I have been playing since grade school.  Like many musicians I gained an interest in music in school chorus, started piano lessons and moved on to other instruments: guitar in high school and flute just before attending college.  I started playing alto and tenor sax in The Runaway Express, but switched to wind synth a few years later.  I also continued my vocal work with various bands: especially 3 and 4 part harmonies with The Runaway Express and Burnt Lips.

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I have played a variety of music: Classical, Folk, Bluegrass (bluegrass flute ... what a concept), Celtic, Country Western, Jazz, Rock, Funk and Rhythm and Blues.  They are all fun to play. 

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R & B and funk have really given me the opportunity to expand the wind synth's capabilities for horn and string sections; both of which figure prominently in those two genres.

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Wind Synth has given me an avenue to do solo work emulating saxes, clarinets, and other wind instruments and do section work using horn sections, string sections, and choral sections.  

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The flute is still fun especially doing rock (Tull) stylings.

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I list horn charts as something I do.  If you want horns players to play the same notes at the same time without hours of practice you need charts.  To me, it is very satisfying to spend 3 or 4 hours working on a piece with notation software and coming up with a chart that is precise and correct.