When I was five I asked my father how to whistle. He said "Like this" and he proceeded to demonstrate the fine art of whistling as we drove down the road. I tried it and was successful. Whether it was the whistling, or more likely the piano lessons from my talented mother, either way music took hold in my life, and I have my parents to thank. Pretty soon I was 'pretend conducting' symphonies in front of our stereo and imagining myself as a great conductor. The imaginary conducting career gave way to the more realistic pursuit of band in the fifth grade. My first choice of an instrument was the drum but my extremely small size prevented me from carrying the large marching snare. The flute eventually won out after the three days it took for me to get my first sound. Awards I won in high school and college for my flute playing weren't the result of any dazzling technique. I just worked hard and felt the music deeply. The flute became an extension of me, although it was a piccolo solo I played at a high school band concert which won me the nickname "Chirpy." After completing a Bachelor's of Music Education from East Carolina University and a Masters of Flute Performance from Kent State University, God broke in upon my life and replaced a performance focus with a ministry focus. I returned to school in 1989 and earned a Master's of Divinity from Regent University with a focus in world missions. A graduate internship in Ghana West Africa fueled my love for ethnic music. The African influence can be heard sprinkled here and there in my arranging and especially in "The Gift Of Love" on my first album "Refreshing."

As a childhood cancer survivor and perennial student at Hard Knock University, I credit life's immense challenges as being the building blocks for my relationship with God as well as the fabric of my music. If there's anything good, unique or honest in the music I write and play, it is completely due to the relentless outpouring of mercy upon my life.

Music is my full-time work and passion, including giving my concerts, selling my CDs, working
on new music in my studio, and performing with Bill Leslie's Celtic group “Lorica."  I live in NC with
6 cats and enjoy close ties with my sister Donna who lives in Virginia.  Donna and I cherish the
memory of our beloved parents Louis and Myrtle Metz, both of whom are deceased, both of whom
are sorely missed.

When I’m not working on music I’m indulging in my other passions which are hiking, talking to God,
emailing friends, eating healthy food, talking to my cats, rescuing critters, and playing on-line
scrabble with my cousin in New Mexico . . . “May the Q be with U!”

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