Visiting from Detroit, Yuri Popowcyz, Natalie Frakes, Alycia Wilder, and Tom Sullivan are a string quartet of friends who focus on performing classical and contemporary works.

Expanding the scope and artistry of the traditional string quartets by working with artists of many genres and across disciplines, Six Mile Strings are also all educators, and the quartet works to provide insights and connections to the contemporary world of music.

Offered in Partnership with Interlochen Public Radio

Interlochen Public Radio (IPR), established in 1963, is the National Public Radio member network for Northern Michigan. It broadcasts classical music and news on five stations in the northwestern Lower Peninsula. It is operated by the Interlochen Center for the Arts, with studios on the center's campus in Interlochen, Michigan; just outside Traverse City. It carries programming from NPR and Public Radio International.