FQ Donor Spotlights

SAM AND ELIZABETH GOLDING, Spring 2023

“We were captivated by the passion in their [FQ’s] performances and their genuine connection with the audience and the music.”

— Elizabeth and Sam Golding

FAYE GOLDSMITH, Winter 2023

“Friends Zoe, Wilma and Helen are just so lovely to be with and are championing the great cause of Chamber music here in Australia. Bravo - girls!”

— Faye Goldsmith

JOHN GARRAN, Autumn 2023

“FQ is a valuable part of Australia’s musical culture, providing so much more than just fine performance with encouragement of young quartets and composers in development of the string quartet genre from which they draw their strength.”

— John Garran

PETER KINGSBURY, Summer 2023

“FQ has an abundance of care on both a group and individual basis. They care about each other and they care about the quality of the music and mentoring.”

— Peter Kingsbury

CALVIN CRISP, Winter 2022

“... [Flinders Quartet is] a Victorian-based organisation, with a much wider vision than just their concert schedule, because they incorporate other artists, support emerging artists, commission new work, and work in schools ... it is outward-looking and obviously needs some financial help to enable this vision.”

— Calvin Crisp

ANNE FINDLAY, Autumn 2022

“…it is an extremely worthwhile way to help these wonderful Australian musicians feel acknowledged, and to ensure their future is solid, ongoing, challenging and full of exciting new ways to bring music to the attention of the general emotional and artistic health of our community.”

— Anne Findlay