A look inside: The Quad Quartet
On a quiet Sunday morning, the sounds of strings reverberate through Currier House, emanating from the string quartet in the House’s Senior Common Room. Meeting since October, the College students — from the Class of ’14 and ’16 — have been practicing weekly to create a “robust and flourishing music scene in the Harvard Quadrangle,” said first violinist Albert Li ’16. The group hopes to perform at House masters’ open houses and other spring events, building a community of music in the Quad. Of their Currier House fall semester faculty dinner performance, House masters’ aide Ryan Weaver called it “outstanding.” Comprised of Li, cellist Sascha Bercovitch ’14, violinist David Roberts ’15, and violist Jiho Kang ’16, the quartet focuses on the music of Dvorak. The collaborative experience allows the musicians to learn from each other, as well as their coaches, Alan Toda-Ambaras, resident music scholar at Cabot House, and Ayan Chatterjee, resident tutor at...