String Quartet Concert | A Musical Conversation

A group of classical musicians playing in front of a water feature.

EVENT DETAILS

Sunday, April 26, 2026
6.00PM
St Johns Church, Malvern East

Join us in Malvern East for an exciting string quartet concert featuring first string quartet works by Australian composers.

Cedar Collective invites you to an evening where past and present meet through sound. Presented as a special Melbourne preview before performing in Hobart, this program brings together a striking collection of first string quartets of Australian voices, each offering a distinct perspective on the string quartet.

PROGRAM

ALEXANDER LAING (arr. Gadd) Gordon St, Sorell (c.1820s)

JASLYN ROBERTSON Aerobatics (2017)

ALEXANDER LAING (arr. Gadd) Brady’s Lookout in 1825 (c.1820s)

ANNE CAWRSE Skittled (2015)

- INTERVAL -

ALEXANDER LAING (arr. Gadd) Sorell Mindmill (c.1830s)

MARIA GRENFELL Silhouettes (2023)

ALEXANDER LAING (arr. Gadd) Sorell Waltz (c.1860s)

DOMINIC FLYNN Mill (2021/5)

PAUL STANHOPE Dancing with Strangers (2004)

Performed by the Cedar Quartet:

SARA BARBAGALLO violin

JESSICA LEIGH violin

EDMUND MANTELLI viola

SARAH WANG cello

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