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DH: As an established quartet, it’s
not often that you perform with
other musicians. What is it like to switch gears and play in the context of a larger ensemble?
EC: It’s really important and healthy for us to work with other people because it gives us a chance to open up our horizons and to take in different perspectives. As a quartet that has been together for about seven years, we get used to the rhythm of how we work together. It’s good to reinvigorate the energy of the group by collaborating with other musicians.
DH: Over the course of the seven years that you’ve been playing together, how has the ensemble changed?
EC: When we first started out, we were doing really well. But one thing we struggled with was that we weren’t being considered as a professional string quartet. I think people saw that we were still students, and they would say, “are you guys going to stay together?” And all along we were thinking,
“of course, this is what we all put our eggs in the basket for.” Over the years, working professionally and shedding that student image has also changed our outlook on ourselves. Sometimes when you’re a student, it’s easy to rely on that label and say, “Somebody will fix this for us.” I think having made that giant leap of being self-sufficient also changed the audience perspective of us. They realize that we are in it for the long run. Being able to come into that professional limelight has been a really great change for us.
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