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About The Renaissance Quartet​
VIOLIN
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Randall Goosby​
VIOLIN
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Jeremiah Blacklow​
VIOLA
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​Jameel
Martin​
CELLO
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Daniel
Hass​
​Signed exclusively to Decca Classics in 2020 at the age of 24, American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light.
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Highlights of Randall Goosby’s 2021/22 season include debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel at the Hollywood Bowl, Baltimore Symphony under Dalia Stasevska, Detroit Symphony under Jader Bignamini, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra. He makes recital appearances at London’s Wigmore Hall, New York’s 92nd Street Y, San Francisco Symphony’s Davies Symphony Hall and Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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June 2021 marks the release of Goosby’s debut album for Decca entitled Roots, a celebration of African-American music which explores its evolution from the spiritual through to present-day compositions. Collaborating with pianist Zhu Wang, Goosby has curated an album paying homage to the pioneering artists that paved the way for him and other artists of color. It features three world-premiere recordings of music written by African-American composer Florence Price, and includes works by composers William Grant Still and Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson plus a newly commissioned piece by acclaimed double bassist Xavier Foley, a fellow Sphinx, Perlman Music Program and Young Concert Artists alumnus.
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Randall Goosby has performed with orchestras across the United States including the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Nashville Symphony and New World Symphony. Recital appearances have included the Kennedy Center, Kravis Center and Wigmore Hall.
Goosby is deeply passionate about inspiring and serving others through education, social engagement and outreach activities. He has enjoyed working with non-profit organizations such as the Opportunity Music Project and Concerts in Motion in New York City, as well as participating in community engagement programs for schools, hospitals and assisted living facilities across the United States.
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Randall Goosby was First Prize Winner in the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. In 2019, he was named the inaugural Robey Artist by Young Classical Artists Trust in partnership with Music Masters in London; and in 2020 he became an Ambassador for Music Masters, a role that sees him mentoring and inspiring students in schools around the United Kingdom.
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Goosby made his debut with the Jacksonville Symphony at age nine. At age 13, he performed with the New York Philharmonic on a Young People’s Concert at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall and became the youngest recipient ever to win the Sphinx Concerto Competition. He is a recipient of Sphinx’s Isaac Stern Award and of a career advancement grant from the Bagby Foundation. A graduate of the Juilliard School, he continues his studies there, pursuing an Artist Diploma under Itzhak Perlman and Catherine Cho. An active chamber musician, he has spent his summers studying at the Perlman Music Program, Verbier Festival Academy and Mozarteum Summer Academy among others.
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He performs on the Stradivarius violin “Strauss” Cremona, 1708, on loan through the generous efforts of The Samsung Foundation of Culture of Korea.
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​An avid chamber musician and scholar, violinist Jeremiah Blacklow is known for his sincere playing and uniquely personal style. He began studying violin when he was three, and debuted in Carnegie’s Weill Hall at the age of eight. As a performer, Jeremiah has taken the stage at important cultural centers across the globe including Incheon’s Tri-Bowl, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall, New York’s DiMenna Center, Marlboro Music, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Jeremiah received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College majoring in Slavic Languages and Literature and completed his Masters in violin performance at the Juilliard School with the support of Dorothy Starling and Fidelity Foundation Scholarships. Jeremiah owes much of his musical growth to devoted teachers Catherine Cho and Itzhak Perlman, who both guided him for over a decade. He is currently a Graduate Center Fellow pursuing a doctoral degree at City University of New York, where he studies with Mark Steinberg.
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Jeremiah is a founding member of the Renaissance String Quartet, alongside violinist Randall Goosby, cellist Daniel Hass, and violist Jameel Martin. His work with the quartet has helped fulfill his passion for chamber music and his dedication to community engagement. As a part of every concert tour, the quartet connects with local schools and youth programs to give masterclasses and teach workshops. On his own, Jeremiah has taught over a dozen students through the music program at Zeta Charter Schools in the South Bronx. He is committed to sharing the artistic expression of classical music with people from all communities.
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Jeremiah is the Principal Second Violin of the Glimmerglass Opera Festival and a featured artist of The Omega Ensemble. He plays an 1856 Giuseppe Rocca violin, formerly used by legendary violinist Maud Powell.
Writer and violist, Jameel Martin, has performed as a soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Indianapolis, and has performed chamber music for audiences all around the world. A graduate of The Juilliard School, where he completed his pre-college and undergraduate studies with Heidi Castleman, and later with Steven Tenenbom, he studied chamber music under the guidance of Itzhak Perlman, Joel Krosnick, Joseph Lin, and Sylvia Rosenberg. He is the founding violist of the Renaissance String Quartet, alongside violinists Randall Goosby and Jeremiah Blacklow, and cellist Daniel Hass.
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An avid teacher, Jameel gives private lessons, chamber music coachings, and/or musical theater workshops at various programs throughout the United States: most recently, the Brooklyn Waldorf School, the Heartbeat Music Project, Juilliard Pre-College and Juilliard MAP.
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His stage play, “Ransom Place,” premiered at the Onyx Theater Festival, and was published in the inaugural issue of A Common Well Journal. It was then selected for Overtone Industries’ Original Vision development workshop, transforming the play into an opera with long-time collaborator and friend, Daniel Hass. His queer adaptation of Janacek’s song cycle, “The Diary of One Who Disappeared,” premiered in Valdres, Norway, in summer 2023. In January 2024, he co-curated and performed a multi-disciplinary recital program with Randall Goosby, entitled “Intersections: Black Music and Words,” at London’s Southbank Centre, which featured musical performances and readings of his poetry. Forthcoming publications include a series of poems to be published in Archway Editions, Journal this fall/winter.
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Jameel is currently pursuing an MFA with a concentration in poetry at Brooklyn College, where he is an adjunct professor of english composition, and co-editor-in-chief/poetry editor of The Brooklyn Review.
​Canadian cellist and composer Daniel Hass has built an impressive career that encompasses a diverse range of pursuits, genres, and achievements. He has performed as a soloist with orchestras across Canada, the United States, and Europe; has been commissioned by the Glenn Gould Foundation, Random Access Music, Tribeca New Music, and the Revolve Dance Program; and has received awards and grants from institutions such as the Stulberg Competition, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Sylva Gelber Foundation.
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Daniel is a founding member of the Renaissance String Quartet, alongside violinists Randall Goosby and Jeremiah Blacklow, and violist Jameel Martin. The quartet had its debut recital in New York in April of 2023, where they premiered Daniel’s first string quartet, “Love and Levity.” A month later they went on an extensive tour of Jamaica, performing and teaching at schools across the country. At the their recital in Kingston, which benefited Jamaica Red Cross and the Immaculate Conception High School Orchestra, the quartet performed a variety of classical and Jamaican compositions, including Daniel’s arrangements of “Satisfy My Soul” by Bob Marley and “Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff.
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A sought-after chamber musician in New York, Daniel frequently performs as a guest artist with the Jupiter Chamber Players, the Omega Ensemble, and Random Access Music. Uniquely versatile as cellist, Daniel often performs and records with modern jazz ensembles such as Orlando Furioso (winner of the 2023 German Jazz awards) and Phillip Golub’s Abiding Memory Quintet, as well as with pop and folk artists such as May Rio, Lila Dupont, and Sloppy Jane.
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Daniel is an alum of the Perlman Music Program. He graduated from Juilliard in 2017 as a recipient of the Kovner Fellowship, and in 2021 with a Master's Degree. He studied with cellists Timothy Eddy and Joel Krosnick, and violinists Areta Zhulla and Itzhak Perlman. He plays the 1730 ‘Newland’ Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus cello from Turin, Italy, on generous loan from the Canada Council for the Arts.