Borromeo String Quartet Settles the Score on Laptops

Save a tree—toss that music stand and read your music on a Mac

Don’t be frightened by the unearthly glow on the stage—that’s just the Borromeo String Quartet. Trading paper for plastic, the Borromeos are using laptops to read music during performances. This development has enabled them to view full four-part scores, resolve stage lighting issues, and solve an age-old dilemma: turning pages by hand.

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*This article appeared in Strings January 2010

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