Icarus Quartet

The icarus Quartet emphasizes new music in its program, often collaborating with contemporary composers. The group's mission also has a strong educational component. The icarus Quartet, sometimes stylized as iQ, is based in Baltimore, Maryland. The group was formed at the Yale School of Music, with which all four of the members were associated; the quartet began as a graduate student project. After the players were praised by Yale composition department chairman Martin Bresnick, they decided to make the quartet an ongoing effort. The group's makeup is that of Bartók's Sonata ...