Verbrugghen String Quartet was a string quartet founded by
Henri Verbrugghen
Henri Adrien Marie Verbrugghen (1 August 187312 November 1934) was a Belgian musician, who directed orchestras in England, Scotland, Australia and the United States.
Born in Brussels, Verbrugghen made his first appearance as a violinist when ...
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In 1903 Verbrugghen founded in Scotland a string quartet. When in 1916 he went to Australia, he took its members with him.
All of them were engaged as professors at the
New South Wales Conservatorium. They gave numerous chamber music concerts in Sydney, with introductory talks by Verbrugghen.
Alfred Hill's
String Quartet No. 4 (1916) is dedicated to this ensemble and its members.
The other members of the string quartet joined Verbrugghen also to Minneapolis.
Members
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Henri Verbrugghen
Henri Adrien Marie Verbrugghen (1 August 187312 November 1934) was a Belgian musician, who directed orchestras in England, Scotland, Australia and the United States.
Born in Brussels, Verbrugghen made his first appearance as a violinist when ...
(first violin)
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Jenny Cullen (second violin, from ca.1908)
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David Nichols (viola)
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Paul Lemay (viola, late years)
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James Messeas (cello)
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Engelbert Roentgen Engelbert may refer to:
*Engelbert (name), including a list of people with the name
*Herr Engelbert Von Smallhausen, in the British sitcom Allo 'Allo!''
*Engelbert, Netherlands, a village in the municipality of Groningen, Netherlands
See also
*Eng ...
(cello, late years)
References
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Australian string quartets