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The Bellarosa String Quartet was founded in 1997 with the idea of providing a high calibre of music for weddings and other events throughout Northern California and specifically the beautiful Sonoma & Napa Valley. Music provokes emotions, a sense of nostalgia, and can create the perfect ambiance for special events. Whether in solo, duo, trio, or quartet form each musician is pleased to collaborate with the bride and groom to create the wedding of their dreams.

The Bellarosa String Quartet is made up of Northern California's finest musicians!  Each individual is dedicated and passionate about making beautiful music.  The Bellarosa String Quartet can be found on many preferred vendors list including Auberge Du Soleil, Calistoga Ranch, Solage Calistoga, and B.R. Cohn among others.  Let us help you create the perfect ambiance for your special event!

Ivy, violinist and violist, is the founding member and coordinator of the Bellarosa String Quartet. She holds a Master of Music in Viola Performance at the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from the University of Colorado at Boulder. An active chamber musician, Ivy has been coached by Erika Raum, Erika Eckert (Cavani String Quartet), Terry Helmer (Orford String Quartet), Borromeo, St. Lawrence, Takacs, and Guarnari String Quartets, among others. Ivy is the violist in the Blume Quartet, 2007 recipients of the prestigious Felix Galmir Chamber Music Award from the University of Toronto. Their prize included a gala recital at U of T and a full scholarship to attend the Banff Centre String Chamber Music Residency program in the summer of 2007. She has also attended the Aspen Music Festival and School in the summers of 2000 & 2003.

Currently residing in Northern California, Ivy performs frequently with Santa Rosa Symphony, Vallejo Symphony, and Symphony Napa Valley; can be seen rocking out with her San Francisco based indie-rock band “Naked Fiction”; and instructing over forty private students on violin and viola. In her spare time she enjoys wine tasting, traveling, running, gourmet food, and spending time with her husband, Daniel and their french bulldog puppy, Lola.

Laurie joined Bellarosa String Quartet in 2007 as violinist & lead person. Laurie comes from a long lineage of musicians.  Both her grandfathers were violinists.  Laurie is a diverse violinist who began her studies classically and later became involved in jazz and  more specifically improvisation.  This led her to become one of the founding members of the Turtle Island String Quartet based out of San Francisco, CA.  In 1983, Laurie became fascinated with the art of violin and started her luthier training which lead to her talent in bow work.  Currently, Laurie has been a member in the violin section of the Santa Rosa Symphony for over thirty-five years, works at the Loveland Violin Shop, and enjoys a freelancing career throughout Northern California.  Laurie has over thirty years of experience performing at weddings specifically with the late “Vineyard String Quartet”.

In her spare time, Laurie enjoys her environmentally-friendly lifestyle in Forestville, reading, and enjoying the outdoors with friends and family.