A former member of the Krakow String Quartet and renowned Eastman
String Quartet, Jerzy Kosmala is an former student of William
Primrose, and a graduate of the Krakow Academy of Music, the
Eastman School of Music, and Indiana University.
A champion of contemporary music in the United States and abroad,
violist Ellen Ruth Rose is currently a member of Empyrean
Ensemble, the flagship new music ensemble in residence at UC
Davis, and Earplay, the San Francisco-based contemporary
ensemble.