I see myself as an educator, and over time I have also seen myself more broadly as a part of the healing community, that music is a healing force. My participation in music and my representation of a living entity, bringing music to life and engaging with audiences, is a healing act. This is Professor Katherine Ciesinski . You might find her performing onstage in a grand opera house in Mexico; or maybe teaching in a studio at a conservatory; or maybe even taking notes in a science classroom. She