dancing, cello, flute, bass, or voice in solos, duets, or combos. Occasionally, the entire audience participates. Please browse through our website at samples of pieces that have been performed. If you would like to have the Fass Siblings or Fass and Friends perform for your guests or club, please contact Heather West, manager, at heather.matt@cox.net or 757-291-0750. 

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Cana Fass

Cana has won first prize in the Richmond Music Teachers Association (RMTA) Bach International Competition and first prize in the RMTA Sonata Festival for solo works. She has placed in the American Protégé Music Talent Competition at Carnegie Hall, the American Protégé Romantic Music Competition at Carnegie Hall, the Bach International Music Competition, and the Charleston International Music Competitions in her age group. Cana was a participant in the Juilliard School of Music Piano Camp and the James Madison University Piano Camp. She was invited to participate in Baroque Master Class of Professor Joanne Kong of the Virginia Commonwealth University. Also, she is a Nationals-qualifying year-round swimmer for all distances of freestyle including the mile and a North American Championship Irish dancer with the most competitive Irish dance league in the world, An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, and she teaches beginner piano lessons. She is a junior in high school.  

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Simon Fass

Playing the hammered dulcimer, Simon provides music at weddings and has accompanied his Irish-dancing sister with reels, jigs, and hornpipes. On the piano, he enjoys rock ’n’ roll, classical, and jazz music and performs duets with his sister. He placed first prize in his age group at the Bach International Music Competition. He has competed and placed in the winner’s circle in both the Sonata Festival and Bach Festival of the Richmond Music Teachers Association. He has won first prize in his age group in the American Protégé Music Talent Competition at Carnegie Hall, the American Protégé Romantic Music Competition at Carnegie Hall, and the Charleston International Music Competitions. He can also be found on the basketball and tennis teams of Norfolk Academy or the swimming pool where he swims year-round. He also likes to read philosophy, write, and debate. He is in 9th grade.