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You wrote: 
>Dear Breathren and sisters,
>I was wondering what instruments everyone played, if you sing, or
>dont do at all.  I would like to know even if you don't do it well
>(especially singing). 


Dear Brondon,
    You speaka' my language when you talk music! =)  I am the former 
choir director at United Pentecostal Assembly of Bellflower, 
California. I play piano, organ, keys and sing and write some, sing in 
the choir and get solos from time to time.  I teach parts. I took some 
music at a junior college and learned how to read notes but haven't 
done it in so long I probably forgot! I can read chords well but I play 
by ear even better. I play and sing mostly black gospel style but I can 
be versatile too. I play for weddings, public school choirs, funerals 
(though I don't like to) and anhthing I can. Our choir has toured 
through Oregon, Washington and Canada. If you'd like to book our choir 
drop me a line and I'll see what we can do. We had a music director 
after me for a year and when he left I offered the choir to another 
lady in our church because I work, and have a family to take care of so 
I just don't have time. Now she organized the choir and I learn or 
teach the songs. 
    My daughter is a singer. She is 15 and auditioned for L.A. High 
School for the Arts and she made it. She will be attending High School 
at the Cal State College campus and the classes are taught by the 
college teachers. It will be like a college load and by the time she 
graduates from high school she will already have college credits! A 
great opportunity. She's a very annointed singer with a God given 
talent and she does not take that for granted! Every time we hear her 
it blesses us! She gets about half the solos in the choir. 
    How 'bout soundmen? That's my husband's department! He's a good 
one. He's installed sound systems for many UPC churches across the U.S. 
He knows his stuff! He's our church soundman and also does sound for a 
living. He was flown to Arizona to work the Super Bowl and has done 
other artists such as Whitney Housten, Kenny G, Celine Dion and more. 
He says it's just a job but he loves it. Now the church part is MORE 
than a job. He's engineered a few albums such as Dave Peterson's last 
recording (original Lanny Wolfe Trio) and Steve Saiz.
    I'll probably remember something else after I send this but that 
should be enough anyway.
    God bless!

    Laurie Gibson  =)