Caroline Olsen is a versatile and experienced string performer and educator in the Vancouver area. Since earning her master’s in viola performance from the University of British Columbia, she has maintained a core violist role with the Kamloops Symphony Orchestra and often appears with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. In demand for chamber collaborations, she is the violist with the Rose Gellert String Quartet in residence at the Langley Community Music School. Complementary projects incorporate studio and live work in diverse genres, currently with Mariachi Tabasko and The Living Orchestra. A passionate educator with Suzuki training, she has taught private violin and viola music lessons to students of all ages throughout her career. Caroline serves as secretary of the Canadian Viola Society and Vice-President of Symphony 21.