[Publius]

My strong suits are chamber music and lieder, but I love opera, symphonic works and concertos. I love the whole classical music field. I played piano for 8 years as a child, but I'm self-taught as far as the rest of my classical music knowledge is ocncerned. (My degree was in chemistry.)

I am a member of the Commissioning Club of the Seattle Chamber Music Society, and I've been involved in the commissioning of 3 chamber works we premiered at our summer festival.

[hoe_cake]

I applaud your knowledge and your talents. What wonderful, graceful interests you have.

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey, my husband is a chemist too! (what is it about chemists). He's a very eclectic musician -- started off as a clarinetist in his high school marching band, then played rock guitar, then 3 years ago he took up classical guitar (he's playing in a concert tomorrow night), and he rings handbells and sings bass in the Parish Choir.

I took piano for about a million years, sort of quit in college, then took it back up recently when I had a Steinway fall in my lap (no, it didn't hurt much) and then got hold of a harpsichord. I fool around with the guitar and have sung in church choirs since I was 6. And last year my husband made me a deal that he would sing in the choir if I would ring handbells (they were short on people who read music). I'm enjoying it a whole lot more than I thought I would -- I have the top end, so am in charge of 6 bells and sometimes get a little harried, but it's fun and it's L-O-U-D!