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Butler String Project Heads to the Last Frontier

A child holds a cello in class and is raising their hand

May 27, 2026

Butler's Soha Quartet wins big at the St. Paul String Quartet Competition

Soha, quartet composed of Mei Liu (violin), Chloe Yofan (violin), Thomas Gougeon (viola), and Katusaki Arakawa (cello) showing the hook em sign

April 13, 2026

Butler’s Canelé String Quartet Wins Second Place at National MTNA Competition in Chicago

Canelé quartet on stage

March 27, 2026

Gathering around the hearth: inside the Miró Quartet’s new holiday album

the Miro Quartet sitting around a fireplace in holiday sweaters

Dec. 5, 2025 | The Strad

Alumnus Isaac Thompson Named President and CEO of Minnesota Orchestra, Credits College of Fine Arts Leadership for Launching His Career

Isaac Thompson smiling at the camera with a garden in the background

Aug. 20, 2025

Across the Americas: The Miró Quartet celebrates Alberto Ginastera

Miro Quartet performing with a black background

July 27, 2025 | The Strad

Miró Quartet to Release New Album GINASTERA STRING QUARTETS in July

Abstract shapes in bright colors

June 9, 2025 | Broadway World

'Embraced by Austin': Miró Quartet, among the finest such ensembles in the nation, turns 30

Miro Quartet sitting on a couch in front of a white wall

April 22, 2025 | Austin American Statesman

Butler School of Music Chamber Groups Sweep MTNA Chamber Music Competition in Minneapolis

ZED saxphone quartet featuring Marina Sakellakis, Jacob Feldman, Connor O’Toole, and David Bennette, and Soha, string quartet composed of Mei Liu (violin), Chloe Yofan (violin), Thomas Gougeon (viola), and Katusaki Arakawa (cello), giving the hook em sign at MTNA Chamber Music String Competition.

March 17, 2025