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  H.R. No. 703
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Since 2009, the Artisan Quartet of Austin has been
  delighting audiences with its spirited performances of string
  quartets by classical and contemporary composers, and the group is
  being featured in two concerts during the 2012-2013 season of the
  Austin Symphony; and
         WHEREAS, The origins of this distinguished ensemble date back
  to the late 1980s, when violinist Richard Kilmer and violist Bruce
  Williams joined with two other musicians to form the Austin String
  Quartet, which was then renamed the Camilli Quartet; over the next
  few years, this lineup performed 40 of classical music's greatest
  string quartets, ranging from pieces by Beethoven to Bartok; and
         WHEREAS, After the two other members accepted positions
  overseas, Mr. Kilmer and Mr. Williams continued to perform
  informally with a variety of musicians as the Austin String
  Quartet, and during those years, cellist Douglas Harvey became a
  regular member of the group; and
         WHEREAS, The Artisan Quartet was created in 2009 with the
  addition of violinist Paula E. Bird, and since then, the group has
  performed in many places around Central Texas, including the
  Victoria Bach Festival, the Blanco Performing Arts Association
  Concert Series, the Twilight Concert Series in Jonestown and Lago
  Vista, the Saint Cecilia Music Series in Austin, and the Salon
  Concert Series in San Antonio; in addition to the great Classical
  era string quartets by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, the group
  regularly plays pieces by the great Romantic composers Tchaikovsky,
  Grieg, and Borodin, as well as modern works by Philip Glass and
  Roberto Sierra; and
         WHEREAS, In March 2012, the quartet made its Carnegie Hall
  debut in New York, playing before a sold-out crowd in the Weill
  Recital Hall Chamber and Solo Music Series, and members of the
  ensemble are nearing the end of the two-year Genius at Play series,
  in which they are performing a complete cycle of all the Beethoven
  string quartets; during the 2012-2013 season of the Austin
  Symphony, the Artisan Series is featuring these four gifted
  musicians in two performances in the Smith Family Chapel at
  Riverbend Church; and
         WHEREAS, For the past four years, the Artisan String Quartet
  has helped to show that Austin is indeed the Live Music Capital of
  the World in more ways than one, and their stirring performances in
  Austin, across Texas, and around the nation continue to add to their
  growing reputation among classical music lovers everywhere; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby honor Richard Kilmer, Bruce Williams, Douglas
  Harvey, and Paula E. Bird of the Artisan Quartet for their talent
  and dedication and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
  success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Naishtat
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 703 was adopted by the House on March
  14, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House