Patricia Crane learned to play the violin as a child in St. Louis, MO. She left Missouri after marrying her career-military husband, Stewart, and became a military “nomad.” Crane added the viola to her primary instruments in 1992, and has been a free-lance musician across the United States and in Europe. She settled in Reno with her family in 2001, and completed a master’s degree in Musicology at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2006. Crane remains embedded in the local music culture, playing music, teaching, and enjoying time with her colorful peers.