About Us
Quartet41
Quartet41 is one of the most sought-after Fort Myers based ensembles for weddings, corporate
events, and parties. The group performs both classical music, as well as original arrangements of popular contemporary songs, bringing a level of artistry and professionalism your guests are sure to notice!
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Katrina Rozmus
Violin
Katrina
Rozmus is a violinist/violist who resides in Southwest Florida. She owes most of her training to Andres Cardenes, the former concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony. After completing her graduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Music Performance,
Ms. Rozmus spent a few years in Mexico as the assistant concertmaster of the Yucatan Symphony and principal second of the Sinaloa Symphony Orchestra. After returning to the states, she has performed with various notable pop musicians such as Michael Buble,
Josh Groban, Wyclef Jean, the bands Kansas and Styx and several other notable pop stars. For the 2023-2024 season, Ms. Rozmus is an appointed FOM section violinist with the Sarasota Orchestra, plays as a part-time violinist with the Naples Philharmonic and
the NuDeco ensemble in Miami, conducts the advanced MOSAIC ensemble at the Heights Community Center and runs a private violin/viola studio.
Hannah Cho
Violin
Hannah
Cho performs throughout Southwest Florida as Associate Concertmaster of the Venice Symphony, Assistant Concertmaster of the Southwest Florida Symphony as well as a member of the Sarasota Orchestra. An active freelancer, Ms. Cho has performed with the Naples
Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Naples, Gulfshore Opera and is a founding member of Reiko and Friends – a chamber music group based in Fort Myers. Hannah came to Fort Myers after completing a fellowship with the New World Symphony in Miami Beach where she collaborated
with such world-renowned artists as Michael Tilson Thomas, Paavo Järvi, Robert Spano, Marin Alsop, Yo-Yo Ma, and Gil Shaham among others. Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Hannah began studying violin at the age of four. She completed her undergraduate degree
at Yonsei University in Seoul before traveling to Canada to attend the University of Toronto, receiving an Advanced Performance Certificate while studying with Mayumi Seiler. She has toured Germany and Brazil with the Schleswig- Holstein Musik Festival in
Germany, attended the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, and the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina.
Courtney Filner
Viola
Courtney Sedgwick Filner, viola, is a native of Minnesota and currently resides in Naples, Florida. She is the principal violist of the Southwest Florida Symphony and she also plays regularly with the Naples Philharmonic. Courtney has previously held the positions of assistant principal viola of the Richmond Symphony, principal viola of the Stockton Symphony, and has been a member of the viola sections of the San Antonio Symphony, the Florida Philharmonic, the San Diego Germany by
Symphony, and the New World Symphony. She teaches viola and chamber music at Florida Gulf Coast University and is a registered Suzuki teacher of violin and viola. Courtney holds a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin Conservatory, and a Master of Music from UCLA.
Shea Kole
Cello
Dr. Shea Kole received a Bachelor’s in music performance from the Eastman School of Music in 2003. After completing a Master’s degree from Ohio University, Shea was appointed Assistant Principal Cello of the Orquesta Sinfonica Sinaloa de las Artes located in Culiacan, Mexico. He held this position for 7 years, performing hundreds of concerts throughout the state of Sinaloa and the country of Mexico. Since arriving in Florida in 2015, Shea has been in demand throughout the state of Florida, appearing with many orchestras while also earning his doctorate at the University of Miami. Throughout 2019 Shea recorded several tracks for the Netflix series “The Queen’s Gambit.” At Present Shea is active as a recording artist and regularly performs with the Naples Philharmonic.