About

The Arnica String Quartet (Shin-young Kwon and Fumino ando, violins; Charles Noble, viola; Heather Blackburn, cello) was founded in 2005 by four leading Portland musicians looking to explore the vastly rewarding music for string quartet.

Drawing from extensive experience as orchestral, solo, and chamber music performers, the Arnica Quartet is committed to performances of the highest quality.

They have performed on The Old Church Noon concert series in Portland, at Pacific University’s Noon Concert Series, the Oregon Health Sciences University Concert Series, and were Artists-in-Residence at the 2006 Methow Music Festival.

As individual artists they have worked with members of the Guarneri, Mendelssohn, Emerson and Juilliard Quartets.