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