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Rita Andrade
Viola
About
Rita Andrade, a native of Austin, Texas, is currently living as an active orchestral and studio violist concertizing worldwide. Raised in a family that values their Latin heritage and music, she was always a musically curious child and immediately drawn to the viola upon first hearing it. Pursuing an arts education at Idyllwild Arts Academy in California, Rita continued studying viola performance for her bachelor’s degree in music at the University of Texas Butler School of Music and finished her masters at DePaul University.
In the years following her masters degree, Rita was a member of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, with an assistant principal position for the 2014 - 2015 season. Rita was also a fellowship member of the Chicago Sinfonietta Project Inclusion program geared towards promoting diversity in the world of classical music. Some of her most memorable and influential musical experiences were at summer festivals such as the Grant Park Project Inclusion Music Festival, String Academy in Cambridge UK, Encore Chamber Music Festival, Bowdoin Music Festival, Marrowstone Music Festival, and Interlochen Arts Academy.
Rita remains in demand for many styles of performance and collaboration. Most of her time spent outside fo teaching and freelancing is spent traveling the world with her string quartet, ATLYS.
Music
Ravel, Debussy, Shostakovich, Brahms, Beethoven, Prokofiev, Janacek, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Piazzolla/Tangos, etc.
Dvorak String Quintet No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97, B. 180
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor
Shostakovich Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73
Smetana String Quartet No. 1 in E minor
Verdi String Quartet in E minor
Schubert String Quintet in C Major, D. 956
Strauss ‘Metamorphosen’ for String Septet
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
Golijov Double String Quartet and Bass ‘The Last Round’
Ravel String Quartet in F Major
Dvorak String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, Op. 77
Halvorsen Passacaglia for Violin & Viola
Videos
Ensemble profiles
- Instrument: String Quartet
- Location: Los Angeles and Chicago
- 2 groupmuses played
Past groupmuses (8)
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Backyard
Thursday, Dec 7, 2023 7:00 PM PST
- Neighborhood: Venice, Los Angeles
- Composers: 5
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Instruments:
String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened 4 months ago
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And let the music continue in a woodland garden in the middle of the city.
Sunday, Jun 9, 2019 3:30 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Miracle Mile
- Composers: 9
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Instruments:
String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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String Quartet in DTLA design showroom
Friday, Jun 7, 2019 7:00 PM PDT
- Neighborhood: Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Composers: Beethoven, Zhou Long, Philip Glass
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Instruments:
ATLYS STRING QUARTET
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 5 years ago
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An afternoon with ATLYS string quartet in Shaw
Sunday, Jul 15, 2018 2:00 PM EDT
- Neighborhood: Shaw, Washington DC
- Composers: William Kenlon and Jesse Montgomery
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Instruments:
String quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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ATLYS String Quartet to play a magical Groupmuse on June 1!
Friday, Jun 1, 2018 7:30 PM CDT
- Neighborhood: Westwood, West Lake Hills
- Composers: Jessie Montgomery, Zhou Long
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Instruments:
String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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Amazing String Quartet playing in Hyde Park
Friday, May 18, 2018 7:30 PM CDT
- Neighborhood: Hyde Park, Austin
- Composers: Jesse Montgomery, Zhou Long
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Instruments:
String Quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened almost 6 years ago
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Saturday, Feb 24, 2018 7:30 PM EST
- Neighborhood: Old City, Philadelphia
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Instruments:
string quartet
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened about 6 years ago
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Groupmuse Chicago: An Autumn Evening East of Broadway
Thursday, Sep 24, 2015 7:00 PM CDT
- Neighborhood: North Side, Chicago
- Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event
Happened over 8 years ago
