The Academy of Strings Foundation
Candace Tanner is a native of Knoxville, TN, and a University of Tennessee alumnus, she has called Kingsport, TN home for the past 24 years. She has three daughters: Megan, age 18, Brianna, age 14, and Sarah, age 7. Her family is a first-generation string family; Megan was in the academy's cello program for 6 years and Sarah is embarking upon her third year in the violin program. In addition to music and dance lessons and soccer matches, Candace enjoys herb gardening and her career in polymers research and development with Eastman Chemical Company.
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The Academy of Strings Foundation
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