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Young Artists Spotlight 2023: BYSO Quartet

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Members of Bakersfield String Quartet performing on Young Artists Spotlight: Elizabeth Plank (violin), Ben Roh (violin), Ekam Natt (viola), Ryan Wong (cello)
Members of Bakersfield String Quartet performing on Young Artists Spotlight: (L to R) Elizabeth Plank (violin), Ben Roh (violin), Ekam Natt (viola), Ryan Wong (cello)

Our guests in this episode are a string quartet from Bakersfield. They all attend Stockdale High Schoo, and they’re all members of Bakersfield Youth Symphony Orchestra, so they call themselves the BYSO Quartet. They perform music by Bach, Boccherini, Brahms, Handel, Haydn, and Mozart.

David Aus is the host of Sunday Night Jazz and Young Artists Spotlight on KVPR, as well as other special programs featuring the valley's local musicians and artists. He is also a social media and marketing specialist for KVPR. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, David Aus has lived in Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Washington, D.C. and San Francisco, before arriving in Fresno in 2002. Prior to joining KVPR, he spent many years as an on-air host at KFSR. When not on the air, David is a busy jazz pianist, composer, arranger and educator.