String quartet taking pop quiz at Britney’s show

By Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal

10 years ago

The members of Well-Strung: The Singing String Quartet not only play a piece of Britney Spears‘, they want to see Spears‘ Planet Hollywood show, "Piece of Me," after they perform at UNLV Oct. 24. COURTESY UNLV PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

The members of a string quartet playing UNLV’s Charles Vanda Master Series Oct. 24 plan to catch Britney Spears’ act while they’re in town.

But before they see Britney, they’ll play Britney — whose “Toxic” is featured in the repertoire of Well-Strung: The Singing String Quartet.

The music of Spears and fellow Strip headliner Celine Dion is a perfect fit for Well-Strung’s classical-meets-pop style, according to violist Trevor Wadleigh.

And that makes a pilgrimage to Spears’ “Piece of Me” show at Planet Hollywood a must for the quartet’s Vegas debut, Wadleigh says.