The Jasper String Quartet
L to R: Sae Niwa, Rachel Henderson Freivogel, J Freivogel, Sam Quintal
Originally formed as a student ensemble at Oberlin Conservatory, the Jasper String Quartet began pursuing a professional career when they became Rice University’s graduate quartet-in-residence in 2006, studying with James Dunham, Norman Fischer, and Kenneth Goldsmith. Since then, the quartet won the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2008 Plowman Chamber Music Competition, the Grand Prize at the 2008 Coleman Competition, First Prize at Chamber Music Yellow Springs 2008, and the Silver Medal at the 2008 and 2009 Fischoff Chamber Music Competitions. The Jaspers are currently the graduate quartet-in-residence at the Yale School of Music, studying with the Tokyo String Quartet. Internationally, they have performed across the United States, as well as in Canada, Norway, England, Italy, and Japan. The quartet takes its name from Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada, a place unmatched for its inherent and dramatic beauty – qualities integral to the group’s belief in the power of string quartet performance.
Members of the Jasper String Quartet are:
Sae Niwa (violin)
Rachel Henderson Freivogel (cello)
J Freivogel (violin)
Sam Quintal (viola)
