Artists Showcase West - Remembrances - The Colorado String Quartet

September 24, 2000
The Colorado String Quartet with guest John Bruce Yeh

The Colorado Quartet has been at the forefront of the international music scene since winning both the Banff String Quartet Competition and the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1983. The quartet will be joined by John Bruce Yeh, assistant principal clarinetist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in a performance of Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet.

The Colorado Quartet

The Quartet’s performances are remarkable for their intensity and virtuosity, displaying a unique versatility in a broad and challenging repertoire ranging form Haydn to Husa. Based in the New York City area, the Colorado Quartet is in demand throughout the United States and around the world, having appeared in more than twenty countries. Known as inspiring, dedicated teachers, the members of the Quartet founded the Soundfest Chamber Music Festival and Quartet Institute in Falmouth, Massachusetts in 1991. The ensemble collaborates frequently with today’s leading composers, and has been the catalyst for a number of important new works. The Colorado Quartet records for the Fidelio, Parnassus, Albany, and Mode labels.

The members of the Colorado String Quartet are Julie Rosenfeld, violin; Deborah Redding, violin; Francesca Martin Silos, viola; and Diane Chaplin, cello.