ERICA ROW, soprano, delights in exploring the diverse worlds of opera, chamber and concert repertoire. She made her 2003 East Coast concert debut in Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Handel’s Dixit Dominus with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and has performed Schoenberg’s Pierrot Lunaire and Suor Genovieffa in Suor Angelica at Mannes College. She has also appeared at the Goethe Institute, the Liederkranz Society, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Her operatic roles include Pamina, Adele, Najade, Clorinda, Lauretta, and Belinda.  A native of Puyallup, WA, Erica earned her MM in Vocal Performance from the Mannes College of Music and her BA at Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA).  She resides in New York City with her husband Shane Row, a professional drummer.Her website is http://www.soubrette.moonfruit.com/.
DEBRA POULTER (mezzo soprano)  is the founder and artistic director of The Phoenix Quartet.  She began her musical career as a choral conductor and singer in Los Angeles.  She has performed in operas and presented recitals in Los Angeles, New York City, Cincinnati, and at St. Martin in the Fields in London, England and performs regularly with the New York Choral Artists in concerts with the New York Philharmonic and the American Symphony Orchestra.  Debra teaches voice privately and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.
DAVID ROOT (tenor) is an active opera, concert, and recital singer, having performed with opera companies and orchestras across the US, including One World Symphony, Nevada Opera, Bronx Opera Company, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Chautauqua Opera, and the Vertical Player Repertory. His wide repertoire encompasses everything from Bach, Mozart, and Haydn to works of 20th century composers such as Benjamin Britten and Igor Stravinsky. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has called his voice “fresh” and “mellifluous”. He recently made his debut with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Society playing Colonel Fairfax in TheYeomen of the Guard.  David may also be heard as the angel Gabriel in the world premiere recording of Randall Thompson’s The NativityAccording to St. Luke, available from Koch International Classics.  For more about David, click here.
DAVID ORCUTT (baritone)  has sung with many regional opera companies including Opera Carolina, Pittsburgh, Ft. Worth, Central City, Kentucky, and Santa Fe operas as well as locally with Dicapo Opera, Opera Northeast, Rockland Opera, The Center for Contemporary Opera, and the Liederkrantz Foundation.   He has done extensive solo concert work and is a member of the Riverside Church Chancel Choir.  David O has performed with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City and on tour to Tokyo.  A longtime member of La Gran Scena Opera, he created the characters of Dame Ada Lotte Trifle, Jocasta Bundle, Boris Pistoff, and Sherrill Merrill in a variety of roles including Amneris, Ramfis, Alfio, Scarpia, Germont, and Jack Rance.
The Phoenix Quartet
The Phoenix Quartet is dedicated to
...performing music composed or arranged for vocal quartet
...commissioning new music for vocal quartet
...conducting educational outreach.
For repertoire and booking information, please contact Debra Poulter, Artistic Director
Phoenix Quartet
(212) 222-2064 or click here
Vocal music is an especially powerful form of communication that can encourage a better understanding of the struggles and achievements that define people and can develop values that sustain people in life’s experiences.  It has a unique power to create community.  Throughout its rich cultural history and directly because of its melding of poetry and music, vocal music has had a place in all celebrations of life - to herald new life, mourn the passing of life, mark holidays, and to explore the human condition.
The Phoenix Quartet is a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit corporation and donations are tax-deductible as determined by law. 

The Phoenix Quartet is proud to be a member of
Chamber Music America