Music found its way back

Amy grew up in rural Maine, where music was part of childhood and school — the kind of formal education that happens in band rooms and on choir risers, then quietly gets set aside for a while.

In 2011 she moved to Southwest Florida. Life took over: a family, two daughters, and a corporate career. The instruments stayed in their cases for years.

Then, in 2020, she pulled out her old student saxophone. It was meant to be something to do. By the end of that year she was performing publicly and had joined a band. Most of what came after has been learned the honest way — on stages, in rooms full of people, one evening at a time.

Singing returned alongside the saxophone, expanding the ways Amy could connect with a room. Today her performances can bring together voice, saxophone, piano and flute—from intimate settings to collaborative ensembles and full-band events. She performs as a saxophonist with the Brett Foreman Band, and also sings with her church worship team.

Alongside performing, Amy now teaches music — passing on to the next generation the same start that eventually brought her back to the stage.

She never built any of this around being noticed. She keeps performing because of what music does for the people in the room.