Cheryl Paschke, violinist, music educator and now fine arts specialist with the Minneapolis Public Schools has wide ranging experience and musical interests. She has played and performed with several groups from classical to ethnic. She has been a member of the Mount Curve String Quartet for 25 years. She has been with the American Swedish Institute's Spelmanslag for many years and more recently took up the Nyckelharpa and joined the Twin Cities Nyckelharpa Lag. She has been with the Kisarit Dancers as a musician for 18 years. She was nominated outstanding music educator for 1995 by the String Teacher's Assn.