About the Artist

The 4Spiel String Quartet is the heart of the Chicago-based 4Spiel performer collective. The 4Spielers love doing shows with singers, and for this show, they’ll be featuring one of Chicago’s finest jazz artists, the great Cheryl Wilson. Together, they will present a special pre-Valentine’s meditation on “Love.” The string quartet consists of violinists Carmen Llop Kassinger and Lisa Fako, violist Monica Reilly, and cellist Margaret Daley. While these musicians are regularly found performing in the usual Chicago classical music haunts (Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera, Grant Park Symphony, Ravinia Festival), they are much more diverse. For example, Kassinger has performed with Led Zeppelin, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Lopez, Diana Ross, Cheap Trick, Brian Wilson, Rod Stewart, Seal, and Elvis Costello. Daley is working on a Cantata for Stand-Up Comic and String Quartet.

Singer Cheryl Wilson is a well known international recording artist and performer. She has performed with Spike Lee, Harry Connick Jr., Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Natalie Cole, Kenny G., Michael Bolton, David Sanborn, David Foster, Sarah Brightman, Enrique Iglesias, Andrea Bocelli, Vince Gill, Celine Dion, Jay Z, Mary J. Blige, Mannheim Steamroller, Ray Charles, Josh Grobin, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, Smokey Robinson, Peter Gabriel, Patti LaBelle, Tony Bennett, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Jewell, Johnny Mathis, Joni Mitchell, and Sarah Vaughn. She has recorded with Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, Bill Withers, Peabo Bryson, Mavis Staples, Celine Dion, John Martyn, Diana Ross, Phil Collins, Mannheim Steamroller, The Chicago Jazz Orchestra, Seal, R. Kelly, Faith Hill, Peter Cetera, David Foster, Marian McPartland, Whitney Houston and the industrial metal band KMFDM, among others. Ms. Wilson is on the music faculties at both Roosevelt University and UIC.