Because I had never had any musical instruction, I was unable to sing the middle note of a chord played on the piano by a House Prefect. Thus at the age of 12, I was labeled unmusical. In high school I channeled my energies into sports and academics. Proceeding thence to medical school there was plenty to keep me busy physically and mentally. I was introduced to serious music through a friend at the time of my residency, though I managed to escape any serious entanglement with music until just before our daughter's eighth birthday.

She was introduced to Mr. Edgar Billups, the organist-choirmaster at St Paul's Episcopal Church in San Diego. Mr. Billups accepted her into the girl's choir and then asked if we wanted to sing in the adult choir. The rest, as they say, was history. Since 1982 I have sung Soprano II in some of the greatest choral works including Bach's B minor Mass, St. John Passion, Christmas Oratorio and Magnificat; Mendelssohn's Elijah and St. Paul; Verdi's Requiem; choruses from I Pagliacci and Cavalleria Rusticana.; Handel's Messiah; Purcell's Sons of Art; Brahms' Liebeslieder Waltzes; Mozart's Requiem and masses-and the list goes on.

While singing in the adult choir at St. Paul's I experienced the church services in a much more involved way and learned to appreciate the presence of Christ in my every day busy and exciting life. The choir involvement gave my life some balance, in that I did not have to be the best or perform perfectly. Upon retirement in 1996 I realized that there were many possible new paths to explore, and decided to redirect my energies into helping people of all ages find in music the peace and beauty that I have experienced.