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AUDIENCE FEEDBACK

Margaret Sutherland performances and recording:

“…albeit slowly, the wheels have been turning for me re Margaret Sutherland. I have now discovered the Australian Music Centre online downloads and they’ve got a lot of MS material available. There’s probably more I suppose of sheet music than recordings of use to me. However I now have bought the Violin Sonata (1925), the Sonatina for violin and piano (1957) and the Nocturne for violin and piano (1944), all of which I’m getting know. I’m someone who has worshipped Beethoven, I’m a Liszt freak, and I’ve spent a lot of time on Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Faure, Rachmaninov et al. Well now I seem to be in a Sutherland phase. I am particularly taken with the Violin Sonata. I think there’s a lot more to go with this so good luck with any further plans to perform and especially record any more of her works. I’m sure it would be rewarding for us all.“

Concerts:

“… your concert with Melody and Katy was an absolute delight. Ashlyn's interpretation was delivered with clarity and charm. Vehicles such as F.Q. play such a vital role providing an outlet for contemporary local composers.[If I had a hammer,I'd break any remnant glass ceilings]”

“The absolute silence of the audience during all of the works indicated how closely they were concentrating on the perfection of the playing in all of the three works.  It was a privilege for our audience to hear music played to this level of brilliance.  Many comments praising the performance were made to me by the audience as they were leaving.”

“It is with the most extreme  gratitude that I writ to thank you - once again for the enormous joy that I had in listening to your concert yesterday in Flinders. To be able to drive locally, park out the front, pay very minimal ticket price, & hear your sublime music is a gift I do not take for granted.   You give Winter “down  here” a whole other dimension of something wonderful to look forward to. Please do keep visiting us in Flinders, we perhaps do feel a slight sense of connection that you are The Flinders Quartet.”

“I've been really taken by the thought that yesterday we were invited to listen in on (and were almost involved in) a conversation between composers across the gap of two centuries. The Master spoke first and fittingly had the last word, but his voice was as clear to us as yours and all the Claires :) who "spoke" yesterday in both response and comment. I love that. Powerful stuff.”

“I wanted very much to thank you and compliment you on the wonderful recital that you presented at the Capital earlier in the month. Thank you too for your very lucid and incisive commentary on the music. As you’ve demonstrated with the talks at U3A in Bendigo a couple of times, you have a real gift for giving your audience an understanding and insight into the music that they’ll be listening to.  In my experience it’s a talent which is not necessarily shared by all musicians.”

FQ Digital:

“Loved your concert last night.  The voice of your opera singer was amazing, just so rich and warm.  Fitted perfectly with the quartet.  I was not expecting opera with a strings quartet, but it worked!

The chat commentary  was really interesting too, it gave us a perspective of how you as players experienced the music while rehearsing it and the connection with people who composed the music.  It was also interesting to read in your chat about what you saw when you looked back at your own concert recording.  Having chat and the video was very connecting for the viewer as well. A fascinating evening all round, just wonderful!“