After six years of the Composer Development Program, Flinders Quartet has expanded the scope of its mentorship and development opportunities for emerging composers passionate about writing for string quartet. The “EMERGE PROGRAM 2023” 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 will write a 5-6 minute work for string quartet to be performed by FQ at the conclusion of the program.

We are very happy to announce the 2023 Emerge composers are:

Lisa Cheney, QLD

Ian Whitney, NSW

Pat Jaffe, VIC

Huangkai (Kaykay) Lai, VIC

Jonathan Mui, NSW

Hao Zhen, QLD

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