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In their first year, QX made their debut in Mechanics Hall in Worcester, performed with pianists Andrew
Rangall and Judith Gordon at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival (MA), premiered a newly
commissioned work written for them by Christos Koulendros, by invitation of the St. Botolph Club in
Boston and recorded their first CD of works by composer Joseph Summer for Albany Records, released
in the Fall of 2006. Other performances venues include the St. Paul's Festival in Worcester, Boston
College and Boston's Goethe Institute, where they gave the American premiere of German composer
Bernd Franke's "Versuch zur Nacht" a piece dedicated to the late Louis Krasner, as part of a concert
concept linking the Jewish influence on the music of 19th- century Vienna and 20th-century America.
2006-07 included their debut in Boston's Jordan Hall as part of the Shakespeare Concerts series,
collaborations with the Newport dance troupe Island Moving Company, as well as premieres of works by
composers David Claman, John McDonald and Mark Berger. They continued their "mini-residencies",
working with young composers at Tufts University and MIT and instrumentalists at College of the Holy
Cross, as well as hold a lecture/recital series at Fitchburg State College, and were guests of the
Worcester Chamber Music Society. Since founding its own highly successful Thayer Chamber Music
Festival in 2005, sponsored by Atlantic Union College, which brings together budding young
instrumentalists for an intensive week of chamber music coaching, Faculty and participant concerts, QX
expanded their Festival to two 5-day sessions, opening the Festival up to include adult amateurs, with
the support of a grant from the Amateur Chamber Music Players, and presents four Faculty concerts and
two participant concerts within this 10-day period. Events in 2007-08 include another Shakespeare
Concert in Boston's Jordan Hall, recording a second CD of works by Joseph Summer for Albany, a
premiere of a concerto for string quartet and block flute by Shirish Korde, performances at the Center for
the Arts in Natick, College of the Holy Cross and Clark University, appear as guests as of the Worcester
Chamber Music Society, and coach and perform at their 2008 Summer Chamber Music Festival held from
July 14-25, 2008. In 2008-09, QX will be the quartet-in-residence at Clark University in Worcester, giving
a series of classroom demonstrations and lectures, as well as several recitals.
Rangall and Judith Gordon at the Rockport Chamber Music Festival (MA), premiered a newly
commissioned work written for them by Christos Koulendros, by invitation of the St. Botolph Club in
Boston and recorded their first CD of works by composer Joseph Summer for Albany Records, released
in the Fall of 2006. Other performances venues include the St. Paul's Festival in Worcester, Boston
College and Boston's Goethe Institute, where they gave the American premiere of German composer
Bernd Franke's "Versuch zur Nacht" a piece dedicated to the late Louis Krasner, as part of a concert
concept linking the Jewish influence on the music of 19th- century Vienna and 20th-century America.
2006-07 included their debut in Boston's Jordan Hall as part of the Shakespeare Concerts series,
collaborations with the Newport dance troupe Island Moving Company, as well as premieres of works by
composers David Claman, John McDonald and Mark Berger. They continued their "mini-residencies",
working with young composers at Tufts University and MIT and instrumentalists at College of the Holy
Cross, as well as hold a lecture/recital series at Fitchburg State College, and were guests of the
Worcester Chamber Music Society. Since founding its own highly successful Thayer Chamber Music
Festival in 2005, sponsored by Atlantic Union College, which brings together budding young
instrumentalists for an intensive week of chamber music coaching, Faculty and participant concerts, QX
expanded their Festival to two 5-day sessions, opening the Festival up to include adult amateurs, with
the support of a grant from the Amateur Chamber Music Players, and presents four Faculty concerts and
two participant concerts within this 10-day period. Events in 2007-08 include another Shakespeare
Concert in Boston's Jordan Hall, recording a second CD of works by Joseph Summer for Albany, a
premiere of a concerto for string quartet and block flute by Shirish Korde, performances at the Center for
the Arts in Natick, College of the Holy Cross and Clark University, appear as guests as of the Worcester
Chamber Music Society, and coach and perform at their 2008 Summer Chamber Music Festival held from
July 14-25, 2008. In 2008-09, QX will be the quartet-in-residence at Clark University in Worcester, giving
a series of classroom demonstrations and lectures, as well as several recitals.
QX is the Boston-based string quartet comprised of violinists Krista Buckland Reisner and Rohan
Gregory, violist Peter Sulski and cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws. Founded in 2005, QX synergizes the diverse
skills of each of its members into a unique style and sound that can be heard in works ranging from the
classics to improvisational world music.
Gregory, violist Peter Sulski and cellist Jan Müller-Szeraws. Founded in 2005, QX synergizes the diverse
skills of each of its members into a unique style and sound that can be heard in works ranging from the
classics to improvisational world music.
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