Community Engagement Partners
As Art of Elan’s Community Engagement partners, the quartet will expand their Jam Sessions at the downtown San Diego Rescue Mission, working with both men and women who are transitioning out of a state of homelessness.
Founded in the summer of 2004 at Lyricafest, they have recently been hailed as “Excellent” by U-T San Diego and “an accomplished young foursome with a luscious sound and an experimental bent” (Repeat Performances), and maintain an active performance schedule throughout North America and Asia. The members of the Hausmann Quartet are violinists Isaac Allen and Bram Goldstein, violist Angela Choong and cellist Alex Greenbaum.
As passionate advocate for contemporary music, Eric enjoys bringing works of unique sounds and notation to life and has premiered dozens of works. He earned a Bachelor of Music from the University of Southern California, a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from the Cleveland Institute of Music and a Doctor of Music Arts from Stony Brook University.
As Community Engagement Partner for Art of Elan, Dr. Starr curates our Sounds and Swells program and creates opportunities for Art of Elan to collaborate with music students of San Diego State University.