Audubon Quartet is a string quartet

String quartet

A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...

 based in Winchester, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia

Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...

. Current members include cellist and founder C. Tom Shaw, violist Doris Lederer, and violinists Ellen Jewett and Akemi Takayama. The quartet was formerly the resident quartet of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...

 and now serves as quartet in residence at the Shenandoah Conservatory Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive private university located in Winchester, Virginia in the United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students across more than ninety programs in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah...

in Winchester, Virginia.

The Audubon Quartet has enjoyed international recognition including top prizes at:

• The International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France (1977)
• The String Quartet Competition at the Festival Villa Lobos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1977)
• The International String Quartet Competition in Portsmouth, England (1979)

They were the first American string quartet ever to win a first prize in an international string quartet competition.

External links

• http://www.audubon4tet.com/ [Audubon Quartet Official Website]
• http://www.audubon4tet.com/beethoven.html [2009/2010 Beethoven Cycle]
• http://www.audubon4tet.com/shenandoah.html [Audubon Quartet Residency]