ALEXANDRA CUTLER-FETKEWICZ - violin

A classically trained musician, Alexandra holds a tenured position in the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, and received a Master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music in violin performance and music literature. Her private teachers have included Jascha Brodsky, Oleh Krysa, and Sylvia Rosenberg. As a freelancer in her hometown of Philadelphia, Alexandra performs regularly with Opera Philadelphia, the Academy of Vocal Arts Orchestra, and the Philly Pops.

 

In recent years she has toured nationally as principal second violin with famed saxophonist Branford Marsalis, improvised in concert with Elvis Costello, and shared the Carnegie Hall stage with Jill Scott, another Philadelphia native. She has performed with many of popular music’s greats, such as Peter Gabriel, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Harry Connick Jr., Rod Stewart, Julie Andrews, Styx, and the list goes on. Alexandra also enjoys performing and recording film scores, and won critical acclaim for her performance with John Williams, in a concert conducted by the composer himself. Her performance to the packed theater included the violin solo from Schindler’s List, as well as solos from the films Far and Away, and The Reivers.

 

Some of Alexandra's recordings and arrangements can be heard on Satellite Paradiso, a recent release by John Ashton (The Psychedelic Furs), which also features rock n’ roll greats such as Marianne Faithfull and Gail Ann Dorsey, as well as current and original members of The Psychedelic Furs. Alexandra's work is also featured on the solo album Open by classic rock legend Jon Anderson, of the band YES. In 2015, the hotly anticipated live showcase album by Jeff Bradshaw and Friends, entitled Home, featuring Alexandra's original R&B and Neo-Soul string arrangements, was released by Shanachie Records and charted in the top ten of the Billboard Jazz Top 100.

 

Alexandra's current focus is on performing, recording and arranging commercial and non-classical repertoire. She is proud to be a SESAC writer/publisher affiliate, and is also the CEO and founder of Philly Music Lab, an entertainment consulting and contracting company she started with two fellow Eastman School alumni, aimed at helping talented local musicians network and collaborate with each other by creating new performance opportunities for them.

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ROLAND HARTWELL, JR. - violin

A member of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra since 2001, violinist Roland Hartwell, Jr. is an accomplished musician, songwriter, and soloist. After completing his studies at the University of Southern California, Roland has traveled across the United States and around the world with multiple orchestras including the Utah Chamber Artists, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, and the Hollywood Film Orchestra, which toured across Taiwan. His many performances on film scores and music videos include Mr. Holland’s Opus, Puff Daddy's Kashmir video with Jimmy Page for the Godzilla film soundtrack, and a Barry White music video for the release of his Greatest Hits album.

 

Roland has appeared with many top artists, including Bryan Adams on The Tonight Show and The Howie Mandel Show, live performances with Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Dionne Warwick, The Moody Blues (The Universal Amphitheater), Cher (Superbowl recording), Leanne Rimes (televised live concert), Josh Groban (live performance), Bjork (live performance), Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull, live performance), as well as a live performance with the band Earth Affair and Robert Plant, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel and Brian May at the 2005 “46664” Nelson Mandela concert in Tromso, Norway. Roland is also the founding member of Cynic Guru, a progressive rock group, who has released multiple albums and continues to tour the United States.

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ADELYA SHAGIDULLINA - viola

Adelya Shagidullina is a prizewinning American – Russian violist. Her numerous awards include The American Prize for Instrumental Performance, First Prize at the Andrey Korsakov International Music Competition, Eugen Coca International Music Competition, All Russian International competition, as well as the First Prize and Special Prize for the best performance of a commissioned work at the International J.S. Bach Competition. Adelya has been an iPalpiti International Artist since 2009, as well as a principal violist and soloist for the iPalpiti Chamber Orchestra, which performs at elite venues around the world. In December 2016, Adelya performed a solo concert at Carnegie Hall.

 

Currently, Adelya is a member of the Symphony in C orchestra, a frequent player with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, a member of the Jupiter Symphony Chamber players, and permanent principal viola of the twice Grammy-nominated Temple Symphony Orchestra. Some of Adelya’s musical collaborations include Dmitry Berlinsky, Julius Berger, Svetlana Smolina, Luiza Borac, Branford Marsalis, Josh Groban, Boys II Men, and The Priests. Adelya studied in the international studio of world-renowned professor Eduard Schmieder of Temple University’s Boyer College of Music, and with Professor Daniel Avshalomov, viola professor at the Manhattan School of Music. Currently, Adelya is a Doctoral Candidate at Temple University.

 

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STEFÁN ÖRN ARNARSON - cello

VOLUME Quartet’s epic rock arrangements are the fusion of Stefán’s lifetime of classical and contemporary experience. Stefán is a musician, composer, sound designer and sound engineer who has performed with various orchestras including the national Icelandic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Petri Sakari, Osmo Vanska, and Vladimir Ashkenazy. Stefán has also been a board member for the Symphony in C orchestra since 2014. 

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Stefán has performed on several films, most notably Children of Nature, which won the European Film (Felix) Award for best soundtrack and received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Featured on various recordings, Stefán has been an artist with the label Stef, and worked as a sound engineer for, among others, Esperanza Spalding, Philip Glass, Terence Blanchard, Omar Sosa, Marvin Hamlisch, DJ Spooky, Dan Zane, Geri Allen, and Jimmie Heath.

 

Composer and sound designer for theater productions, Stefán’s most acclaimed projects include a prestigious Barrymore Award nomination for Best Original Music in the critically acclaimed play, True Story, and winner of the national award for Best Children’s Play in Iceland, The Prophecy, which was featured in the Annenberg Center’s international theater festival. Stefán received his Master’s Degree in Cello Performance from the University of Michigan under Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. Stefán is also the founder of ONE TREE SOUND—a premier recording company for both live and studio performances.