
Cassia String Quartet
An ensemble associated with Performing the Jewish Archive.
Type | String quartet |
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Amy Welch
Tory Clarke
Laurie Dempsey
Joshua Lynch
The Cassia String Quartet, comprising former students of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), was established in 2010. Recipients of the 2013 Musiciens Entre Guerre et Paix Award from the International Académie Ravel they were also recently awarded the Musicales prize from the RNCM. They were finalists in the Trinity Laban Intercollegiate Competition and winners of the 2013 Nossek String Quartet Prize.
The current resident string quartet with the Arts@Trinity programme in Leeds, the Cassia have given concerts as part of the Salisbury International Arts Festival, Lake District Summer Music, RNCM Chamber Music and Grassington festivals, as well as the Leeds International Concert Series.