Caroline Shaw Lives Life Beautifully: II. Sacred and Profane

After earning her masters degree in violin performance at Yale School of Music, Caroline spent a few years singing in professional church choirs, improvising in dance classes, and playing on the New York City contemporary classical circuit. At 28, having never had a composition lesson in her life, Caroline takes another left turn and decides to apply for a PhD in composition at Princeton University (spoiler: she gets in). Listen to movement two of Meet the Composer Episode Four.