Ron’s and Janet’s appreciation of classical and early music grew out of piano lessons in young years, participation in high-school band and choral groups, and playing recorders in an amateur group years ago. Ron and Janet have been attending Madison Bach Musicians performances since 2006, greatly enjoy Trevor Stephenson’s house concerts, subscribe to the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and as Liebhaber of the city of Vienna, they have occasionally traveled for performances at the Staatsoper, Volksoper, and Musikverein. Love of music in the time of COVID has expanded the world of opera for them through many evenings of live-streaming from New York and Vienna. Ron and Janet are both retired from staff positions at UW-Madison.