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The all-Canadian Afiara String Quartet takes its name from the Spanish a fiara, meaning "in it trusted". It has been said that chamber music is a conversation between friends. Within the support of friendship, the Afiaras found that trusting each other, in rehearsal and on stage, was vital to the depth and joy of their music-making. They have worked with David Harrington, Bonnie Hampton, Paul Hersh, Martha Katz, Robert Mann, and Mark Sokol. In September, they begin their residency at San Francisco State University as assistants to the Alexander String Quartet. Highlights of this coming season include their debut with San Francisco Performances and concerts in New York's Carnegie Hall, St Luke's Church, and Los Angeles' Carpenter Performing Arts Center.

The Afiara String Quartet is in residence at the Morrison Chamber Music Center of San

Francisco State University