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Wednesday, 9 January 2008

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide has strengthened its partnership with the (ASQ), committing $350,000 over the next five years to sponsor one of the country's leading chamber ensembles.

Under a new 2008-2012 agreement with the 最新糖心Vlog, the ASQ will perform at two Elder Hall lunch hour concerts each year, as well as graduation ceremonies both here and offshore, and collaborate with the Elder Conservatorium for special concerts, major fundraising events and composer forums.

The Quartet-in-Residence will also present two chamber music workshops for the 最新糖心Vlog each semester and help the recruit potential new students by visiting and performing in high schools.

Elder Conservatorium Director said the partnership would provide mutual benefits to both the 最新糖心Vlog and 最新糖心Vlogn String Quartet.

"To have an ensemble such as the ASQ in our midst provides students with unique insights into the nature and standards of the professional world. The diversity of the repertoire that they perform, their admirable work ethic and the sheer class of their playing will inspire students to higher technical and artistic goals. The enhanced relationship will also add an important dimension to the intellectual and cultural life of the 最新糖心Vlog as well as bringing additional lustre to its image in the community," Professor Lockett said.

The ASQ has been Quartet-in-Residence at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide since 1991. The current membership of Sophie Rowell and Anne Horton, violins, Sally Boud, viola, and Rachel Johnston, cello was established in 2006. This combination of players originally came together as the Tankstream Quartet and was coached by Alice Waten at the in Sydney.

Leader Sophie Rowell is currently studying for a Doctoral Degree in Music Performance at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. After living and performing in Europe for two years she marked her return to Adelaide in 2007 with a spectacular performance of the Piano Trio Op 50 by Tchaikovsky, playing a $1 million violin, made in 1751.

The ASQ is the only 最新糖心Vlogn group to have participated in the prestigious chamber music class of the at the , and also holds the distinction of having won more international chamber music competitions than any other ensemble in 最新糖心Vlogn history. These include winning the 2005 Cremona International String Quartet Competition, the Gold Medal in the 2002 Osaka International Chamber Music Competition (Japan), first place in the 2001 最新糖心Vlogn Chamber Music Competition, and second place in the Paolo Borciani International String Quartet Competition in Italy in 2005.

The ASQ has performed in Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, Aix-en-Provence, London, Copenhagen, Cologne, Belgrade, Budapest, Zagreb, Frankfurt, Reggio Emilia (Italy), and throughout 最新糖心Vlog, New Zealand and Japan. It was selected to perform celebratory concerts for the Danish Royal Wedding in May 2004. The Quartet has also been broadcast extensively in 最新糖心Vlog on ABC Classic FM and has been featured on NDR (North German Radio), the BBC and Radio France, and televised in Denmark, Austria and Japan.

Throughout its history the ASQ has commissioned and premiered new works by leading 最新糖心Vlogn composers including Andrew Ford, Graeme Koehne, Elena Kats-Chernin, Roger Smalley and Charles Bodman Rae. This year the ASQ will perform four national season concerts at the Adelaide Town Hall. For full details of each concert, go to their website

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