About Ensemble Q
As Ensemble in Residence at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, Ensemble Q is the culmination of decades developing and refining chamber music practice in Australia, and brings together a collective of Australia's leading chamber and new music exponents as creators, presenters and mentors. Directed by Paul Dean and Trish O'Brien, Ensemble Q is at the very heart of the future of music making in Australia and combines performance excellence, the promotion and creation of new music and extant Australian works, and providing the opportunity for unique career pathways for Australia's most gifted young chamber musicians. With strong international connections, Ensemble Q is making a significant contribution to international partnerships and mentorships.
The 2017 season includes 4 performances in the Conservatorium Theatre at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University.
The programs represent a broad cross-section of the excellence of the chamber music genre and also highlight the outstanding Australian chamber music repertoire.
Each performance will offer a young Australian musician the opportunity to become part of the Ensemble Q mentorship program. Places will be offered on a competitive basis and will give the successful students an unrivalled emerging career opportunity.
The 2017 season includes 4 performances in the Conservatorium Theatre at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University.
The programs represent a broad cross-section of the excellence of the chamber music genre and also highlight the outstanding Australian chamber music repertoire.
Each performance will offer a young Australian musician the opportunity to become part of the Ensemble Q mentorship program. Places will be offered on a competitive basis and will give the successful students an unrivalled emerging career opportunity.
A NOTE FROM ONE OF OUR INTERNATIONAL GUEST ARTISTS, JACK LIEBECK
It gives me great pleasure to write to you about Ensemble Q. They are a group made up of some of the very finest classical musicians and musical educationalists Australia has to offer. Their focus on both the performance and educational aspect with mentoring and support for postgraduate students means that they play an important role in the future of music in Queensland and Australia as a whole.
Ensemble Q commission and perform new works and also champion recent works
(often a new work is performed once only. how sad, they need repeated performances to become "repertoire"), something that sadly is neglected in so many classical music spheres. The members of the ensemble have a reputation for not only being performers of a world class level, but also entertainers who have the skill to put across new and old works in a compelling way that will promote classical music to new audiences.
The groups residence in Queensland Conservatorium in 2017 will provide them with a base in which to build their following. Once an audience is cemented and the trust is built between audience and performer, the programming can be more creative, daring and fulfilling for both parties. This residence will provide Ensemble Q with just this opportunity. National touring is also part of their plans and I look forward greatly to collaborating with them in the coming years.
Ensemble Q have growing international connections and indeed coming from London myself, their international reach is undoubted and will grow given the right support.
I wholeheartedly believe in what Ensemble Q are working to achieve, world class music making speaks for itself, but that in combination with education and creativity mean that the ensemble are something to be cherished and supported.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Liebeck
www.jackliebeck.com
It gives me great pleasure to write to you about Ensemble Q. They are a group made up of some of the very finest classical musicians and musical educationalists Australia has to offer. Their focus on both the performance and educational aspect with mentoring and support for postgraduate students means that they play an important role in the future of music in Queensland and Australia as a whole.
Ensemble Q commission and perform new works and also champion recent works
(often a new work is performed once only. how sad, they need repeated performances to become "repertoire"), something that sadly is neglected in so many classical music spheres. The members of the ensemble have a reputation for not only being performers of a world class level, but also entertainers who have the skill to put across new and old works in a compelling way that will promote classical music to new audiences.
The groups residence in Queensland Conservatorium in 2017 will provide them with a base in which to build their following. Once an audience is cemented and the trust is built between audience and performer, the programming can be more creative, daring and fulfilling for both parties. This residence will provide Ensemble Q with just this opportunity. National touring is also part of their plans and I look forward greatly to collaborating with them in the coming years.
Ensemble Q have growing international connections and indeed coming from London myself, their international reach is undoubted and will grow given the right support.
I wholeheartedly believe in what Ensemble Q are working to achieve, world class music making speaks for itself, but that in combination with education and creativity mean that the ensemble are something to be cherished and supported.
Yours sincerely,
Jack Liebeck
www.jackliebeck.com