Meet Your Musician: Verona Quartet

Editor’s Note: The Vail Daily is showcasing area musicians in a series called “Meet Your Musician” so you can learn a bit more about the voices behind the tunes. If you’re a local musician and would like to be a part of this series, please email Tricia Swenson (tswenson@vaildaily.com) and Sean Naylor (snaylor@vaildaily.com).

Q: What is your name/your band’s name?

A: Verona Quartet

Q: What instrument(s) do you play?

A: Our members include Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro, violins; Abigail Rojansky, viola; and Jonathan Dormand, cello.

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Q: How long have you been performing/Have you been together as a band?

A: Verona Quartet will celebrate its 10th anniversary in January 2023. This is an exciting milestone for any chamber ensemble.

Q: How long have you been coming to the Bravo! Vail Music Festival?

A: This will be our third summer performing at the wonderful Bravo! Vail Music Festival, and it is one of the most beautiful settings we are honored to play in.

Q: Where do you perform when you are not in Vail?

A: The quartet has performed on four continents so far, although we are primarily based in North America. We are excited about our upcoming trip to Asia this fall.

Q: What’s your dream venue?

A: Our favorite venues have beautiful golden acoustics and yet have an intimacy that allows chamber music to connect with everyone in the room. Throw in a stunning setting like that in Vail, and we have our dream venues at Bravo! Vail.

Q: What other styles of music do you/does the band listen to or like to play?

A: The members of our quartet have an eclectic taste in music—I think jazz and folk music would be right up there as our favorites to listen to. Although we are trained as classical musicians, we have been lucky to collaborate with jazz and bluegrass musicians as well. Perhaps the most memorable occasion for us was performing with the band I’m With Her at the Kennedy Center.

Q: How does the Vail Valley music scene and venues compare to other places you’ve played?

A: The unique setting and outstanding musicians you can hear throughout Bravo! Vail Music Festival makes it a completely unique experience to perform there. We always find it an inspiring and enriching visit.

Q: What can the crowd expect from one of your performances?

A: Hopefully, they will hear something exciting, yet intimate—a concert where we draw you into our sound world and share a unique experience together while it is created in the moment.

Q: Where can readers keep up with you/your band when you are not in Vail?

A: Please connect with us via VeronaQuartet.com, Instagram.com/veronaquartet and Facebook.com/veronaquartet

Q: Anything else you’d like to share?

A: Please come and hear us perform at the following Bravo! Vail concerts:

• July 25 at 7 p.m.:Verona Quartet & McDermott: Chamber Music Series (Vilar Performing Arts Center)
• July 28 at 2 p.m.: Little Listeners @ The Library (Eagle Public Library)
• July 28, 2022, at 5:30 p.m.: Free Family Concert in Gypsum (Lundgren Amphitheater,
• July 29 at 5:30 p.m.: Free Family Concert in Eagle (Brush Creek Pavilion)
• July 30 at 5:30 p.m.: Free Family Concert in Minturn (Little Beach Park)

For more information on these concerts, visit BravoVail.org.