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Biography
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Purcell String Quartet
Effective period / Period of releases: 1970 - 1975
Members: Raymond Ovens, Marc Destrubé, Philippe Etter, Heather Hay, Sydney Humphreys, Robert Growcott, Simon Streatfeild, Robert G. Rogers, Norman Nelson (3), Joseph Peleg, Ian Hampton (2), Phillippe Etter, Frederick Nelson (2)
Canadian ensemble founded in 1968 and active until 1991. It was formed by four principals of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra: Norman Nelson and Raymond Ovens, violins; Simon Streatfeild, viola; and Ian Hampton, cello.