Betsy Klinger Clark

Instrument

Violin

When did you start playing your instrument?

Age 9.

What do you do when you’re not playing in the LSO?

Conducting a youth orchestra, traveling.

When, or how, did you come to join the orchestra?

Heard about it from friends.

Do you play in any other musical groups?

Yes. Southeastern Pennsylvania Symphony Orchestra; a string quartet

Do you come from a musical family?

My parents were music consumers, always listening to classical, pop and jazz music.

Does the instrument you play on have a story?

My instrument was custom made for me. I got a new baby and a new instrument the same year.

Are you originally from Lansdowne/Philadelphia?

No. I am from Louisville, Kentucky