Musicians

Geoffrey Jones,

violin Sherry McCarthy,

A founding member of the quartet, Geoff is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. He began his violin studies in his native New Zealand. Geoff is a freelance performer and string teacher in the Rush-Henrietta school district.

Also a founding member of the quartet, Sherry is a graduate of McGill University, in Montreal, and the Eastman School of Music. She is an accomplished pianist as well as violinist. She teaches both piano and violin privately.

piano & violin

Janneke Hoogland,

Another founding member of the quartet, she is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and the San Francisco Conservatory in her native California. Janneke has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. She teaches at the Hochstein School of Music and Roberts Wesleyan College.

cello

Joanne Lowe,

viola

Joanne has been a member of the quartet for eight years. She is a graduate of the University of Buffalo. She has performed with the Buffalo Philharmonic and the Syracuse Symphony, and is a string teacher in the Victor school district.

Brenda Robak,

viola

Brenda has been a member of the quartet for seven years. She is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music. Brenda has played in numerous summer festivals such as Spoleto and Heidelberg. She has performed with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and the Louisiana Philharmonic.

Stephanie Jones,

Stephanie has been performing with the quartet for five years. Stephanie is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and Nazareth College. She has performed in the chorus of the Finger Lakes Symphony Chorus and as a soloist at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. She teaches vocal music in the Webster school district.

soprano

David McCarthy,

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David is a graduate of McGill University, the Eastman School of Music, and Houghton College. He currently serves as organist and choir director at the Church of the Incarnation.

arranger