Tetra String Quartet

The Tetra String Quartet is an Arizona nonprofit organization that serves the community and empowers the next generation through performing and teaching chamber music.

Tetra Chamber Music Institute (TCMI)

TCMI trains young musicians to perform in small ensembles with excellence and channel their creative strengths to effect positive change in themselves and the community. Our programs focus on each student as an individual with the goal of nurturing each participant intellectually, emotionally, and musically.

Azure Family Concerts

Free, one hour Azure events are fun, friendly, and engaging performances where families of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other sensory processing disorders can enjoy live concerts.

Songwriting Workshops at Durango Juvenile Detention Center

These one-day workshops introduce youth to creative writing, song structure, rhythm, and melody. Local rap artist Colby guides participants to write lyrics for their verses and chorus, and Tetra provides the music to the songs they create while facilitating conversations between youth and staff members. The workshop concludes with a final performance of our collaboration, and a guided reflection on participants’ personal and collective growth and what means to them.

Tempe Schools Residency

Tetra has partnered with the Tempe Union High School District since 2013 to bring our chamber music curriculum to thousands of middle and high school students. 

Educational concerts through Act One and the Musical Instrument Museum

Every year, Tetra presents free educational concerts for thousands of students from the Phoenix-metro area through partnerships with Act One, The Orpheum Theater, and the Musical Instrument Museum.

Friendship Village Artists in Residence

Since 2012, Tetra performs 20 concerts a year at Friendship Village in Tempe. They visit residents in memory care, the health care center, assisted living, and the general population.