The Dubois String Quartet () was a Canadian

string quartet The term string quartet refers to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two Violin, violini ...

that actively performed for 28 consecutive seasons from 1910 to 1938. The ensemble was founded and led by

cellist The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

Jean-Baptiste Dubois who was the only member of the group to play in every season. The other original members were

violin The violin, sometimes referred to as a fiddle, is a wooden chordophone, and is the smallest, and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in regular use in the violin family. Smaller violin-type instruments exist, including the violino picc ...

ists

Albert Chamberland Albert Chamberland (12 October 1886 – 4 April 1975) was a Canadian violinist, composer, conductor, music producer, and music educator. As a violinist he performed as a chamber musician with a number of ensembles, including the Beethoven Tr ...

and Alphonse Dansereau and

violist The viola ( , () ) is a string instrument of the violin family, and is usually bowed when played. Violas are slightly larger than violins, and have a lower and deeper sound. Since the 18th century, it has been the middle or alto voice of the v ...

Eugene Schneider. Later members included violinists Eugène Chartier,

René Gagnier René Gagnier (30 May 1892 – 25 May 1951) was a Canadian conductor, composer, euphonium player, violinist, and music educator. His compositional output includes several marches, waltzes, works for solo violin, and some chamber and symphoni ...

, and

Lucien Martin Lucien Martin (30 May 1908 – 29 October 1950) was a Canadian violinist, conductor, and composer. Only one of his compositions was published, the art song ''La Chanson des belles'', which was performed by Jeanne Desjardins in its premiere on th ...

. Later members included violist Joseph Mastrocola and violinists Eugène Chartier,

, Maurice Onderet, and Lucien Sicotte. The quartet was disbanded upon Dubois' death in July 1938.

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Canadian string quartets Musical groups from Montreal Musical groups established in 1910 Musical groups disestablished in 1938 {{Classical-ensemble-stub