The members of the Ancora String Quartet—Wes Luke, Robin Ryan, and Benjamin Whitcomb—are thrilled to announce that Sahada Buckley has accepted their offer to join the quartet as its newest member. Sahada performed as part of ASQ in the spring of 2024 and 2025, with rave reviews. Sahada’s gorgeous … [Read more...]

This spring the Ancora Quartet is delighted to welcome back violist Sahada Buckley. Our program is a "Schubertiad"! The quartet will perform the passionate and tragic masterpiece Quartet in D Minor, "Death and the Maiden" (D. 810). They will then be joined by guest cellist Trace Johnson in a … [Read more...]

On Monday, September 9, 2024, the Ancora Quartet (Wes Luke and Robin Ryan, violins; Benjamin Whitcomb, cello) with guest violist Melissa Snell and special guest pianist Vincent DeVries performed Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44, live on Wisconsin Public Radio's Midday Classics … [Read more...]