ARTARIA is joined by Laura Sewell
That there are too many memories and stories to recount about the ASQ (originally called the AQB - Artaria Quartet of Boston) in a mere email goes without saying. What we can relate to our friends and well-wishers is the common purpose that has endured throughout this adventure -- a healthy sense of humor and an unbridled passion for the most intimate and expressive music around.
One of the great responsibilities that a string quartet player is charged with when he or she enjoys the fruits of chamber music, is the promise to ensure that the traditions of the art are learned well, implemented professionally, and carried forward into the next generation of players and listeners. Artaria has always met this challenge head on and endeavored to connect with our listeners in a meaningful way.
Artaria's biggest news is the addition of cellist Laura Sewell to our quartet. Laura is a terrific and enthusiastic chamber musician who was a founding member of the renowned Lark Quartet. She is well-known to Twin Cities chamber music audiences, performing with the Minnesota Chamber Music Society, with jazz pianist Butch Thompson, Prairie Home Companion, and for the past four years has served as Chair of the Board at Chamber Music America. She welcomes the opportunity to return to string quartet playing and we are delighted to have her with us.
We wish our dear friend and colleague Anna Clift all the best as she "retires" from her cello position with the Artaria Quartet. Anna, along with former Artaria cellist, Laura Thielke of Boston, Laura Sewell, and cellist Tanya Remenikova, were part of an outstanding faculty at Stringwood this summer which also included Artaria violist Annalee Wolf and violinists Ray Shows and Nancy Oliveros. ~
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