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"Just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to the fantastic musicians who played at our wedding yesterday. They did an amazing job and bought many, many people to tears with their beautiful rendition of ‘Kissing You’.
Thank you again!"

Kimberley and Brent

Kurrajong Hotel

16 April 2011

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Stringspace is Canberra's #1 String Quartet Booking Agency.

Our musicians are mainly graduates of the Canberra School of Music, who regularly perform in some of Australia's most respected orchestra's:

• Canberra Symphony
• Sydney Symphony
• Sydney Sinfonia
• Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Stringspace are the preferred String Quartet of the National Portrait Gallery.

Stringspace has an extensive repertoire list which includes both stylish classical and more modern pop music. Our musicians all have an artistic approach and are extemely experienced and professional. We are perfect for your wedding, corporate event or party.

Please note a range of pricing options are available to help fit within most budgets. Please view our Costs & Bookings page.

Recent 2011 Events:

• Celebration of leading gene therapy scientist Professor Pamela Russell at the Prostate Cancer Foundation dinner, The Hilton
• 2011 Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Stringspace have been asked to perform by the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet
• 2011 Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting Dinner hosted by the Foreign Minister at the Museum of Western Australia
• Australian Hearing Association Cocktail Party
• Human Factors & Ergonomics Australia Annual Conference
• Hamilton Island event for the Australian Hotels Association
• Opening of the Inner Worlds Exhibiton at the National Portrait Gallery, for the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Innocean Product Launch at the National Portrait Gallery
• Woman's Day "Royal High Tea" event in celebration of the Royal Wedding
• Gourmet Travellers Awards Night at Vue de Monde, Melbourne
• Garvan Institute of Medical Research Gala Fundraising Evening at Fox Studios (String Quartet + the Stringspace Jazz Trio)
• Bundanoon Arts Festival
• Richard Mercer 2011 "Love Song Dedication" Album Launch
• Healthfirst Network launch
• Inspirational collaborative short film performance for a Melbourne Sales Conference
• Jones Lang LaSalle Corporate Cocktail Function
• Jazz Trio's for Ticketek's VIP Andre Rieu throughout Australia, including presenting ARIA award winning jazz pianist Andrea Keller (and her Trio), Davis Cup Room, Melbourne Function Centre
• Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show Cocktail Party
• Private Dinner at Pier Restaurant, Rose Bay attended by Frank Lowy
• 100th Year of International Women's Day, at the Museum of Contemporary Art
• Chanel Summer Fashion Show @ the Museum of Contemporary Art
• NSW Cancer Research Awards at Doltone House, Pyrmont
• Private Birthday Party for Microsoft General Manager

Upcoming events:

• The Australian Ballet's New Years Eve Fundraiser
• Australian Hearing Christmas Party

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2011: CHOGM - Stringspace perform at 2 dinner events

"Thank you so much for your ongoing assistance, you are the best contact we have stumbled on!" - The Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet (2011)

SINGING FOR SUPPER: Stringspace musicians Bianca Hurley and violinist Kathryn Shinnick perform at the Prime Minister's dinner at CHOGM. Picture: Jackson Flindell. Source: PerthNow Nov 17, 2011

2011: CHOGM

Dearest Stringspace,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and your team for the impressive, professional, memorable and outstanding contribution you provided for CHOGM 2011.

Our expectations were not only met but were exceeded by your professionalism, creativeness and dedication to the event.

We thank you kindly and hope to work together again in the future.

Kind Regards,

The Official Hospitality Events Team

Jessica Sweaney | Manager Official Hospitality Events

CHOGM 2011 Taskforce -Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet

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Stringspace Musicians

Include:

Ewan:

• Bachelor of Music with 1st Class Honours in Violin Performance from the ANU (2011)
• Studied and performed as a session musician in London (2009)
• Principal violinist with Canberra Symphony
• Stopera - Opera by the Lake
• Leader of the baroque style orchestra for the ANU School of Music's production of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, directed by renowned early music specialist Geoffrey Lancaster
• In 2010 Ewan appeared in the Bloom Music Festival in Seven Rooms an unusual concert event presented by Pro Musica that is a musical progression through seven rooms of the Ainslie Arts Centre
• Performed at the "State Dinner" for American President Barak Obama at the Great Hall, Canberra (Nov, 2011)
• Performed for Princess Mary & Prince Frederich at New Parliament House (Nov, 2011)
• Ewan performs with Stringspace both in Canberra & Sydney.

Shahn:

• Canberra Symphony Orchestra
• Full Scholarship holder for the Advanced Performers Program at the Australian National Adademy of Music.
• International Summer Festival in Salzburg on Scholarship where she participated in masterclasses with Tsuyoshi Tstutsumi.
• Australian National Academy of Music's Mastercourse Program (Melbourne)
• Australian Youth Orchestra
• Haydn Bande
• Youngest Australian cellist to receive the LMus A at aged 14.
• Performed Haydn's C Major Cello Concerto with Musica da Camera.
• Prize winner of the Dean's Award of Excellence at the ANU
• Lois Simpson/John Painter cello prize for most outstanding cellist at the Canberra School of Music
• Regarded as Canberra's most outstanding cellist
• Performed with Katie Noonan at the Live Australia Day Canberra Broadcast

Pip:

• Principal violinist with Canberra Symphony Orchestra
• 1st Class honours graduate in Violin Performance from ANU
• Canberra Chamber Orchestra
• International Chamber Music Competition (Canberra)
• Haydn Bande - explorers of classical music in the C18th, emulating the style of Haydn's court orchestra at Esterhazy
• Performed a solo recital at the Embassy of Spain as part of the 400th anniversary of Quiros' Australian expedition
• Formed the klezmer bands Closet Klezmar and Triplica and has performed at all the main folk festivals in Australia.
• Performed with Katie Noonan on the Live Australia Day Broadcast from Canberra
• Has performed with pop musicians Delta Goodrem, Anthony Callea & Olivia Newton John.

Bianca:

• Currently core sub-principal member, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra (ABO)
• Masters from the Royal Koninklijk Conservatorium, The Hague (Netherlands)
• Corso di Musica Antica in Urbino, Italy (2001, Europe Summer)
• Canberra Symphony Orchestra
• 1st class honours degree from the Australian National University - Canberra School of Music
• Soloist on ABC Classic FM
• Winner of the Italo-Australian Woman of the Year Award (2003)
• Winner of the Queens Trust for Young Australian Award
• Bianca has also performed with the Nederland Bach Ensemble, The European Union Baroque Orchestra & as Concert Master with the New Dutch Academy Orchestra

Kiri

• BMUS majoring in Flute Performance - ANU
• Sydney Symphony Orchestra
• Canberra Symphony Orchestra

Elaine (piano - classical & jazz + church organ):

• First class honours degree in Music from Trinity College Dublin
• Medals & Awards: the Michael MacNamara medal for excellence in performance
• Masters degree in Advanced Accompaniment from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
• Broadwood Fellow of Accompaniment at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow
• Masterclasses with exceptional musicians including Dame Felicity Lott, Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Thea King and James Galway
• Recent performance venues: the National Concert Hall Dublin, Cork Opera House, St. Martin in the Fields London, Teatro Della Maestranza Seville, New York University and the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, as well as live broadcasts on RTE Radio 1, Deutsche Welle television and RTE Lyric fm
• Film Music: including live and recorded improvisation of scores for silent and experimental material.
• Elaine arrived in Canberra in 2011, having moved from Vienna

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Previous Events

2010:

• HSBC end of year event at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Stringspace provided 3 violins, 1 viola, 1 cello, 1 double bass & a solo clasical singer for this Canberra event.
• Mercedes Prize Draw - VIP event at Melbourne Crown
• Westpac Private Bank Christmas Party
• Volvo VIP client night
• String Quartet for 2010 launch of World Aids Day. This event had 4 guest speakers including: Bono (from U2), PM Julia Gillard and Premier Kristina Kenneally. The Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce and U2's The Edge also attended(30 Nov, 2010)
• Australian Grand Prix event at Ferrari Maserati
• Molton Brown Product Launch
• Australian Guild of Screen Composers Awards
• Ferrari Maserati's NAB client event
• ANZ Archibald Prize Dinner
• Christian Dior launch
• Korean Airline Commercial for Sky Film Productions
• R2G Launch for Fluor SKM Iron Ore Venture - FAST JV

2009:

• Optus launch
• Rio Tinto end of year event
• Music for Andre Rieu's VIP Ticketek events on his Australian Tour

2008:

• National Landcare Awards at New Parliament House
• Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition Cocktail event hosted by IBM at the Mural Hall, New Parliament House
• ALTC Australian Awards for University Teaching at Old Parliament House

2007:

APEC Summit

Stringspace were chosen by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to be the feature String Quartet at the APEC summit luncheon hosted by John Howard for the President of the People's Republic of China - His Excellency Hu Jintao. This event was also attended by Former Prime Ministers Bob Hawke, Gough Whitlam and Kevin Rudd.

Stringspace also provided music for the APEC luncheon hosted by the former Australian Prime Minister John Howard in honour of His Excellency Vladimir Putin - President of the Russian Federation at Guillaumes, Sydney Opera House. This event was also attended by former PM KevinRudd.

Stringspace also performed for APEC's Tourism NSW event.

• Australian Federal Election TV ad for the Federal Government
• Carrick Institute Awards at The Hyatt, Canberra
• Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade event at the RG Casey Building, Barton

2006:

• APRA (Australian Performing Rights Association) Cocktail Party
• APEC Australia Security Conference

2005:

• Zspace ABC TV Promo
• Australian Stock Exchange

2004:

• Australian Labor Party cocktail event