FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
HOW TO BOOK OUR MUSICIANS
Do you setup before the booking time starts?
Yes! We arrive 20 minutes prior to each booking to setup so we can start performing on time. If you require us to arrive earlier to setup, please adjust your start booking time accordingly.
What are your requirements for a performance?
We require one armless chair per musician to be setup where you’d like us to perform. We also require adequate light to read our music. For outdoor performances, we require protection from the rain, wind and direct sunlight, as our instruments are extremely valuable.
How much performance space do you require?
A string quartet requires 2.5m x 2.5m, a string trio requires 2m x 2m, a string duo requires 1.5m x 1.5m and a solo violin, cello or viola requires 1.5m x 1m.
I'm not a musician. How do I know if I'm booking the best musicians?
Listen to our string quartet recordings and assess quality of sound, intonation, phrasing and togetherness. We are full-time members of Australia’s leading symphony orchestras and have won major national and international music competitions as soloists and chamber musicians. We only hire Australia’s top classical musicians.
Do you perform acoustically or amplified?
Acoustic works well for wedding ceremonies, since guests are usually quiet. For other functions with more than 80 guests, or if we’ll be outdoors, or in a large or crowded room, please consider amplifying us.
We may be able to supply a wireless amplification system, which will ensure your guests hear our music The volume and balance can be adjusted to suit the ambience, ensuring that we are heard but not overpowering.
If you’d like to amplify us, please let us know.
Do you perform special requests?
Yes! We perform up to three special requests at no additional cost.
How much do you charge?
Please click here to view our prices.
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Our Awards
4MBS Musica Viva Sid Page Memorial Prize Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship Austral Salon Instrumental Competition Mietta Song Recital Award - Best Pianist Centenary Medal for Service to the Arts Margaret Sutherland Bursary Award Australia Council for the Arts Award E.V Llewellyn Memorial Scholarship Australian Music Foundation Award Dandenong Festival of Music & Arts Gold Medallion Sleath Scholarship Australian Concerto Competition Australian National Piano Award Fine Music Australia Young Performer Award Gisborne International Music Competition, NZ Musica Viva Grand Prize Geoffrey Parsons Award Dorcus McClean Travelling Scholarship Kendall National Violin Competition Geelong Advertiser Music Competition Atheneum Chamber Music Award Hephzibah Menuhin Competition Melbourne Research Scholarship Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant Gwenn Prockter Cello Award McCaw-Bainton Scholarship Tait Memorial Trust Award Sid Curry Memorial Award Hattori Foundation Award Donald Hazelwood Award ABC Young Performer of the Year Award Atheneum Chamber Music Award Hephzibah Menuhin Competition Melbourne Research Scholarship Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grant Gwenn Prockter Cello Award McCaw-Bainton Scholarship Tait Memorial Trust Award Sid Curry Memorial Award Hattori Foundation Award Donald Hazelwood Award PPCA Foundation Award J Albert and Son Prize 4MBS Musica Viva Sid Page Memorial Prize Melbourne Abroad Travelling Scholarship Austral Salon Instrumental Competition Mietta Song Recital Award – Best Pianist Centenary Medal for Service to the Arts Margaret Sutherland Bursary Award Australia Council for the Arts Award E.V Llewellyn Memorial Scholarship Australian Music Foundation Award Dandenong Festival of Music & Arts Gold Medallion Australian Chamber Music Competition Asia Pacific Chamber Music Competition Macklin Bursary Award Banff International String Quartet Competition Sleath Scholarship Australian Concerto Competition Australian National Piano Award Fine Music Australia Young Performer Award Gisborne International Music Competition, NZ Musica Viva Grand Prize Geoffrey Parsons Award Dorcus McClean Travelling Scholarship Kendall National Violin Competition Geelong Advertiser Music Competition Eric Read Cello Award Tallis Bursary Award Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition