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 Bancroft String Quartet members (l-r) Lejing Zhou, Veronika Vassileva, Leah Greenfield, and Beixi Gao in Brno, Czech Republic during the International Janáček Festival and Conference.

Photograph of Bancroft String Quartet members (l-r) Lejing Zhou, Veronika Vassileva, Leah Greenfield, and Beixi Gao in Brno, Czech Republic during the International Janáček Festival and Conference.

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 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 Beixi Gao (left) and Elizabeth Scott (right) in Brno, Czech Republic during the International Janáček Festival and Conference.

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 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, 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 Czechia trip, Beixi Gao (right), Lejing Zhou (center), and a woman holding dishes and a wineglass. The woman at the group's left wears a patterned green cloth wrap and holds a wineglass as she smiles. Gao and Zhou bot wears dark jackets over their shirts and holds empty dishes as they smile. Behind the group, a man stands with his phone to his ear next to a set of bookshelves.

Photograph of five individuals on a trip to Czechia standing in front of a wire structure. The group is dressed warmly and have bags slung over their shoulders. Behind the wire structure the group poses in front of is a pale brick wall with a set of stairs leading up to a set of double doors.

Photograph of five women and three men posing in a hallway while on a Czechia trip. Four of the women wear colorfully patterned cloth wraps over dark dresses while two of the men wear gray suits with ties. The leftmost man, standing behind a woman in a white top, is James Scott.

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 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 a group of fifteen on a Czechia trip, including James Scott (front, far left), Elizabeth Scott (back, first from the left), Leah Greenfield (front, fifth from the left), Beixi Gao (in front of Leah Greenfield), and Lejing Zhou (kneeling at the far right). The group poses in a courtyard and is dressed in warm clothing including coats, scarves, hats, and pants. The courtyard they occupy has gravel walkways running between swathes of grass and columned walls that are partially painted pink.

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 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 (l-r) Elizabeth Scott, Lejing Zhou, Leah Greenfield, Beixi Gao, Veronika Vassileva, and James Scott in Brno, Czech Republic during the International Janáček Festival and Conference.

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 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 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 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 Czechia trip, Jiří Levíček (center) posing with a woman and a man. The woman wears a patterned cloth wrap over a dark dress while the man has a striped jacket over a blue shirt; Levíček wears a dark shirt with a pair of glasses hanging from its front. The group stands in a pale, windowed room with a portrait hanging on one wall.