Patterson/Sutton Duo

Praised by BBC Music Magazine for their “beguiling” sound and by The Strad for their "wit and imagination", the Patterson/Sutton Duo bring the rich cello and guitar repertoire to audiences around the world. The Patterson/Sutton duo have been featured artists at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention and have an ongoing relationship with The Juilliard School as Juilliard Global Visiting Artists. The Patterson/ Sutton Duo’s two studio albums, “Cold Dark Matter” and “Still Life: Collected Music for Cello and Guitar by Stephen Goss” were both released to critical acclaim and widespread international radio play. Recent concert appearances include the New York City Classical Guitar Society, Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival, Florida Guitar Foundation, Portland International Guitar Series, Minnesota Guitar Society’s International Guitar Artist Series, among others. The Patterson/Sutton Duo are strong believers in the transformative power of educational outreach. Funded by the US State Department, the duo held a guest-artist residency at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul in 2014. More recently, The Juilliard School has sent the duo to Bratislava, Budapest, Dublin, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and New York City as guest-artists to perform and teach at international schools as part of the Juilliard/Nord Anglia global intuitive. Dr. Kimberly Patterson holds degrees from the Juilliard School, the Cleveland Institute of Music and the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is currently Associate Professor of Cello at the University of Memphis. Dr. Patrick Sutton holds degrees from the University of Denver and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is on the guitar faculty at the University of Memphis and Arkansas State University. The duo became husband and wife in June of 2017. Patterson/Sutton Duo / celloandguitar.com /303-881-8291 

Quatra Duo

Quatra Duo, comprised of Jeff LaQuatra, guitar, and Michelle Stanley, flute, have been performing together since 1998. Through their performances, they have enjoyed presenting much of the great repertoire for this ensemble, but their most recent commitment lies in commissioning new works for flute and guitar, including Painted Music by Bryan Johanson, James McGuire’s Suite for Flute and Guitar, and most recently, Giacomo Susani’s Cinque Quadri Interiori.

Quatra Duo has performed throughout the United States and in 2019, completed a six-concert tour throughout China. Their debut recording, Painted Music, was released on Navona Records in 2020. Gramophone Magazine stated, “The performances throughout are immaculate – LaQuatra and Stanley are first-rate players individually but have great ensemble and mutual understanding – A rewarding listen.” Jeff and Michelle are professors of their respective instruments at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO.