Lark Quartet (string quartet)
| Lark Quartet | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Lark Quartet |
| Origin | New York, Minnesota |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | String quartet |
| Instruments | 2 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Labels | Decca, Bridge, Endeavor |
| Website | www.larkquartet.com |
| Members | Deborah Buck Basia Danilow Kathryn Lockwood Caroline Stinson |
| Past members | Laura Sewell Anna Kruger Robyn Mayforth Kay Stern Eva Gruesser Jennifer Orchard Diane Pascal Danielle Farina Astrid Schween Harumi Rhodes Lisa Lee |
The Lark Quartet is a New York-based, all female string quartet founded in 1985. 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 2004–08 and has recorded numerous albums on multiple labels including Decca/Argo, Arabesque, Bridge, ERI, Endeavor and Koch.
Deborah Buck (born September 9, 1971 in Mountain View, California) is an American violinist who has built a diverse musical career, appearing with artists like Itzhak Perlman and Erykah Badu. Having served as the tenured concertmaster of the Brooklyn Philharmonic since 2009, Deborah has recorded for Motion Picture, Television, and was the soloist in Turner Classics, The Scarlet Letter. Her recitals have been heard in broadcasts around the U.S., and she has been a soloist with orchestras including the Little Orchestra Society, Brooklyn Philharmonic, and the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Deborah serves as Assistant Professor of Violin at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music and serves as the Co-Executive Director of the Kinhaven Music School. Ms. Buck performs on a violin by Vincenzo Postiglione, graciously on loan by Ray and Marcia Corwin.
Basia Danilow (born January 23 in Brooklyn, New York) is a diverse violinist who engages in chamber music, recording, orchestral and solo performances. She has appeared in recital at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall and the Kosciuszko Foundation as well as in Yugoslavia and Russia. Basia is concertmaster of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra, a regular with the Orchestra of St. Luke's and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. She has recorded for the Sony, Atlantic, RCA Victor Red Seal and Bridge labels and her radio and television broadcasts include WQXR, NPR's Performance Today, Vermont Public Radio and PBS. Basia has appeared at the Caramoor Summer Music Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Windham, Music Festival of the Hamptons, the International Summer Institute at the Moscow Conservatory.
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