Violist Carrie Frey is an active performer and educator, devoted to working with open, inquisitive musicians and composers towards new sounds and encouraging creativity in her students. She is a founding member of tricoastal string trio Chartreuse, an ensemble that seeks to expand the trio repertoire through collaborations with composers and performers across the United States. In New York City, Carrie performs regularly with ECCE, ensemble mise-en, Wet Ink Large Ensemble, Petros Klampanis Group, Desdemona Piano Quartet, and toy piano/toy viola duo Wind-Up Elephant. She studied with Peter Slowik at Oberlin Conservatory for her Bachelor's of Music degree, and received her Master’s of Music from Manhattan School of Music’s Contemporary Performance Program, with the guidance of Nadia Sirota and Danielle Farina. Her first viola teacher was Kathryn Dey at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities. Carrie is currently on the faculty of Bloomingdale School of Music and Greenwich House Music School. www.carriefrey.com