About the members

Dan is a multi-genre violinist & violist who started playing music at the age of four.  Classically trained, his repertoire includes orchestral, chamber, bluegrass fiddle and Americana classics.  He studied with Dr. Yeou-Cheng Ma and Michael Dadap of The Children's Orchestra Society in New York, performing solo and ensemble works across the New York metro area.  He is a composer and arranger of music primarily for strings, with several of his works performed by the quartet.  Dan is additionally a member of The Blue Ridge Orchestra in Asheville, NC, and The Woodshed Collective - a small group of musicians who frequently jam together to enjoy their love of American folk.

A classically trained musician, experienced educator and Alexander Technique teacher, Vivian has a Bachelor’s, Master’s and Artist Diploma in Music Performance from Florida International University and the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. She is also a certified Alexander Technique teacher from the Philadelphia School for the Alexander Technique where she learned how to help performers relieve chronic pain and performance anxiety. Vivian has performed with the Miami Symphony, South Florida Symphony, Dominican Republic Sinfonia and has performed alongside well known artists such as Bjork, Usher and Pitbull. She is a founding member of the ensemble Musical Fairytales that is a mashup of popular classical repertoire performed alongside a narration of Grimm’s Fairy Tales. She is currently performing with the Blue Ridge Orchestra.