ASQ Personnel

ASQ Personnel

Both Fox Cities and New England Arlington String Quartets share personnel.  The string quartets rehearse the same music separately, as well as together, but function together as the Arlington String Quartet.


MATTHEW KNIPPEL- MANAGER NEW ENGLAND ASQ / CELLIST
Completing the top theory track at Lawrence Conservatory, Matthew transferred to the University of Minnesota in 2003 to study with Tanya Remenikova, graduating with degrees in Music Education, and Cello Performance.  In May, 2010, Matthew led the RIPC Orchestra in an energetic performance of Haydn D Major Concerto. Matthew is no stranger to the Minnesota Orchestra stage, headlining on the BMW Jazz mainstage in 2004, in a packed Orchestra hall 2007 performance with his ensemble Jetsam Organic Ensemble, and the Orchestra Hall Mainstage in 2008 with his duet Pendulum. In 2006, Matthew toured South Dakota with the Flower and Flame String Quintet.  Matthew maintains an active playing schedule in New England with many jazz groups, having played at Lupos, Hi Hat, the Dakota Bar and Grill, Rossi's Blue Star Room, Matty B's, and many more.   George Maurer Jazz Group, Reception Jazz, Latin Sounds Orchestra, Xibaba, Simbiosis, and many more groups have featured Matthew as a member of their ensemble.




ANDREW HUTCHINSON- MANAGER FOX CITIES ASQ / VIOLINIST
Andrew is currently the booking manager for the Arlington String Quartet Fox Cities. In 1994, he founded the Dynamic Contrast String Quartet, the quartet changed its name to the Arlington String Quartet in December 2001 and expanded its area offering another quartet based out of the Twin Cities in Minneapolis. Andrew had played violin for the Oshkosh Symphony, Fond du Lac Chamber Orchestra, the Lawrence University Orchestra (Appleton WI) and the University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra. Andrew also played in Barritz, France (1998) with jazz violinist Randy Sabien and Brisbain, Australia (2001) in the International Workshops Orchestra. Andrew has held positions as Orchestra Stage Manager and Librarian for the Oshkosh Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Oshkosh Symphony and the UW-Oshkosh Symphony. Andrew has studies violin with Klara Fenyo Bahcall (Oshkosh WI), Ferenc Fenyo (Budapest, Hungary), Stephan Tran Ngoc (Paris, France) and Anton Miller (New York). Currently Andrew teaches in a private music studio of violin and viola students, and is a violin sectional coach for the Green Bay Youth Symphony. Andrew performs regularly with a number of different groups offering music from classical to jazz and rock 'n roll.


The Arlington String Quartet rehearses with primary members, although some of these primary members may not be available for your occasion. If you would like information on the members that will be participating in your event, feel free to contact the manager at arlingtonstringquartet@hotmail.com. All musicians for the Arlington String Quartet are trained, professional, experienced musicians that have a good history with the string quartet.