Carolyn Jean Webb, CVCO 2nd Violin

Ms Webb Carolyn Jean (Dupuy) Webb grew up in East Hartford with parents who afforded her the opportunity to study violin at the Hartt School of Music with Thomas F. Downes, later of the Detroit Symphony. Other principal teachers have included Dorothy Bales and Stephen Wood.

Carolyn joined the then Connecticut String Orchestra in 1983, serving as president during the transition years of 1994-1996 when the CSO became the CVCO. She has been a sometime player with the Farmington Valley Symphony, as well as the Emmanuel College and University of Bridgeport Orchestras, and was a regular member of the Talcott String Quartet for 11 years. She currently plays with the Sunset Quartet (Quintet), the Holy Family Monastery Orchestra, and the St. Joseph College Festival Orchestra. She continues to enjoy music study and music-making with her pianist and philosopher husband, Dr. Thomas R. Webb.

As a high school mathematics / physics / ecology teacher for 13 years, Carolyn also taught short courses in violin for student enrichment projects. Now, in between musical activities, Carolyn serves full-time as Radiation Safety Officer and Toxicologist / Environmental Epidemiologist in the Chemical Response Program of the Connecticut Department of Public Health Laboratory. Carolyn has degrees in mathematics, physics, and environmental health sciences from Emmanuel College, the University of Notre Dame, and the Harvard School of Public Health.