Byron Hogan is from Lakeland, Florida. Performance has brought him to Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center, as well as to stages in Germany, Amsterdam, and Montreal. As a member of the Julius Quartet, Mr. Hogan held residencies at Montclair State University and Southern Methodist University. The quartet also won first place awards at both the Yellow Springs and Massachusetts American String Teachers Association Chamber Music competitions and participated in The St. Lawrence Chamber Music Seminar, Apple Hill Chamber Music Festival, Banff Chamber Music Seminar, and Music from Salem.