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Welcome to our 62nd Season
(2011-2012)

The fifth concert of the 2011-2012 Season is
The Fry Street Quartet
on Tuesday, March 20, 2012:

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 Fry Street Quartet began its international career in 2002 as cultural ambassadors to the Balkan States, sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the U.S. Department of State. Subsequent international appearances have included the ProQuartet Academy at Pont-Royal (France), the Prague Chamber Festival and Trutnov Autumn Festival (Czech Republic), Kulturvereinigung Oberschützen (Austria) and the Oficina de Musica de Curitiba festival (Brazil).

Fry Street Quartet has held the position of faculty quartet-in-residence at the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, since 2002. The quartet enjoys frequent visits to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, as Market Square’s “Summermusic” artists-in-residence, as well as the Mozart Gemeinde chamber music series in Austria, where they have recently forged an exchange relationship between the University of Carinthia in Klagenfurt and Utah State University.

An exciting milestone was the quartet’s first complete Beethoven Quartet Cycle with pre-concert lectures by renowned scholar Robert Winter, presented at Utah State University over the course of two weeks. Currently working with American composer Michael Ellison on a commissioned string quartet combining traditional Turkish and American themes with American fiddling and traditional Turkish instrumental music, the quartet is also building the complete Bartok String Quartet cycle for release in upcoming seasons. In collaboration with cutting-edge sound designers Ray Kimber and Graemme Brown, Fry Street Quartet’s fifth commercial recording presents an early and late quartet of Beethoven in audiophile recording quality that utilizes revolutionary IsoMike™ and SACD technology.

Shostakovich String Quartet no.8, Largo:

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

Some press reviews of Fry Street Quartet music:

They do all of it – at just the right moments and with a deceptive ease that makes you forget the commitment and dedication required to reach this level.
- Robert Winter, Professor of Music, UCLA

The Quartet demonstrated their near-perfect technical abilities, produced a beautiful tone quality, blend, and a tight knit and sensitive ensemble delivery.
- Hickory News, Hickory, North Carolina

Fry Street's performance contained elegance and that wonderful chemistry that makes chamber music magical. They have a combination of musical maturity and charisma. The Fry Street Quartet has a capacity for both a lot of energy and also a lot of poetry.
- South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana

The Fry Street's performance was electric, holding the audience in rapt attention at every moment.the group filled the score with an understanding and emotion rarely seen in performers so young.
- Yellow Springs News, Yellow Springs, Ohio

The Fry Street Quartet was presented in a debut recital that spoke of precision, preparation, excitement, profound heritage, and ultimate satisfaction. This exaltation of individually superb instrumentalists showed what riches are to be had through the conjunction of forces in unity.
- The New York Concert Review, New York City, New York

[Fry Street Quartet] captured the transcendent beauty of the music with its expressive and poetic reading. They brought spirituality to their interpretation and made it a profoundly moving and utterly spellbinding experience that left the audience enthralled by its eloquence.
- Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Utah

Below, Fry Street Quartet performs the Beethoven's String Quarter in c minor, Opus 18, No. 4, Presto:

You can also visit their website and their Facebook Page for much more information about them and their music. Some of their audio recordings include:

Fry Street Quartet has numerous performances available for viewing and listening on YouTube. Some highlights are:

 

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updated: April 2, 2012