ULI SPETH (Violin)
A native of Germany, Mr. Speth completed his undergraduate work at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and received his Masters of Music from Mannes College of Music, where he was a student of Felix Galimir, from whom he received both private lessons and string quartet training. As a soloist, chamber musician and orchestra player, Mr. Speth has performed throughout Europe and recorded for Austrian and Italian radio. Since 1996, he has also performed as first violinist in over 25 New York City Opera productions. Mr. Speth has been active as a soloist in 2002, performing Beethoven's Violin Concerto with New York based chamber orchestra "Musica Bella," and joined recitals of Paul Coletti, Lara St. John, Lars Frandsen and Richard Savino. Recently he has been a guest artist with the Cavaliere Quartet of Salzburg, Austria and has performed in Appalachian Spring at the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival.

PHILIP HOUGH (Violin)
Philip Hough is a graduate of the Mannes College of Music, where he studied with Isadore Cohen of the Beaux Arts Trio. He also studied violin with Louise Behrend and Joyce Robbins, and composition with David Loeb. Mr. Hough holds a B.F.A. from Cooper Union, Diploma Violin from Mannes College of Music, and an M.A. in composition from Hunter College. Head of the String Department of The Diller-Quaile School of Music and founding member of the resident Diller-Quaile String Quartet, he is also on the violin faculty of the School for Strings in New York and the string faculty of the Saint David's School.

JACK ROSENBERG (Viola)
Jack Rosenberg received his degrees from the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School, under the instruction of Lillian Fuchs. In chamber music, Mr. Rosenberg has played in many string and mixed ensembles and has toured Europe and the Orient with Orpheus, The New York City Opera, and The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra. As a member of the New York Chamber Symphony under Gerald Schwarz, Mr. Rosenberg administered the education program where he developed interactive projects for school children, culminating in his own performance as narrator in Stravinsky's "The Soldier's Tale."

TOMAS ULRICH (Cello)
Cellist-composer Tomas Ulrich received his degrees in music from Boston University and the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Ulrich has performed with such artists as Anthony Davis, Joe Lovano, Gerry Hemingway, Derek Bailey, Anthony Braxton, Simon Shaheen, Herb Robertson, Dominic Duval, Ben Allison, Ted Nash and Dave Douglas. The Diller-Quaile String Quartet premiered his Quintet for Trumpet and Strings, featuring guest soloist Herb Robertson, in May of 1996. He has written music for theater, film and instrumental performance, and has performed extensively throughout Europe, Japan, South America, Canada and the United States. As cellist and composer, Mr. Ulrich can be heard on more than 50 CDs in a wide variety of musical styles and settings.