Organized in 2002, The Formosa Quartet recently "kickstarted" a CD.

A member of the quartet is Jasmine Lin, competitor in an early edition of The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, and a student of its founder, Josef Gingold.

In this conversation with Jasmine, we learn about revenue sources, the crowd funding technique, playing in subways, how classical music affects loiterers, the quartet's foray into the jazz of Stephene Grappelli, and Jasmine's visit to Indiana University.