Photograph of WRR Classical 101.1 FM broadcaster Barry Samsula (left) with James Scott (2nd from left) and the Bancroft String Quartet at the One Arts Plaza in Dallas, Texas. This photograph shows Samsula and Scott signing paperwork as the quartet performs.

Photograph of WRR Classical 101.1 FM broadcaster Barry Samsula (left) with Bancroft String Quartet members Beixi Gao, Leah Greenfield, Lejing Zhou, and Veronika Vassileva at the One Arts Plaza in Dallas, Texas.

Photograph of James Scott, Dean of the University of North Texas' College of Music, with WRR Classical 101.1 FM broadcaster Barry Samsula at the One Arts Plaza in Dallas, Texas. This photograph shows the two men sitting at a table with paperwork in front of them.

Photograph of the University of North Texas' Bancroft String Quartet members Leah Greenfield (violin), Beixi Gao (violin), Veronika Vassileva (viola), and Lejing Zhou (cello) recording a performance at the One Arts Plaza during a meeting with WRR Classical 101.1 FM broadcaster Barry Samsula.

Photograph of two women on a Czechia trip, posing in front of the Charles Bridge Tower. The women are dressed warmly in hats, coats, and scarves and are posing with opposite arms raised as they smile. Behind them, the bridge's tower has carved shields and humanoid figures sitting in two lines above its large archway.

Photograph of a Czechia trip, Beixi Gao (left), Lejing Zhou (right), and a woman holding drinks. The trio is dressed casually and each holds a full beer glass as they sit at a wood table. Additional glasses sit at the table's center while a book lays open under one of Gao's arms. Multiple coats hang on the wall behind the group.

Photograph of a group of nine on a Czechia trip, posing in front of a view of Prague. The group is dressed warmly in hats, coats, and pants and includes Lejing Zhou (first from the right), Leah Greenfield (second from the right), and Beixi Gao (third from the right). The foggy view behind the group includes multiple buildings with white walls and red roofs as well as multiple towers with green tops.

Photograph of Beixi Gao on a Czechia trip, sitting with an orchestra. Gao and the woman seated next to her wear long black dresses and hold their instruments while sitting in front of music stands lit by lamps. Behind the two women are multiple men dressed in black walking between chairs while carrying their instruments.

Photograph of a Czechia trip, in which Lejing Zhou (center) stands with a group at a dining table laden with food and containers of water. The people on either side of Zhou sit on blanketed seats while eating while the person standing behind the group leans against the room's arching brick walls. At the left end of the room is a barrel with additional drink containers placed on and around it.

Photograph of Beixi Gao (back, center) and Lejing Zhou (second from the right) on a Czechia trip, playing string instruments with a group. The musicians play while a group of kneeling people hold sheet music open for them and two other people sit in the room's back right corner to watch. The room the group occupies has a curving roof and brick walls, and contains a cabinet filled with drinking glasses.

Photograph of a Czechia trip, six men in matching clothes playing instruments. The group is dressed in long-sleeved white shirts, black pants, and black shoes and stands in a brick-walled room with wine bottles placed on a blanketed table and in a wall niche. The group is primarily playing string instruments, except for one man who plays a clarinet.

Photograph of a man and a woman on a Czechia trip, sitting at a dining table in a wood-paneled room adorned by a large picture. Folded white napkins and red napkins with cutlery tucked into them and have been placed on the table, surrounding a single red candle sitting at the table's center. The man and woman turn towards the viewer and smile, the woman resting one arm on the table's edge while the man raises one arm above the table.

Photograph of a man and a woman on a Czechia trip seated at a table laid with cutlery. The man and woman are dressed casually in hoodies and dark pants and sit with their elbow propped up on the table. At the table's center sits a glass vase containing white flowers while the table's cutlery lays tucked into red napkins.

Photograph of two women and a man on a Czechia trip, seated at a dining table in a wood-paneled room. The table the group sits at is set with cutlery and folded napkins that've been placed around a glass vase containing a white flower.

Photograph of six people on a Czechia trip seated at tables set with cutlery. The group sits with three people on either side of two tables with folded red and white napkins set around two red candles. At the back of the room are two more people sitting at a table with a single candle and multiple napkins atop it.

Photograph of a group on a Czechia trip standing between shops on a brick street. The group is dressed warmly in hats, coats, and pants while they stand near colorful shops. Down the street are more bright structures, above which is a rocky hill that a building with a tower sits atop.

Photograph of a group on a Czechia trip, including Lejing Zhou (front, far left) and Beixi Gao (front, far right), poses with string instruments in a brick room. The front row of people wears dark, warm clothing while the back row of people wears white long-sleeved shirts and dark pants.

Photograph of Bancroft String Quartet members (left-2nd from right) Lejing Zhou, Leah Greenfield, Beixi Gao, and Veronika Vassileva with James Scott (right), Dean of the University of North Texas' College of Music, in Brno, Czech Republic during the International Janáček Festival and Conference.

Photograph of a Czechia trip, a man and a woman standing next to James Scott (right). Scott and the man are dressed in suits and ties while the woman wears a white long-sleeved top. The group stands in a pale, windowed room with a light fixture hanging in front of a window and a painting hanging on the wall to the window's right.

Photograph of two women and a man on a Czechia trip, holding wineglasses and smiling. The women wear patterned cloth wraps while the man wears a green button-up shirt. Behind the group, multiple other people stand near a window with partially opened blinds.

Photograph of a Czechia trip, James Scott (right) standing next to a man and a woman. Scott and the man are dressed in suits and ties while the woman wears a white long-sleeved top. The group stands in a pale, windowed room with a light fixture hanging in front of a window and a clock on the wall to the window's left.

Photograph of a Czechia trip, James Scott (right) standing next to a woman. Scott wears a suit and tie and holds a wineglass in one hand while the woman wears a white top and rests one hand on her right arm. The duo stands in a pale, windowed room with a portrait hanging on one wall.

Photograph of a group on a Czechia trip including Leah Greenfield (front left), Lejing Zhou (front right), and Sara Medkova (back right), leaning down for a photo. The group is mostly dressed in dark clothing except for the woman in the left of the back row holding a wineglass, her shoulders covered by a patterned blue cloth wrap. Behind the group, multiple people stand near a table and chairs.

Photograph of Leah Greenfield (left) on a Czechia trip, sitting on a floor next to a woman. The woman holding the wineglass wears a patterned cloth wrap across her shoulders and kneels next to Greenfield. A group of people, some dressed in suits, stand behind the women.