Karen Baumgartner, flute

Meet Karen

Karen Baumgartner appeared on Show 250, recorded in March 2012, at age 18.

Program bio from Show 250:

Karen Baumgartner (flute), 18, comes from Roseville, Minnesota and is home schooled. Karen has been selected as a recipient of From the Top’s $10,000 Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award. She studies with Michele Frisch and is a member of the Minnesota Youth Symphonies. Karen also plays in her church orchestra and has played in some flute choirs. Aside from flute, Karen loves being involved in her church’s youth group and playing volleyball.

Karen is a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist.
Scholarship Year: 2012

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