Lark Quartet (ensemble)

"Lark Quartet" redirects here. For the composition by Haydn, see String Quartets, Op. 64 (Haydn).
Lark Quartet
The Lark Quartet in 2011
The Lark Quartet in 2011
Background information
Also known asThe Lark Quartet
OriginNew York, Minnesota
GenresClassical
OccupationString quartet
Instrument(s)2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello
Years active1985-2019
LabelsDecca, Bridge, Endeavor
MembersDeborah Buck
Basia Danilow
Kathryn Lockwood
Caroline Stinson
Past membersLaura Sewell
Anna Kruger
Robyn Mayforth
Kay Stern
Eva Gruesser
Jennifer Orchard
Diane Pascal
Danielle Farina
Astrid Schween
Harumi Rhodes
Lisa Lee
Websitewww.larkquartet.com

The Lark Quartet was a New York-based, all female string quartet that operated from 1985 to 2019. It is acknowledged for its distinguished contribution to the string quartet repertoire, commissioning new works from some of America's most celebrated composers. Most notably, Aaron Jay Kernis' two string quartets: Quartet no. 1 Musica celestis and Quartet no. 2 Musica instrumentalis, which received the Pulitzer Prize in 1998. The Lark Quartet served as Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2004 to 2008 and has recorded numerous albums on multiple labels including Decca/Argo, Arabesque, Bridge, ERI, Endeavor and Koch.[1] [2][3]

  1. ^ New Music USA Profile, [1]. Accessed 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ 15 Questions for Lark Chamber Artists, [2], 2007. Accessed 1 March 2017.
  3. ^ Chamber Music America, [3]. Accessed 1 March 2017.