Dallas String Quartet

Dallas String Quartet, also styled DSQ or DSQ Electric, is an American Classical Crossover ensemble founded in 2007 by composer and violist Ion Zanca.[1] The core group is composed of violist Ion Zanca, violinists Eleanor Dunbar and Melissa Priller, and bassist Young Heo.[1] As of November 2021, the group has more than 600 million streams on Pandora, 6.2 Million views on YouTube, and 5.8 million listeners on Spotify.[2]

Dallas String Quartet
Background information
OriginDallas, Texas, United States
GenresClassical Crossover, Classical, Pop
Years active2007 – present
Websitewww.dallasstringquartet.com
Members
  • Ion Zanca (viola)
  • Melissa Priller (violin)
  • Eleanor Dunbar (violin)
  • Young Heo (bass)
  • Anthony Plant (guitar)
  • Efren Guzman, Jr. (drums and percussion)
Past members
  • Gaston Colloca (cello)
  • Tatiana Glava (violin)

History

While earning a masters degree at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, founder and violist Ion Zanca started a traditional string quartet with musicians he had met on campus.[3] The ensemble began playing private events and building a fanbase of classical music audiences.[4]

In 2007, the group ventured into experimental territory and developed an electric set including covers of rock and pop songs. The first of their covers was The Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony." Following the single's success, they released their first full-length album Eclectric in 2010.[5]

In 2011, the quartet expanded its sound by adding guitar and drums, thus becoming a sextet.[6]

Their video hits include "Despacito" (2017), with over two million views on YouTube,[7][8] and Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now."[9]

DSQ collaborates with other artists from the worlds of pop, jazz, and beyond. In 2021 they released their original Latin jazz single and video "Sabor" featuring Colombian jazz pianist Jesús Molina[10][11] and a cover of Billie Eilish's "When the Party's Over" arranged by Ben Bram, the co-creator of Pentatonix.[12]In October 2021, they released a collaboration with contemporary classical group The Piano Guys titled "You Are The Reason." It was included on The Piano Guys' full-length album Chill released in October 2021.[13]

Musical Style

Dallas String Quartet is known for their contemporary classical renditions of modern pop songs.[14]

Live Performance

In 2020 Dallas String Quartet signed with Universal Attraction Agency.[15] In 2021 DSQ performed the ceremonial music at Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton's July 3 wedding.[16]

Personal lives

Violinist Eleanor Dunbar has appeared as a soloist with symphonies such as the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.[17]

Young Heo played bass on One O'clock Lab Band: Lab 2013.[18]

Albums
  • The Christmas Album (EP) – 20 November 2020* Eclectric – 8 May 2010
  • A Very Merry Christmas with Dallas String Quartet – 8 November 2019
  • DSQ Live in Concert – 9 November 2018
  • DSQ – 19 August 2016
  • Between Us – 27 November 2013
  • Red – 15 December 2011
  • Eclectric – 8 May 2010

Singles
  • "Hallelujah" – 26 November 2021
  • "When The Party's Over" – 6 August 2021
  • "Sabor" (feat. Jesús Molina) – 7 May 2021
  • "Love Again" – 12 February 2021
  • "Deck the Halls" – 6 November 2020
  • "Joy to the World" – 23 October 2020
  • "Rain on Me" – 2 October 2020
  • "Better Days" – 8 July 2020
  • "Don't Start Now" – 29 May 2020
  • "Lost in Japan" – 8 May 2020
  • "My Favorite Things" – 25 October 2019
  • "Señorita" – 23 July 2019
  • "Girls Like You" – 20 July 2018
  • "A DSQ Christmas: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy" – 1 November 2017
  • "Despacito" – 23 June 2017
  • "Hello" – 19 February 2016
  • "Top Hits, Vol 1: Rather Be" – 24 September 2014

References
  1. Music on a string: Quartet melds classical, rock, jazz, Wichita Falls Times Record News, 1 April 2000, retrieved 3 January 2017
  2. Quartet delivers familiar sound in a different package, in Luling for concert, Herald Guide, 12 January 2022, retrieved 22 March 2022
  3. Bob Saar (21 March 2019), Review: Dallas String Quartet floors Civic Music crowds, The Hawk Eye, retrieved 7 September 2021
  4. Joshua Miner (10 April 2019), DSQ Electric – Where Ludwig Van meets Led Zeppelin, Lake Champlain Weekly, retrieved 8 September 2021
  5. Steve Wildsmith (13 November 2019), CLASSICAL MEETS CLASSIC: Dallas String Quartet turns chamber music on its ear with unique format, The Daily Times, retrieved 2 September 2021
  6. Meet Ion Zanca of Dallas String Quartet in Central, Voyage Dallas, 18 December 2019, retrieved 8 September 2021
  7. Monica Smart (18 July 2018), After Millions of Views of 'Despacito,' DSQ Electric Covers Maroon 5 and Cardi B, Dallas Observer, retrieved 2 September 2021
  8. Chloe Rabinowitz (1 April 2000), Dallas String Quartet Will Win You Over With "Senorita", Broadway World, retrieved 2 September 2021
  9. RJ Frometa (2 June 2020), SINGLE REVIEW: Don't Start Now by Dallas String Quartet, Vents Magazine, retrieved 9 September 2021
  10. Alexa Criscitiello (14 May 2021), Dallas String Quartet Releases Official Music Video For "Sabor" Featuring Jesús Molina On 5/14, Broadway World, retrieved 8 September 2021
  11. Laurie Niles (7 May 2021), For the Record, Op. 154: Vadim Gluzman's Beethoven/Schnittke; Alina Ibragimova's Paganini; Dallas String Quartet, Violinist.com, retrieved 6 September 2021
  12. Jodi Marxbury (8 September 2021), "When The Party's Over" from Dallas String Quartet, Daily Pop News, retrieved 8 September 2021
  13. A.A. Cristi (22 October 2021), New Album CHILL From The Piano Guys, Out Today, Broadway World, retrieved 22 March 2022
  14. Caitlin Clark (17 November 2020), La Vie Style House Brings the Party to the Parking Lot, Paper City, retrieved 9 September 2021
  15. Stephi Wild (29 May 2020), VIDEO: Dallas String Quartet Cover Dua Lipa's 'Don't Start Now', Broadway World, retrieved 9 September 2021
  16. Caitlin Clark (6 July 2021), Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Finally Tie the Knot — Meet the Dallas Wedding Dream Team Behind the Intimate Affair, Paper City, retrieved 2 September 2021
  17. Jack Bowers (5 February 2016), SMU violinist Eleanor Dunbar wins first prize at international competition, SMU, retrieved 16 November 2021
  18. Jack Bowers (9 November 2013), University Of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band: Lab 2013, All About Jazz, retrieved 16 November 2021
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