Carrie Ann Bark received her Bachelor’s in violin performance at the Jacob School of Music in Bloomington, IN in 2009, and masters with certification in music education, also at Jacobs, in May 2013. As a music teacher, she currently works for the Long Beach Unified School District at Nelson Academy Middle School, while also teaching violin privately in Orange County. On weekends Carrie partners with her husband, Elliott Bark, in directing the Christian Youth Symphony of Irvine (CYSI), which goes annually to Cambodia to serve and perform alongside young musicians. To continue performing on violin she plays for Bethel Korean Church in Irvine, and the Biola Youth Theater program as concertmaster for their musicals.