Fry Street Quartet
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Fry Street Quartet |
| origin | Logan, Utah, U.S. |
| genre | Classicalchamber |
| years_active | 1997–present |
| current_members | Robert Waters |
| Rebecca McFaul | |
| Bradley Ottesen | |
| Anne Francis Bayless | |
| past_members | William Fedkenheuer |
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| name = Fry Street Quartet | origin = Logan, Utah, U.S. | genre = Classicalchamber | years_active = 1997–present | current_members = Robert Waters Rebecca McFaul Bradley Ottesen Anne Francis Bayless | past_members = William Fedkenheuer
The Fry Street Quartet (FSQ) is an American string quartet in residence at the Caine College of the Arts at Utah State University. They perform at festivals and venues around the world, earning numerous awards in the process.
The Fry Street Quartet formed in 1997, naming itself after their first rehearsal space in Chicago.{{cite web | title = Fry String Quartet: About FSQ | url = http://www.frystreetquartet.com/about.php | access-date = 3 March 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100611082831/http://www.frystreetquartet.com/about.php | archive-date = 11 June 2010 | url-status = dead | title = Alumni & Previous Winners | publisher = Fischoff National Chamber Music Association | url = http://www.fischoff.org/competition/alumni-previous-winners/ | access-date = 3 March 2010}} The quartet debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2001 and has won awards at the Yellow Springs Competition and the Banff International String Quartet Competition, among others. They were hailed by The New York Times as "a triumph of ensemble playing."{{cite web | title = Fry String Quartet: Reviews | url = http://www.frystreetquartet.com/acclaim.php | access-date = 3 March 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100611082836/http://www.frystreetquartet.com/acclaim.php | archive-date = 11 June 2010 | url-status = dead
When not traveling, each member of the quartet teaches full-time in the strings program at Utah State University. The quartet plays and practices at the Performance Hall on campus. Prior to coming to USU in 2002, the group was in residence in Hickory, North Carolina.
Members
- First violin: Robert Waters (replacing William Fedkenheuer),
- Second violin: Rebecca McFaul
- Viola: Bradley Ottesen
- Cello: Anne Francis Bayless
References
References
- Randall, Mark. (2004-03-12). "Making music: USU/s Fry Street Quartet finds its worldwide fame".
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