Barbara grew up in a very musical family in Oberlin, Ohio, the daughter of German immigrant parents. She graduated early from high school at age 16 and began touring with the Trapp Family Singers soon after.
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Sixteen Going
On Seventeen
On tour with the Trapp Family Singers


About The Author
Barbara S. Harris
Following her touring years she graduated from Oberlin College with a BA in music, then later an MA in music from the University of Hawaii. She then studied a year in Germany as a Fulbright Fellow. She taught music and German in both private and public schools in Michigan, and has performed in choirs in Germany, Oberlin, Cleveland, Honolulu and Lansing, Michigan. She is married, has two grown children and lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
About The Book
Sixteen Going On Seventeen
At age 16 Barbara Stechow replaced one of the Trapp Family Singers for their final two years of touring in America and abroad. Her memoirs are an intimate look at life with one of the most famous singing groups in the world. Her perspective is as a young adult traveling, performing in 12 languages, and adapting to life with the famous Maria Von Trapp. Her experiences bring new insights, actual reviews, and pictures of the Trapp Family Singers.

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