Nathan Schram (viola): “‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ was a song that really spoke to us. Because of everything that we’ve been through with COVID and not being able to visit family, it really hit an intimate note about finally being home for Christmas.” Amy Schroeder (violin): “Growing up, I used to sing this song with my grandparents, so it definitely makes me think about them. And the harmonies harken back to a time when traditions were being made.” Andrew Yee (cello): “I think one of the really beautiful things about this piece is that, as a string quartet, we don’t have somebody singing, so the actual bones of the song needed to be really interesting. The harmonies are just so nice, and it really stretched our imaginations for the sort of sounds we could find.”