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!!! Violin Concert - Edwina George !!!
Date: Tue March 27 - 2012
Time: 6:30 pm
Location: Peppers Blue On Blue - Nelly Bay
Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition Presents:
“Meet the Artist” 2011 OPEN WINNER and winner of the John Hopkins Fellowship Award - Edwina George, Violinist
Edwina will tell us a little about herself and career, play for you, then mingle with you.
“Meet the Artist” 2011 OPEN WINNER and winner of the John Hopkins Fellowship Award - Edwina George, Violinist
Edwina will tell us a little about herself and career, play for you, then mingle with you.
Tickets: $15, MICDA Members discount $12
$5 Bar & $8 nibble service available
At: The Boardwalk Restaurant, Peppers Blue On Blue Resort, Magntic Island
Date: Tuesday 27th March
Time: From 6.30pm
Time: From 6.30pm
Bookings: Advance bookings are very much appreciated as a guide to numbers attending – but to arrive and pay on the night is also OK.
To book or for more information: Ph: (07) 4728 9223 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Supported by the Magnetic Island Community Development Association.
Some information on the soloist:
Edwina is a scholarship holder at the Australian National Academy of Music, studying with William Hennessey. Her musical education began in the regional town of Bundaberg, commencing violin lessons at age 4. She later played with the Queensland Youth Symphony, eventually as Assistant Concertmaster.
She completed an Arts Degree at the University of Queensland before realising her passion for music. She studied at the Queensland Conservatorium with Michelle Walsh, graduating with a Masters of Music Studies. During this time, her string quartet, Euphoria, won the Gertrude Langer Ensemble Prize, was selected
as the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Young Australian Concert Artists, and toured regional Queensland with didgeridoo player William Barton for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. They were featured on ABC Classic FM’s ‘Rising Stars’ Program.
After moving to Melbourne, she studied with Mark Mogilevski at the University of Melbourne, earning a Master of Music.
Recent performances include John Adams’ ‘Gnarly Buttons’ un-conducted, with soloist Michael Collins. She recently made her live radio debut on 3MBS ‘Live at the Convent’, playing Schnittke’s Violin Sonata No. 1 with pianist Stewart Kelly.
Edwina is a casual member of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Victoria.
Some information on the soloist:
Edwina is a scholarship holder at the Australian National Academy of Music, studying with William Hennessey. Her musical education began in the regional town of Bundaberg, commencing violin lessons at age 4. She later played with the Queensland Youth Symphony, eventually as Assistant Concertmaster.
She completed an Arts Degree at the University of Queensland before realising her passion for music. She studied at the Queensland Conservatorium with Michelle Walsh, graduating with a Masters of Music Studies. During this time, her string quartet, Euphoria, won the Gertrude Langer Ensemble Prize, was selected
as the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Young Australian Concert Artists, and toured regional Queensland with didgeridoo player William Barton for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. They were featured on ABC Classic FM’s ‘Rising Stars’ Program.
After moving to Melbourne, she studied with Mark Mogilevski at the University of Melbourne, earning a Master of Music.
Recent performances include John Adams’ ‘Gnarly Buttons’ un-conducted, with soloist Michael Collins. She recently made her live radio debut on 3MBS ‘Live at the Convent’, playing Schnittke’s Violin Sonata No. 1 with pianist Stewart Kelly.
Edwina is a casual member of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra Victoria.