Violinist Veronica Carpenter is an impassioned violinist and music educator based in New York City.  She has performed with such ensembles as the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra and the Phoenix Symphony Orchestra and has shared the stage with many musical greats such as Andrea Bocelli, Rachel Barton Pine, and Chris Thile.  Her musical interests are broad, and career highlights include touring with a Boston-based Irish band and collaborations with composers to develop new works for violin and for string quartet. Veronica currently serves as concertmaster for the Regina Opera Company and the Centre Symphony and actively performs with the Chelsea Symphony and New Amsterdam Opera Company, as well as several other community orchestras in the New York area. She received her Bachelor of Music from Northern Arizona University in her home state and received a Masters in the same field from the Boston Conservatory under the tutelage of Katie Lansdale.