The teacher

Helen DePastel Pagels has been my violin teacher for over nine years. I started with her when I was six, and am so blessed to have her for a teacher. Helen grew up in Germany around the time of WWII, with it not being safe where she was, she was sent by her parents to a music conservatory, where she did not see them or have any form of communication with them for about four years. Having fallen in love with the violin at such a young age, she grew to be a master. Helen was so good that at the age of fourteen she performed Beethoven concherto with the Berlin Philharmonic.God has blessed me with a wonderful teacher, who has become more and more of a friend over the years. I thank God that He has let me have her as my teacher.