The Ives Quartet is a locally based ensemble with a tough-grained and determined style. The players like to mix enjoyable modern American works with standard repertoire. In this fall’s concerts, Henry Cowell’s quirky and rhythmic “United” Quartet is heard along with the introspective Quartet “From My Life” by Smetana, and Haydn’s Op. 50, No. 5, in F Major, one of his lesser-known prizes.