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Altius Quartet: QUEEN | MICHAEL JACKSON | MOZART | SHOSTAKOVICH

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The Room presents The Altius Quartet:
QUEEN | MICHAEL JACKSON | MOZART | SHOSTAKOVICH

In this exceptional concert featuring the music of Queen, Michael Jackson, Mozart and Shostakovich, Altius demonstrates and challenges the traditional conventions of the modern string quartet.

Altius Quartet is an ensemble determined to further the art of chamber music through performance, education, and outreach. Deriving their name from the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger"), Altius strives to communicate their vision of conveying art to a more diverse audience and engaging directly with the community. Hailed as "rich" and "captivating" by the renowned music blog, "I Care If You Listen," the Altius Quartet is garnering an international reputation and enrapturing the hearts of audiences through their charisma and dynamism.

Altius has been awarded prizes at many internationally respected competitions including the 2016 Alice and Eleonore Schoenfeld International String Competition, the 2014 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, the 2014 Coltman Chamber Music Competition, and the 2013 Plowman Chamber Music Competition.

Formed in 2011 at Southern Methodist University Meadows School of the Arts, Altius currently holds the position as Fellowship String Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where they are mentored by the Takacs Quartet. The quartet has an active performance schedule of engagements at music festivals, series, and universities throughout the United States. These include Carnegie Hall, Chamber Music Cincinnati, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, and the Fayetteville Chamber Music Festival.