The 15th Banff International String Quartet Competition was decided overnight in Canada. The winners come from Cinicinnati and are known as the Poiesis Quartet.
A peculiar press rerlease goes on to designate their preferred modes of address:
Sarah Ying Ma (she/they) on violin, Max Ball (he/they) on violin, Jasper de Boor (they/them) on viola, and Drew Dansby (he/him) on cello.
They’ve gone barking at Banff.
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