Spiritually Free Band

Ric Sharette was raised in Michigan in a very musical family and began performing professionally with his parents and siblings at age 16 singing jazz, pop and traditional standards at public and private events, touring the midwest and Europe. Ric studied music performance, theory and composition in college.  At night he led a dance band at local clubs, singing and playing trumpet and guitar.

Ric moved to Utah in 1980.  He joined the LDS church and served as a Stake Music Chairman for many years. He started a professional a cappella vocal jazz quartet that performed many of his arrangements over a dozen years.  He is an accomplished songwriter, inspired by a wide spectrum of styles and a broad experience in musical theater, professional choirs, dance bands, a cappella groups and conducting.  He has served as the Music Director at the Salt Lake Center for Spiritual Living for 24+ years.  

Ric says, "I believe that music is a powerful, buoyant, evocative and healing energy, and I'm driven to play in that energy every way I can". 

 DelAnne Jessop Haslam is a native Utahn, born the youngest of five and at age 3 began performing with the family band The Jessop Family Singers. She hasn’t stopped performing since. She loves to sing all genres of music and has sung in children’s groups, choirs, commercials, operas, plays, sporting events, and bands. But her favorite gig is singing with The Center for Spiritual Living Band every Sunday morning. 

DelAnne was introduced to the Center For Spiritual Living in 2014 when she and her sister were looking to add some spiritual community into their lives. Ric and the band kept them coming back long enough to hear the Science of Mind message and she was hooked. She took the foundations class and a few other courses and then began singing with Kopo on Sundays in 2015. She even spent a few months as music director before she took a much-needed hiatus in 2016. In 2017 Ric invited her back as special music and then invited her to stay on with the band. 

"I was ecstatic and feel so blessed to sing with my community of spiritual friends each week."  

 Sofrona Zane grew up in a small town in Maine. She first learned electric bass in 7th grade for her middle school jazz band, and spent every spare moment in high school performing. She studied singing and upright bass at Oakland University in Michigan, performing with orchestras, opera companies and in jazz clubs. 

She has a great love for large-scale classical choral works and continues to perform a myriad of musical styles on an increasing number of instruments. 

She is currently teaching elementary-level strings in Sandy and managing a local folk band, Reel Folk.  

Sofie is grateful to be sharing uplifting messages through music! 

 Rory Norseth, aka, the No Account Drifter, enjoys putting story to song and performing them for anyone who wants to listen. 

 Jordan McMillan is a percussionist and composer who recently graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in performance and composition.

He was the principal percussionist and timpanist for the Utah Philharmonia and in the U of U’s Wind Ensemble as they hosted the International Trumpet Guild’s 2025 Convention.  

Since 2023, Jordan has been the Front Ensemble instructor at Bingham High School in South Jordan, Utah.  

He enjoys multiple styles and genres of music, from jazz to pop, classical to world music – whether he’s teaching, writing, or performing!  

The Salt Lake Center for Spiritual Living’s Spiritually Free band is grateful and excited to have Jordan McMillan on board!