Breaking Up (and Catching Up) Is Hard to Do

Finally hearing the Ancora Quartet with their “new” violinist   The only thing I hate more than missing so many great performances is Madison is having to keep making excuses about it…suffice to say that I’ve been a fan of the Ancora Quartet since I first heard them about five years ago—the only problem is…

Ancora Quartet: If the Name Doesn’t Mean “Encore,” It Should

In a month that rains quartet performances, Ancora makes their mark yet again   The arrival of the Lion King to the Overture Center this month may have pushed the larger, more flashy ensembles into an earlier than usual summer break (more or less!—none of them really stop completely of course), but May has brought…