ˈɛθəl ɪz ɐ nˈuː jˈɔːɹk bˈeɪst stɹˈɪŋ kwɔːɹtˈɛt ðæt wʌz kˈoʊfˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt baɪ ɹˈælf fˈæɹɪs, vaɪˈoʊlə; dˈɔːɹəθi lˈɔːsən, tʃˈɛloʊ; tˈɑːd ɹˈɛnəldz, vaɪəlˈɪn; ænd mˈɛɹi ɹˈoʊɛl, vaɪəlˈɪn.
Ethel is a New York based string quartet that was co-founded in 1998 by Ralph Farris, viola; Dorothy Lawson, cello; Todd Reynolds, violin; and Mary Rowell, violin.