Sun publisher Mark Guerringue recently interviewed Ellen Schwindt, a musician, a composer, and music teacher who lives in South Conway. The interview has been edited for length and clarity and can be seen in its entirety on the Sun's website or tinyurl.com/28wys856.
SUN: Ellen, you said the title of this program was going to be “nurturing growth in young and not-so-young musicians.” Do you want to start with the young or the not-so-young?
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