The Rosco String Quartet is the official graduate string quartet of the University of Utah, currently comprised of Melissa Combe and Jakob Hofer on violin, Lauren Posey on Cello, and Sunny Johnson on viola. The quartet’s primary coach in Dr. Hasse Borup, and they regularly competes and concertizes throughout Utah and the United States. Most recently they attended the exclusive Julliard String Quartet Seminar in New York City and performed at the Lincoln Center. 

Host Steven Kapp Perry chats with each member of the quartet about their awesome performance experiences, including open mike nights, Led Zeppelin, and hunting for rubber chickens. 

Repertoire: String Quartet in B-Flat Major “Sunrise,” 1st & 3rd mvts – Joseph Haydn; Death and the Maiden, 1st & 2nd mvts – Franz Schubert; Ach Herr, lass dein leib Engelein – Johann Sebastian Bach;

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