EMERGE PROGRAM 2023

The 2023 Emerge composers are:

Lisa Cheney

Ian Whitney

Pat Jaffe

Huangkai (Kaykay) Lai

Jonathan Mui

Hao Zhen

The Emerge composer program offers an opportunity to work with Flinders Quartet in a year-long program of score study and deeply engaged learning about the craft of string quartet writing. During the course of this program, participating composers write a 5-6 minute work for string quartet to be performed by FQ at the conclusion of the program.

Over a 12-month period, these six composers will receive:

• 6 online sessions with members of FQ dissecting scores by master string quartet composers 

• In-person time with FQ workshopping and rehearsing their composition

• Performance of their 5-6 minute string quartet at the conclusion of the program

• Filmed performance of their work

ASCEND PROGRAM 2024

From a field of nearly 70 submissions by Australian composers residing all over the world, we are excited to announce that the 2024 participants in the Ascend composer program are:

Nicole Brady

Andrew Howes

Aristea Mellos

Chris Williams

Thursday 7 November
Open-to-the-public and live-streamed workshop
Performance Space, Library at the Dock, Docklands

Tuesday 26 November
’Preview’ premiere performance
Noisy Ritual, Brunswick East
On sale soon

Friday 29 November
Premiere performance + live-stream
David Li Sound Gallery, Monash University, Clayton
On sale soon

Flinders Quartet’s “ASCEND PROGRAM 2024” will offer these four composers:

• $6,000 commission fee to write a new string quartet 

• Time with FQ workshopping and rehearsing their composition

• High quality studio recording of their work

• Premiere performance of their new work to an in-person and live-streamed audience

• Filmed performance of their work

• Chance to be awarded an All That We Are residency with flights provided between the nearest capital city and Hobart

• Industry advocacy and career coaching