In addition to the CSQ’s signature cross-genre programming, inspired by the folk and popular music of Edvard Grieg, the Beatles and traditional fiddle tunes, the Spirit of the Prairies Tour features the world premiere of a newly commissioned work by Saskatchewan-born and Juno-winning composer Nicole Lizée.
About the Crimson String Quartet:
The Crimson String Quartet was founded in 2010 and has performed over 300 concerts across Canada and while cruising the North Atlantic. They have toured in Saskatchewan annually since 2012.
CSQ members are cellist Alyssa Ramsay (Regina) and violinists Audrey Sproule (Lafleche, SK) Laurence Schaufele (Bow Island, AB) and Alvin Tran (Vancouver). The musicians hold performance degrees from The Glenn Gould School of Music in Toronto, University of Calgary, Boise State University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Université de Montréal and McGill University, where the quartet was founded.