Avalon String Quartet

The Avalon String Quartet, based in Chicago, has extended its reach across the U.S. and beyond, with performances at major venues and festivals in Europe. The group, serving as quartet-in-residence at Northern Illinois University, has a varied résumé of educational accomplishments as well. Of the quartet's four members, only violist Anthony Devroye is American; violinist Blaise Magniere is French, violinist Marie Wang is Canadian, and cellist Cheng-Hou Lee is Taiwanese. The group came together at the Norfolk (Connecticut) Chamber Music Festival in 1995 and gained the attentio...