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4 unusual facts about Ciompi Quartet


Pamela St. John

Her work Maithuna Sextet, commissioned by the North Carolina Music Teachers' Association, was performed by the Ciompi Quartet at Duke University; Forest Spirit Suite, also performed by Ciompi, includes the folk instruments didgeridoo and rainstick.

Scott Lindroth

Lindroth’s music has been commissioned and performed by ensembles such as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, and the Ciompi Quartet.

Stephen Jaffe

Jaffe's music has been performed across the United States, Europe, and China (including the Nottingham, Tanglewood, and Oregon Bach Festivals) by ensembles including the National Symphony Orchestra, the R.A.I. of Rome, the North Carolina Symphony, the San Francisco Symphony, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the Miami String Quartet, and the Ciompi Quartet.

Kennedy Center Friedheim Award (May 1991) – for First Quartet, recorded by the Ciompi Quartet



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