Caroline Jesalva is a multidisciplinary violinist and vocalist traversing the worlds of classical music, improvisation and experimental music. Inspired by Dadaism, her music explores experimental theater, poetry, classical repertoire, and free improvisation. She is the founder of Blind Glass ensemble, named the 2023 New England Conservatory Wildcard Honors Ensemble, which was created with the intention to build a collaborative space for musicians of all shapes and kinds. As a violinist, Caroline has most recently performed with Crossing Borders Music as their core ensemble member; A Far Cry, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Callithumpian Consort. She has held fellowships with Bang-on-A Can, Black House Collective, Yellow Barn Young Artists; and is a recent graduate of New England Conservatory of Music where she studied violin performance under the tutelage of Nicholas Kitchen (Borromeo String Quartet). Caroline is the co-founder and artistic director of Music in the Garden, a summer concert series in Chicago, IL which provides an above-ground space for underground music. Music in the Garden is the recipient of the 2023 Entrepreneurial Musicianship Grant. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Caroline began her musical journey when she was four years old through the Suzuki Music Program at Meredith College. She continued her violin studies with Eric Pritchard (Ciompi String Quartet) at Duke University, and is an alumni of the Philharmonic Association, Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble (on voice), North Carolina Chamber Music Institute, and Mallarme Youth Chamber Orchestra, where she spent many happy days falling in love with chamber music. In the summers, she attended Brevard Music Festival and Meadowmount School of Music. Caroline was the 2018 Rising Young Artist of the Chapel Hill Philharmonia Young Artist Competition, a two-time winner of the Philharmonic Association Concerto Competition, and a finalist in the Ronald Sachs International Music Competition. She has performed in Jordan Hall, Moeser Auditorium, and Meymandi Hall. Caroline is a passionate educator and was an NEC Teaching Fellow at Conservatory Lab Charter School and NEC's Preparatory School. In 2023, she joined The People’s Music School in Chicago, IL as a violin teaching artist. She is very excited to be joining the Magari Ensemble as a part of their administrative leadership team.