Spectrum for String Quartet

Première, Coaching Day & Performance

Wigmore Hall

On Tuesday 11th March 2008 the Sacconi String Quartet gave the world première of three new works for string quartet, by Alun Hoddinott, Graham Fitkin and David Gorton, commissioned by LSQF and the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

Four young string quartets - Dulwich College String Quartet (S.E. London), Forest School Senior Quartet (E. London), The Cavendish Quartet (Gloucester) and The Penwith Quartet (Cornwall) - were selected for a special day of coaching with the Sacconi Quartet on the new pieces on Saturday 29th November 2008 at Wigmore Hall. The day culminated in a performance of the new pieces by the young quartets at 5pm, which was open to the public, admission being free.
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The new pieces are each about 10 minutes long, and are of Grade 8 standard, so ideal for school and youth music groups. Parts and scores are available from
http://www.abrsmpublishing.com/search/index.html?search=true&quickSearchKeyword=spectrum+quartet or phone O.U.P. on +44(0)1536 454590 or email music.orders.uk@oup.com.

Spectrum for String Quartet was commissioned by the London String Quartet Foundation and ABRSM (Publishing) Limited with funds provided by the John S. Cohen Foundation and the Neville Abraham Foundation.

The events were presented by LSQF with the Wigmore Hall Community and Education Department

Venue Information

Wigmore Hall

36 Wigmore Street,
London W1U 2BP

Director: John Gilhooly
The Wigmore Hall Trust. Registered Charity No. 1024838.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk