For music professor Susan Teicher life has always been about music.

“The music was just sort of there,” Teicher said. “Both of my parents are musicians and I guess I just whistled tunes and picked it up somewhere along the line.”

While starting out playing the violin Teicher started to learn piano and liked it better, so she began to pursue it. Even though Teicher grew up in New York, she has come to love central Illinois and her passion for music is still strong.

Teicher will perform Sunday as guest pianist with the Pacifica Quartet, which is the first concert of the Tarble Arts Center Chamber Music Series.

Teicher is the artistic director of the Tarble Arts Center and will perform three pieces.

She also has twins in college who are both involved in music. Her son goes to the Cleveland Institute of Music and plays the violin and her daughter attends Oberland College in Ohio, who plays the piano and sings.

She said she loves to teach her students what she knows about music and anything else they need to know.

She is looking forward to Sunday’s performance.

“I love playing chamber music and am very happy to be performing with these young and gifted people,” Teicher said.

Quartet members reside at either the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign or the University of Chicago and features Brandon Vamos on cello, Simin Ganatra on violin, Sibbi Bernhardson on violin and Masumi Per Rostad on viola.

Pieces they will perform include Mendelsohn’s Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 12 and the Bartok Quartet No. 4. All of the quintet members, including Teicher, decided on the songs.

“I think all of the pieces that we are performing are great works,” Teicher said.

When asked her favorite composer she simply answered, “it is like asking a mother to say which child is her favorite. There are all too many that I like and that are wonderful.”

The concert is at 3 p.m., on Sunday, Sept. 10.

General admission is $5 and $3 for students and seniors. Seating is limited, not reserved. For information call 217-581-2787.