I can say that music has been a part of my entire life starting at a very early age singing in church choirs and taking piano lessons from age 5 all the way through college. I have a double major college degree in Music Education and Music Therapy and was able to work as a music therapist for many years in various healthcare and education settings. For several decades, I then worked for Kaiser Permanente in Human Resources where I did management training and organization development. During that time period, I sang in multiple choirs and continued to play the piano. A few years ago, I had the good fortune of hearing a recorder concert performed by several of our own WRS members. I was immediately hooked and started taking private recorder lessons and eventually joined WRS to get more experience playing with others. I attend as many Amherst Early Music workshops as I can and try to play with other WRS members as often as I can. I started studying with Gwyn Roberts a few years ago. I can honestly say I love playing the recorder! I have served as WRS President since 2021.