Clara Engen maintains a varied career as a performer, teacher and advocate for the arts. Clara is a graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory with dual Bachelor’s degrees in violin performance and history; she earned her masters as an orchestral fellow with The Orchestra Now at Bard College. Clara’s passion for sharing classical music has led her to make musical connections across the world. She has taught and performed with the National Concert Association of Panamá, served as a teaching artist with Cuerdas Para Cali, a Bard College residency in Colombia, and was a Teaching Fellow with MusAid Organization in Belize. In the U.S., she has worked with students of all ages, from children as young as age 3 through adults, and levels in a variety of settings—private lessons, group classes, and chamber music ensembles. In addition to her teaching work, Clara has also written $100,000 in successful grant applications for local music organizations, and previously served as the Operations Director for the ENCORE Chamber Music Institute in Gates Mills, Ohio.