FQ Composer Programs
Relive past performances from FQ’s annual composer programs, and find out more about these rising stars and their work
2023 EMERGE COMPOSER PROGRAM
FULL CONCERT
PREMIERE PERFORMANCES
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LISA CHENEY b. 1987
Critical Planet (composed 2024)
1. So Many Clocks and Not Enough Time
2. A Breath
3. Flicker, Flicker, Ash
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Live-streaming and audio engineering • 5stream
Filmed 21 February 2024 at Noisy Ritual, Wurundjeri Country/Brunswick East
FLINDERS QUARTET
Elizabeth Sellars • violin
Zoë Black • guest violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Besen Family Foundation
Creative Victoria
Creative Australia
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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IAN WHITNEY b. 1982
Enfilade (composed 2023)
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Live-streaming and audio engineering • 5stream
Filmed 21 February 2024 at Noisy Ritual, Wurundjeri Country/Brunswick East
FLINDERS QUARTET
Elizabeth Sellars • violin
Zoë Black • guest violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Besen Family Foundation
Creative Victoria
Creative Australia
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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HAO ZHEN b. 2000
Not Fish (composed 2023)
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Live-streaming and audio engineering • 5stream
Filmed 21 February 2024 at Noisy Ritual, Wurundjeri Country/Brunswick East
FLINDERS QUARTET
Elizabeth Sellars • violin
Zoë Black • guest violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Besen Family Foundation
Creative Victoria
Creative Australia
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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JONATHAN MUI b. 1991
Absolute Continuity (composed 2023)
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Live-streaming and audio engineering • 5stream
Filmed 21 February 2024 at Noisy Ritual, Wurundjeri Country/Brunswick East
FLINDERS QUARTET
Elizabeth Sellars • violin
Zoë Black • guest violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Besen Family Foundation
Creative Victoria
Creative Australia
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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PAT JAFFE b. 1998
first fall (composed 2023)
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Live-streaming and audio engineering • 5stream
Filmed 21 February 2024 at Noisy Ritual, Wurundjeri Country/Brunswick East
FLINDERS QUARTET
Elizabeth Sellars • violin
Zoë Black • guest violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Besen Family Foundation
Creative Victoria
Creative Australia
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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HUANGKAI (KAYKAY) LAI b. 2000
Midnight Rhapsody (composed 2023)
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Live-streaming and audio engineering • 5stream
Filmed 21 February 2024 at Noisy Ritual, Wurundjeri Country/Brunswick East
FLINDERS QUARTET
Elizabeth Sellars • violin
Zoë Black • guest violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Besen Family Foundation
Creative Victoria
Creative Australia
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
WORKSHOPS
2022 ASCEND COMPOSER PROGRAM
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ANNE CAWRSE b. 1981
"in spaces between" (composed 2019)
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Live-streaming • 5stream
Audio engineering • Thomas Grubb, Mano Musica
Live-streamed 20 July 2022 from Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, Victoria
FLINDERS QUARTET
Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba • violin
Wilma Smith • violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Creative Victoria
Besen Family Foundation
All That We Are
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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CHRISTOPHER HEALEY b. 1990
“Circe" (composed 2021)
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Live-streaming • 5stream
Audio engineering • Thomas Grubb, Mano Musica
Live-streamed 20 July 2022 from Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, Victoria
FLINDERS QUARTET
Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba • violin
Wilma Smith • violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Creative Victoria
Besen Family Foundation
All That We Are
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
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WAYNE NEILSON b. 1966
Two movements from String Quartet ‘Anima’ (composed 2022)
i. Chasing Moths (Spotted Tail Quoll - Dasyurus maculatus)
iii. Whales Lament (Southern right whale - Eubalaena australis)
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Live-streaming • 5stream
Audio engineering • Thomas Grubb, Mano Musica
Live-streamed 20 July 2022 from Tempo Rubato, Brunswick, Victoria
FLINDERS QUARTET
Thibaud Pavlovic-Hobba • violin
Wilma Smith • violin
Helen Ireland • viola
Zoe Knighton • cello
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Flinders Quartet is deeply grateful for the support of project partners:
Creative Victoria
Besen Family Foundation
All That We Are
Our composer programs would not be possible without the support of our Fifth String donors - thank you.
2021 COMPOSER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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HANA LAVERS 1999-
teeth. (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2021 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
ERICA KENNEDY guest violin
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2021 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by City of Melbourne, Besen Family Foundation, Victorian Womens’ Trust, All That We Are
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MARK VENDY 1957-
Interesting Times, movement IV Stamp Dance (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2021 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
ERICA KENNEDY guest violin
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2021 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by City of Melbourne, Besen Family Foundation, Victorian Womens’ Trust, All That We Are
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JOSEPH FRANKLIN 1986-
The String Quartet Project (composed 2018)Live-streamed June 2019 by 5stream at Library at the Dock, Docklands
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON celloClick here for 2019 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, Greg Coldicutt, James O’Brien, Margaret Ayres, Nick and Heather Safstrom, and James O’Brien.
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EUGENE BALL 1972-
Kaleidoscope (composed 2021)
Live-streamed November 2021 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
ERICA KENNEDY guest violin
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2021 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by City of Melbourne, Besen Family Foundation, Victorian Womens’ Trust, All That We Are
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CERIDWEN MCCOOEY 1999-
Too Late for Dancing (composed 2021)
Live-streamed November 2021 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
ERICA KENNEDY guest violin
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2021 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by City of Melbourne, Besen Family Foundation, Victorian Womens’ Trust, All That We Are
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A. D. K. VOLTZ 1999-
String Quartet No. 1 (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2021 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
ERICA KENNEDY guest violin
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2021 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by City of Melbourne, Besen Family Foundation, Victorian Womens’ Trust, All That We Are
2020 COMPOSER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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LEE BRADSHAW 1977-
Images for String Quartet (composed 2019)
Live-streamed November 2020 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
We weren’t surprised to learn that in addition to his extensive experience as a record producer, Lee also has an intense love of the string quartet. Equally versed in the string quartets of Beethoven as Bartok and with a love of Schoenbergian harmonies, as a result of his participation in this residency, Lee has gone on to embed himself in Australia’s chamber music scene with commissions from Musica Viva, Wilma and Friends to name a few.
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
WILMA SMITH violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2020 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne, Australia Council, Creative Partnerships Australia, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne
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DANIEL RILEY (1992-)
Bagatelle for string quartet (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2020 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
WILMA SMITH violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2020 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne, Australia Council, Creative Partnerships Australia, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne
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SCOTT COPEMAN 1977-
The Tree Project (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2020 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
A gorgeously hypnotic and stunningly beautiful piece, we sent Scott to Tasmania to keep on writing. He has a real innate musicianship and a sixth sense for string writing. (We didn’t think cellists could play tenths but we were wrong!)
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
WILMA SMITH violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2020 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne, Australia Council, Creative Partnerships Australia, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne
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THOMAS MISSON 1992-
Hijack (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2020 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).
As Pachelbel’s canon is ‘Hijacked’ in the most inventive and fun way, we relished the chance to play quarter tones, which can actually sound rather beautiful. The canon is easy to spot, and its deconstruction quite delightful to witness.
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
WILMA SMITH violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2020 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne, Australia Council, Creative Partnerships Australia, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne
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HELEN WANDERS 1960-
The Hedberg – a string quartet in three movements (composed 2020)
Live-streamed November 2020 by 5stream at Glenfern, East St Kilda, and presented in association with Team of Pianists and the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).A rhythmical jigsaw puzzle, Helen’s use of texture and interplay made this piece so much fun to perform.
ELIZABETH SELLARS guest violin
WILMA SMITH violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON cello
Click here for 2020 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, City of Melbourne, Australia Council, Creative Partnerships Australia, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne
2019 COMPOSER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
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TIMOTHY FRANKLIN 1985-
The View from My Window - Raining (composed 2019)Live-streamed June 2019 by 5stream at Library at the Dock, Docklands
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON celloClick here for 2019 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, Greg Coldicutt, James O’Brien, Margaret Ayres, Nick and Heather Safstrom, and James O’Brien.
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SIMON KRUIT 1991-
Skyline (composed 2019)Live-streamed June 2019 by 5stream at Library at the Dock, Docklands
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON celloClick here for 2019 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, Greg Coldicutt, James O’Brien, Margaret Ayres, Nick and Heather Safstrom, and James O’Brien.
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OLIVER BEARD 1998-
On the Edge of Everything (composed 2019)Live-streamed June 2019 by 5stream at Library at the Dock, Docklands
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON celloClick here for 2019 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, Greg Coldicutt, James O’Brien, Margaret Ayres, Nick and Heather Safstrom, and James O’Brien.
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CHLOE SINCLAIR 1996-
Rivers of Ice (composed 2019)Live-streamed June 2019 by 5stream at Library at the Dock, Docklands
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON celloClick here for 2019 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, Greg Coldicutt, James O’Brien, Margaret Ayres, Nick and Heather Safstrom, and James O’Brien.
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NATALIE NICOLAS 1992-
The End for String Quartet (composed 2019)Live-streamed June 2019 by 5stream at Library at the Dock, Docklands
THIBAUD PAVLOVIC-HOBBA violin
NICHOLAS WATERS violin
HELEN IRELAND viola
ZOE KNIGHTON celloClick here for 2019 Composer Development Program concert program notes
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This project was supported by Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, Besen Family Foundation, All That We Are, 3MBS Fine Music Melbourne, Greg Coldicutt, James O’Brien, Margaret Ayres, Nick and Heather Safstrom, and James O’Brien.