The Fry Street Quartet (FSQ) is an American

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

in residence at the Caine College of the Arts at

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. 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

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. Fry Street's list of accomplishments includes the Millennium Grand Prize at the 2000

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, the largest chamber music competition in the world. The quartet debuted at

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in 2001, and has won awards at the Yellow Springs Competition and the Banff International String Quartet Competition, among others. They were hailed by ''

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'' as "a triumph of ensemble playing." When not traveling, each member of the quartet teaches full-time in the strings program at

. 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 Watershttp://www.frystreetquartet.com/Robert-Waters.php frystreetquartet.com retrieved 24 August 2012 (replacing William Fedkenheuer), * Second violin: Rebecca McFaul * Viola: Bradley Ottesen * Cello: Anne Francis Bayless

References

External links

Fry Street Quartet official site
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