Ancora String Quartet
The Ancora String Quartet is a
Members
The current members of the Ancora String Quartet are:
- Wes Luke, first violin
- Robin Ryan, second violin
- Marika Fischer Hoyt, viola
- Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb, cello
Former members of the quartet include Leanne Kelso League, Laura Burns, Cynthia Bittar, and Eleanor Bartsch (first violin) and Susan Bestul (cello).
History
The Ancora String Quartet became the String Quartet In Residence at the First Unitarian Society of Madison in 2006. They established a recital season there, garnering praise from music critics.[2][3] They have also appeared twice on Wisconsin Public Radio's Sunday Afternoon Live From the Chazen series, broadcast live statewide, on Jan. 14, 2007 and April 6, 2008.[4]
In September 2008 the Ancora String Quartet launched its 2008-2009 Critics' Choice Season, featuring recital programs selected especially for the quartet by local music critics.[5]
Notes
- ^ Ancora String Quartet website
- ^ Jacob Stockinger, "Ancora String Quartet, First Unitarian Join Hands", Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin), September 21, 2006, RHYTHM, Pg. 20
- ^ Jacob Stockinger, "Ancora String Quartet Opens Season in Style", Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin), September 13, 2007, RHYTHM, Pg. 20
- ^ Wisconsin Public Radio's 2006-2007 "Sunday Afternoon from the Chazen" series. Archived October 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-12-04
- ^ Lindsay Christians, "Ancora Quartet Lets the Critics Choose", Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin), September 12, 2008, LIFESTYLE
External links
- Ancora String Quartet website
- Review by John Barker in Isthmus The Ancora String Quartet pit Beethoven vs. Tchaikovsky
- Article by Sandy Rucker-Tabachnick in Isthmus Local chamber groups thrive as the classical music world downsizes
- Audio recording of an interview with the Ancora String Quartet on Wisconsin Public Radio's program The Midday (May 25, 2007).