Making it in the music world - The Sonus Quartet

Written by: Amy Tobin of Fein Violins


I recently purchased a copy of Norah Jones' new album, "Little Broken Hearts." While I was looking at the cover (yes, I still buy actual, physical copies of CDs....I like to know who is playing what on each track), I noticed that there was a list of musicians who are billed as 'co-stars' of sorts. One name caught my eye.......the Sonus Quartet.

The Sonus Quartet

The Sonus Quartet is comprised of Caroline Campbell (violin I), Kathleen Sloane (violin II), Neel Hammond (viola), and Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (cello). Each one of these musicians is phenomenal in their own right -

The Experience- From The Top, NPR's Classical Music Program for Youth

By Matt Lammers of Fein Violins

This past June (2011) my string quartet, the Malik String Quartet, was invited to perform on National Public Radio's youth-in-classical-music showcase program "From the Top". We were thrilled; "From the Top" is a hearty dose of protein for any resume. As a matter of fact it's safe to say you'd have difficulty finding a major competition anywhere in the United States without "From the Top" somewhere in the program biographies. We (and our coach too, it must be said) were nervous on top--rather, from the top--of our excitement.