Artaria

2024 GiveMN Goals: We are raising $5000 for additional student scholarships, two cello podiums, and two banners.

"Minnesota's foremost teaching and performing string quartet, Artaria is likely to give eloquent voice to whatever work it tackles.”
— Rob Hubbard, Pioneer Press

Widely recognized for their illuminating performances and educational expertise in communities throughout Minnesota, members of Artaria possess an exceptional ability to captivate their audiences and inspire the next generation. They are recipients of multi-year educational grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, Midori's Partners in Performance, the Heartland Fund, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. 

Artaria founded and directs the Artaria Chamber Music School in Saint Paul, the Stringwood Chamber Music Festival in Lanesboro, MN, and the Saint Paul String Quartet Competition, a gathering and showcase for North America’s finest high school and collegiate string quartets. While firmly rooted in tradition, Artaria is a staunch advocate of today's composers, premiering a wide array of new works and commissions. 

Artaria celebrates students, audiences, and composers of all diversity, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or political affiliation. Their inclusive programming contributes toward social justice: to confront one's role in perpetuating injustice, to facilitate the healing of past wounds, and to open opportunities for all to thrive today and always.

Members of the quartet are Ray Shows, Nancy Oliveros, Annalee Wolf, and Rebecca Merblum.

Thank you for your support!