Meet The Team

Executive Director

Kawana is the Executive Director of the Bahama Village Music Program. Starting out as a volunteer/chaperone, Kawana has always admired the mission of the Bahama Village Music Program and what it means to the community. Her ambition is to not only continue on the legacy of Ellen Sanchez and the original mission of BVMP, but expand the to boundless limits.

Music Theory & Improvisation, Guitar

A graduate of Berklee School of Music, Baeder is a gifted blues and jazz guitarist. Has taught the BVMP Music Theory, and Jazz Improvisation for the past ten years.

His musical career includes perfomances with blues greats Muddy Waters, James Cotton, Junior Wells, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Matt “Guitar” Murphy, as well as Smokey Robinson at New York City’s legendary Apollo Theater. Also in New York, Larry worked with Isaac Hayes, Paul Simon, Dr. John, Chuck Jackson, Ben E. King, and others.

As session musician, Larry recorded with Buddy Guy, James Taylor, and Carly Simon. His work can be heard in advertising jingles and film scores. Baeder has performed in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Africa. Baeder’s 2000 solo-artist CD release Maximo Strut reached #5 on the Blues charts nationwide.

Steel Pan Instructor

Bahama Village Music Program is thrilled to welcome Nora Revelin back to Key West and the musical education of our youngest community members.

Mrs. Revelin retired from 30 years of teaching at Gerald Adams Elementary School after giving the gift of music to generations of families in our island community to focus on her family.

This left the students of Bahama Village Music Program without a steel pan instructor. Mrs. Revelin decided to return to teaching at BVMP and has been welcomed back by over 30 new students.

Mrs. Revelin will instruct the students of our joint HOB/BVMP classes in melody, arranging, harmony and making great music. Please check out our House of Pan steel pan band.

Original Key West Junkanoo

Junkanoo Instructor - Born in a house across the street from BVMP, raised in Bahama Village. Began teaching Bahamian Junkanoo traditional music and drumming, over forty years ago.

Music Director

Former Executive Director, currently teaches piano and ukulele. Katchen began teaching at BVMP in 2004.