"THE ENIGMA STRING QUARTET" WILL PLAY AT FALLS CREEK

"The Enigma String Quartet" will play an evening of Beethoven, Bach and Borodin on Wednesday night

Frueauf Village are proud to announce "The Enigma String Quartet" , a vibrant, young Melbourne-based ensemble will perform a repertoire of BEETHOVEN (String Quartet in Bb major, Opus 18 No. 6), BACH (Brandenberg Concerto No. 3) and BORODIN (String Quartet No. 2 in D major), in the Glo Auditorium at 8.30pm. The members of the visiting ensemble are all graduates, and senior students, from the Victorian College of the Arts, and are all highly regarded Australian musicians who have won important musical awards.

Rochelle Bryson graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2001 and is currently a student of Miwako Abe. Bryson won the string section of the 2001 Hepzibah Menuhin Awards, and has been a Mastercourse participant at the Australian National Academy of Music for the past two years.

Emma Jardine is a final year music student at the Victorian College of the Arts, also studying with Miwako Abe. Jardine completed her L.Mus.A at the age of 16, and her A.Mus.A at 13. Currently leader of the Victorian College of the Arts Symphony Orchestra, Jardine was awarded the VCA's Jasmine Brunner Scholarship for violin in 2001.

Elise Turner is completing her final year at the Victorian College of the Arts. Turner studies with Trevor Jones, Principle Viola in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. and is leader of the viola section in the Victorian College of the Arts Symphony Orchestra. Turner has been a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra, with whom she recently toured Europe.

And last but not least, the male member of the very talented quartet visiting Falls Creek, Sam Goble is currently completing his Honours degree at the Victorian College of the Arts, having graduated in 1999 with a B.Mus majoring in performance. Goble is a student of Arthurs Esergailis (Melbourne Symphony), has previously studied with Alfred Hornung and is currently principle cellist in the Geminiani Orchestra, and has been a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Mentor Program participant.

The evening is in aid of "Open Family" who assist homeless and drug affected youth all around Australia. There will be an opportunity to donate to Open Family on the night. To reserve a seat in the intimate environment of "Glo" (45 seats) which is an acoustically perfect room with plush, raked seats, please call Karen Ford at Frueauf Village tel 03 5758 3113.