betsy hinkleBetsy founded musiConnects in 2007 to establish and support educational and artistic residencies, using an innovative chamber music model. Prior to founding musiConnects, she created a successful strings program at the Chestnut Hill School in Newton, MA, growing the program from five students to more than 70 during her four-year tenure. In June 2014, she was a recipient of the Barbara C. Harris award for social justice, presented by the Episcopal City Mission, in honor of her dedication to increasing access to music education.
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An accomplished violinist, Betsy performs regularly with the Boston Public Quartet, the resident quartet of musiConnects, the Orchestra of Emmanuel Music, and the Back Bay Chorale, while teaching a vibrant studio of students and chamber ensembles through musiConnects. The daughter and granddaughter of musicians, Betsy began her violin studies at the age of five as a Suzuki student of Kathleen Weidley. She attended Florida State University as a violin performance major on full music and academic scholarships and, while there, played in an Honors Piano Trio as a Liberace Scholar. In 2001, she received a Music in Education Concentration along with her Master of Music from New England Conservatory. There she studied with Nicholas Kitchen of the renowned Borromeo String Quartet.