In trying to describe what type of musicians are accepted into the five-year-old international OneBeat residency program, co-founder Chris Marianetti starts ticking off criteria such as community activist, teacher, talented musician, a curious mind and a willingness to collaborate with others.

Before going any further, however, he stops himself and points to Christie Burns, who is sitting across from him at a table in The Camp House.

"You pretty much are exactly who we pick," he says. "Your application had everything."

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