Kaija Saariaho: "Frises for Violin and Electronics" performed by Laura Colgate (violin) April 2017 University of Maryland Doctoral Dissertation Recital Recorded by OpusRite

Lili Boulanger's "D'un Matin de Printemps" - performed by Laura Colgate (violin) and Andrew Welch (piano) October 2017 - University of Maryland Recorded by OpusRite

Kaija Saariaho's "Tocar" - performed by Laura Colgate (violin) and Andrew Welch (piano) April 2017 - University of Maryland Recorded by OpusRite

Tina Davidson's "Blue Curve of the Earth" performed by Laura Colgate (violin) and Andrew Welch (piano) April 2017 University of Maryland Doctoral Dissertation Recital Recorded by OpusRite

Augusta Read Thomas's - "Silent Moon for Violin and Cello" - performed by Laura Colgate (violin)and Kacy Clopton (cello) April 2017 - University of Maryland Recorded by OpusRite

Grazyna Bacewicz's "Humoreska" - Laura Colgate (violin) and Andrew Welch (piano) October 2017 - University of Maryland Recorded by OpusRite

Meet our finalists of the FS&MM 2015 @ T.i.P ("Theater im Palais", University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria) Excelsa Quartet Laura COLGATE, Violin (USA) Audrey WRIGHT, Violin (USA) Valentina SHOHDY, Viola (USA) Kacy CLOPTON, Violoncello (USA) Music/Franz Schubert: String Quartet No.14, D.810, "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (The Death and the Maiden), extracts from 1st movement.

Excelsa Quartet - Mendelssohn String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace - Charles Hennen Concours 2011 Laura Colgate & Malavika Gopal - Violins Valentina Shohdy - Viola Kacy Clopton - Cello