New Residency for the Euclid Quartet
 In August of 2007, the Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts at Indiana University South Bend appointed the Euclid Quartet as its Resident String Quartet. In their role with the University, the Quartet will perform concerts on the university campus and in the community, teach private lessons, coach chamber music, and develop a program for pre-formed student string quartets, while maintaining a schedule of performances nationwide.
At the University, the Euclid Quartet heads the string program, which gives every student a great deal of personal attention. The members of the quartet maintain private studios and give individual weekly lessons. All string students have the opportunity to study chamber music, coached by the members of the Euclid Quartet, as well as to perform contemporary works written by the composition department. The Quartet also oversees a program for pre-formed student string quartets, at both graduate and undergraduate levels. Members of these student quartets are eligible for special scholarships.
The Ernestine M. Raclin School of the Arts is widely recognized for its excellence throughout Indiana University, attracting attention regionally, nationally, and internationally. Students interacting with members of the arts faculty have the opportunity to study, grow, and develop within a wide range of traditional programs and professional studies.
For over 30 years, Indiana University South Bend has hosted a resident string quartet. Prior to the Euclid Quartet’s appointment in 2007, this post was held by the International String Quartet (1974-1980), the Chester String Quartet (1980-2002), and the Avalon Quartet (2003-2007).
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The Euclid Quartet and the Fischoff National Chamber Music Association have partnered for an unprecedented residency that will bring chamber music to all of the public schools in Mishawaka, Indiana. Fischoff and the Euclid Quartet will present 14 programs in Mishawaka’s 9 public schools during the two-year project. S.A.M. I Am (Stories And Music) programs will target young readers in grades K-4 through a musical re-enactment of a children’s book. The book will be given to 98 classrooms. Middle and high school orchestras will receive master-classes and workshops to improve musical skills and artistry as well as boost self-confidence among students. 
On April 15, 2008, the Euclid Quartet and the string students of Bedford Public Schools in Temperance, Michigan, performed the world premiere of James Leatherbarrow's Symphonies of String Instruments. The performance received an enthusiastic standing ovation.
