Cuarteto Madrid

Regino Madrid, violin- From Los Angeles, CA, received his bachelors degree in music from the Cleveland Institute of Music is 1998. Mr. Madrid is currently a member of the "President's Own" U.S . Marine White House Orchestra and is an active soloist, concertmaster, and chamber musician throughout the DC area, playing at such venues such as the Library of Congress, the Phillips Collection, The Kennedy Center, Wolf Trap, and the MCI Center. He is currently the concertmaster of the McLean Orchestra and occasionally plays as concertmaster for the White House Orchestra and the Chesapeake Orchestra in St. Mary's College. In Los Angeles, he attended the Colburn School of Performing Arts and won the Rubinstein Grand Prize in the South Peninsula National Chamber Music competition. He has played with the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre de la Swiss Romande, The National Symphony, I Palpiti, Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, and the Canton Symphony. He has also performed with Sarah Brightman, Vince Gill, and Rod Stewart. Mr. Madrid has participated in numerous music festivals such as Santa Barbara Music Academy of the West, Holland Music Sessions, Musicorda, Idyllwilde (CA), and "Soundfest" (Cape Cod) with the Colorado Quartet.

Henry Tyszler, violin- originally from Los Angeles CA, holds a BA from UCLA where he was awarded the Sophia Guzik Scholarship, and a MM from the Eastman School of Music. He was a founding member of the Hamilton String Quartet, and was concertmaster of the Heidelberg Schlossfestspiele Orchestra in Germany. He has performed with the Long Beach (CA) symphony, New World Symphony, American-Russian Young Artists Orchestra, and various local ensembles. He has toured throughout North America, Europe, Russia, and Asia, and is currently a member of the USAF Strings.

Tam Tran, viola- A frequent performer at the White House as a member of the "President's Own" White House Chamber Orchestra. Tam has performed at the Kennedy Center, performed in chamber music concerts with members of the Emerson String Quartet, Ani Kavafian, and Colin Carr, and has also performed on NPR's "Performance Today." Prior to his recent appointment with the "President's Own", Tam pursued doctoral studies at SUNY-Stony Brook where he was the viola teaching assistant and student of Lawrence Dutton of the Emerson String Quartet.

Charlie Powers, cello- A native of Tacoma, Washington, Charlie Powers joined the cello section of "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Chamber Orchestra in Washington, D.C. in 2005. Mr. Powers began his musical training on the cello at age three and received a Bachelor of Music degree with Distinction in Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. He has performed with the Boston Philharmonic under Benjamin Zander and the New World Symphony under Michael Tilson Thomas. He received the Karl Zeise Memorial Cello Award for the 2005 Tanglewood season, where he served as principal of the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra under James Levine and was selected by audition to perform in the cello section of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in a concert conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos. Mr. Powers currently resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, soprano Anastasia Robinson.

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8/21/06: Cuarteto Madrid

Cuarteto Madrid, made up of violinist Regino Madrid, violinist Henry Tyszler, viola player Tam Tran, and cellist Charlie Powers, performs classical chamber music.

Cuarteto Madrid

Cuarteto Madrid, made up of violinist Regino Madrid, violinist Henry Tyszler, viola player Tam Tran, and cellist Charlie Powers, performs classical chamber music.

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