When violinist Winona Fifield moved to Tulsa, she brought with her a passion for chamber music. When the other members of the quartet were approached about playing, their only reservation was having enough time to rehearse thoroughly. Winona is an Administrative Assistant with Tulsa Symphony Orchestra; cellist, Lou Lynch, owns Tulsa Violin Shop; violist, Phil Wachowski, works in the shop; and violinist, Gina Davis, is busiest of all with her family including two school age children. In January of 2009, it was decided that they would give up their lunch break a couple of times a week to rehearse among the tools and instruments being repaired at Lou’s shop. The shop is located in Tulsa’s historic Brady Arts District, home of the Brady Theatre and Cain’s Ballroom, both well known venues for some of the world’s finest performers. Tulsa is rejuvenating the Brady Arts District with new artists, venues and galleries. It seems fitting to name this new quartet after its birthplace.

The Brady Arts Quartet members have a combined total of 135 years of professional playing experience in 14 different countries. Some of them have accumulated years by starting at a young age and some of them by having lived longer. They have performed in 26 different orchestras including Rotterdam, Salzburg, and Rome. In the United States they have performed with orchestras in New Jersey, Albany, Flint, Milwaukee and Salt Lake City. A little farther south, they have performed with orchestras in Charlotte, Kansas City and Houston. In the summers their performances have included Festivals from New York and Vermont to Jackson Hole in Wyoming.

The Brady Arts Quartet members come from diverse backgrounds from South Carolina and Louisiana to New York State and New York City. Their education encompasses many fine musical institutions including Eastman School of Music, Cincinnati Conservatory, North Carolina School of Arts and the Juilliard School. Although they have taken many paths to reach this point in time, they all share a love of music and a particular passion for chamber music.

The Brady Arts Quartet members are a major force in Tulsa’s musical life, performing with Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Opera Orchestra, Signature Symphony and Light Opera Oklahoma. You will find Brady Arts Quartet members performing in Tulsa area churches on a regular basis. Just as the Brady Arts District is revitalizing Tulsa’s arts community, so is the Brady Arts Quartet breathing new life into the string quartet repertoire.