Helen Avakian with her favorite and multi talented husband, Terry Champlin. Terry is a monster musician. Not only a great classical guitarist, but also an internationally performed composer. Terry composes for solo guitar, duets, quartets, for other instruments, and even for entire orchestras! Not to mention he's penned a few folk style gems. He is the only living composer whose compositions have been performed in both Carnegie Hall and in the Cubbyhole Coffeehouse in Poughkeepsie. Helen once said Terry arranges music much like other folks do crossword puzzles. E.g. he'll see a quartet score on the kitchen table, sip some coffee and scribble a bit on the score, then "Goodbye Dear" as he leaves. She'll look at it and realize it's much better than the original.... but he might not even remember it later. Just as we mere mortals don't remember every crossword puzzle we do. The Albany Times Union calls him "a formidable talent...." But I think he's a monster
Helen's own homepage: www.HelenAvakian.com