For the past 2 years, I have been a member of the WRS Board, and I edit this newsletter. I have been a member of the Washington Recorder Society on and off since the 1970s. More recently, I came back to recorder playing in 2010 when I joined the OLLI Consort at the Osher Lifetime Learning Institute at George Mason University. I play 2 or 3 times a week on Zoom and in person with musicians I met through that group, and I enjoy playing at workshops to improve my skills.
I was born in Chicago shortly after my parents met in the church choir and married. Introduced to piano at an early age, I still have the family piano in my home. I began recorder in the late 70s, when my son brought home a soprano from elementary school and failed to play it. And so it began for me. I have also sung in my church choir and with the George Mason Symphonic Chorus.
Professionally, I have a MA in French from Middlebury College through their French program in Vermont and Paris. This led to my teaching and tutoring French in several states. I love languages. After my children grew up, I worked as a travel agent and then, for many years, as a real estate agent in Reston, Virginia. As an active retiree, I enjoy gardening, traveling, reading, keeping up with my grandchildren, and learning new things.