String Quartet No. 3 (Villa-Lobos) String Quartet No. 3 (Villa-Lobos) String Quartet No. 3 ("Quarteto de pipocas"—"Popcorn" Quartet) is the third of seventeen works in the medium by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, and was written in 1916. A performance lasts approximately twenty-three minutes. Villa-Lobos composed his Third Quartet in Rio de Janeiro in March 1916. It was first performed on 2 November 1919 at the Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro, by a quartet consisting of Pery Machado and Mario Ronchini, violins, Orlando Frederico, viola, and Newton Pádua, cello. The first North American performance took place on 16 January 1933 in Hollywood, performed by Samuel
The Regent String Quartet 2003), Comic Relief 2005, supporting McFly, Brit Awards (several years) - accompanying strings, "Top Of The Pops" (several appearances) - accompanying strings. "The Lord of the Rings" soundtrack The Regent String Quartet The Regent String Quartet are a British string quartet, The Regent String Quartet was formed in the mid-1990s. Their original lineup was Helen Godbolt, Sarah Turner, Caryn Cohen and Emma Martin (see the Members section for more details). They were formed at the Royal Academy of Music where they were all trained as classical players. There is also an Australian string quartet of the same name based in