February 11, 2015 at 4:10 p.m.
The Pro Arte Quartet to perform at Nicolet College Feb. 21
The Pro Arte Quartet to perform at Nicolet College Feb. 21
As the resident ensemble of the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the quartet was the first ensemble-in-residence to be established at a major American university more than 100 years ago.
The San Francisco Chronicle has hailed the current group as "one of the greatest quartets of our time."
Tickets are $15 and can be ordered online at nicoletlive.com or by calling (715) 365-4646; TDD 711.
"They really are among the best of the best and truly world-class musicians," said Karol Baugh, who is in his 50th year of teaching music, the past 10 at Nicolet.
He's seen the quartet perform previously in the Nicolet Theatre and at the Three Lakes Center for the Arts.
"To see them in such intimate venues is always special," Baugh explained. "The audience really becomes involved in the performance. You're right there in front of them. You can see their body language and the gestures they use to key off each other to move the performance forward. It's a great experience."
The quartet serves UW-Madison with a full schedule of performances, education, and recordings, and produces a series of live radio broadcasts each year. They've performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia, and have been featured at the White House.
The quartet will perform familiar classical standards as well as a sampling of new commissioned works.
Musicians of the Pro Arte Quartet are David Perry, violin; Suzanne Beia, violin; Sally Chisholm, viola; and Parry Karp, cello. All are artists-in-residence and professors at UW-Madison.
More information about the quartet can be found at proartequartet.org.
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