The Glass House String Quartet unites four longtime friends and collaborators—violinists Allion Salvador and Vanessa Moss, violist Gerald Liu, and cellist Lauren McShane—whose shared history spans a decade of music-making across the Pacific Northwest.
Their name honours the Glass House of Fern Grove on Vashon Island where the quartet gave their first performance. With the Puget Sound to one side and forest on the other, the glowing space became both a home for the ensemble and a meeting place of artistry, friendship, and the natural world.
Performances of Glass House create artistic experiences, celebrate small communities, the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and the love of family. Collectively, the members of the GHSQ perform with orchestras across Washington and beyond, teach and mentor the next generation of musicians, and champion chamber music as a space for shared listening and genuine human connection. Whether in a concert hall, a woodland glasshouse, or a small community gathering, their performances invite audiences into that same spirit of light, reflection, and joy.
STYLE(S): classical, pop, jazz, contempoarary
INSTRUMENTAL or VOCAL: instrumental
OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: Can also perform as a duo, trio or larger ensemble
The Glass House String Quartet unites four longtime friends and collaborators—violinists Allion Salvador and Vanessa Moss, violist Gerald Liu, and cellist Lauren McShane—whose shared history spans a decade of music-making across the Pacific Northwest.
Their name honours the Glass House of Fern Grove on Vashon Island where the quartet gave their first performance. With the Puget Sound to one side and forest on the other, the glowing space became both a home for the ensemble and a meeting place of artistry, friendship, and the natural world.
Performances of Glass House create artistic experiences, celebrate small communities, the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, and the love of family. Collectively, the members of the GHSQ perform with orchestras across Washington and beyond, teach and mentor the next generation of musicians, and champion chamber music as a space for shared listening and genuine human connection. Whether in a concert hall, a woodland glasshouse, or a small community gathering, their performances invite audiences into that same spirit of light, reflection, and joy.
STYLE(S): classical, pop, jazz, contempoarary
INSTRUMENTAL or VOCAL: instrumental
OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: Can also perform as a duo, trio or larger ensemble