La Scena Musicale interviews our artist Carissa Klopoushak about her early years as an artist and about upcoming projects that she has been in collaboration with. Excerpts: "I started when I was about four years old. There was always plenty of music making in our household; not only the classic Suzuki violin upbringing, but also Ukrainian traditional music. Chamber music became part of my musical life during high school in Saskatoon, and both remain extremely close to my musi