ALL EARS with Everett Hopfner

ALL EARS continues with violinist and educator Carole Bestvater. Carole and I were classmates during undergraduate studies and we often performed chamber music together. In the intervening years, she has completed a fellowship with Community Music Works in Providence, Rhode Island and earned a master's degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Carole has integrated into her new community of St. John's: she's the assistant principal second violin of the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra and the coordinator of the NYSO Suncor Energy Strings Program.  In this interview, Carole discusses finding her passion for community-based music education, and her journey toward establishing her own program based on the Community Music Works model. She also describes her current activities as a violinist and, of course, shares stories about the people who have helped her along the way.