MSE | Melbourne String Ensemble

Melbourne String Ensemble

MSE, directed by Fintan Murphy, offers students an unparalleled opportunity to perform high quality repertoire with some of Melbourne’s most talented young string musicians. The students develop ensemble, chamber and advanced musicianship skills and regularly take part in masterclasses with some of Australia’s most accomplished professional musicians.

The expected entry standard is as follows:

Violin: AMEB Grade 8 plus
Cello/Viola : AMEB Grade 7 plus

Recent concerts featured some of the following repertoire:

Arnold Schoenberg – Verklarte Nacht, Op.4. for string orchestra (1917)
Carl Vine – Smith’s Alchemy
Felix Mendelssohn - Violin concerto in E minor
Peter Schulthorpe - String quartet no.16 , arr for string orchestra and didjeridu
Samuel Barber – Adagio for Strings
Niccolo Paganini – Variations on one string on a theme of Rossini arr for cello and string orchestra
Max Bruch – Octet in Bb major

MSE Key Dates

DAY	DATE	TIME	EVENT	VENUE
Sat	9-Feb	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	16-Feb	2pm-5:30pm	AGM & Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	23-Feb	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	2-Mar	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	9-Mar	TBA	Annual Camp	Edmund Rice Centre
Sun	10-Mar	TBA	Annual Camp & Masterclass	Edmund Rice Centre
Mon	11-Mar	TBA	Annual Camp & Alumni Event	Edmund Rice Centre
Sat	16-Mar	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	23-Mar	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	30-Mar	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	27-Apr	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	4-May	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Mon	6-May	7pm-10pm	Extra Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Thurs	9-May	7pm-10pm	Extra Rehearsal	Abbotsford Convent Rosina Auditorium
Sat	11-May	4pm-10pm	Pre-concert Rehearsal & Concert	Abbotsford Convent Rosina Auditorium

DAY	DATE	TIME	EVENT	VENUE
Sat	1-Jun	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	8-Jun	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	15-Jun	3pm-5:30pm	Masterclass	Burke Hall
Sat	22-Jun	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	13-Jul	9am-4pm	Extra rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	14-Jul	9am-4pm	Extra rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	20-Jul	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	27-Jul	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Mon	29-Jul	7pm-9pm	Extra rehearsal	Burke Hall
Thurs	1-Aug	7pm-9pm	Extra rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	3-Aug	4pm-9:30pm	Pre-concert Rehearsal & Benchmark Concert 8pm	Iwaki Auditorium 120-130 Southbank Blvd, Southbank VIC 3006

DAY	DATE	TIME	EVENT	VENUE
Sat	7-Sep	3pm-5:30pm	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Thur	12-Sep	5pm-8pm	Masterclass	Burke Hall
Sat	14-Sep	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	12-Oct	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	19-Oct	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	26-Oct	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	9-Nov	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	16-Nov	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	23-Nov	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Sat	30-Nov	3pm-5:30pm*	Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Tue	3-Dec	7pm-10pm	Extra Rehearsal	Burke Hall
Thu	5-Dec	7pm-10pm	Extra Rehearsal	Scots' Church (Werner Brodbeck Hall) 156 Collins St, Melbourne
Sat	7-Dec	4pm-10pm	Pre-concert Rehearsal & Concerto Concert	Scots' Church (Werner Brodbeck Hall) 156 Collins St, Melbourne

* Note: Rehearsals may start 2pm if required

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Melbourne String Ensemble Fees

The Melbourne String Ensemble is a not for profit organization that is run via a committee of management. Fees cover the cost of our rehearsal and concert programme, participation in various masterclasses and the annual music camp at Amberley Centre, Lower Plenty.

Our current fee structure is as follows:

MSE per semester

$600.00