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Welcome to Everything
String Everything String was founded in 1997
by Stephen and Ann Chin to promote excellence in the development of string
ensemble playing. The primary objective of Everything
String is to expose all levels of string players to a diverse range of
musical styles. Melodic interest is
often shared between parts making for a positive dynamic within the ensemble. The music itself is attractive to players
and audience alike, a number of pieces being well known classics. Many sets contain two or more works. Everything String publications
have been selected as test pieces for various festivals and are currently on
the Australian Music Examination Board (AMEB) Violin, Viola, Cello, Double
Bass and String Ensemble Syllabuses. Commissions for music
festivals, special occasions or for specific ensembles can be arranged. Indeed many of the works available have
been generated this way. |
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Stephen Chin |
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Bachelor of Music (Sydney
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Post Graduate Diploma in Musical
Composition (Sydney University) |
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Master of Music (Queensland
Conservatorium of Music Griffith University) |
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As
a founding member of the Sydney Youth Orchestra, Stephen's interest and
enthusiasm for music lead him to undertake formal training at Sydney
University in both violin and composition with John Harding and Peter
Sculthorpe respectively. Stephen also
attained a Master of Music from Queensland Conservatorium of Music Griffith
University, under the tutelage of Michele Walsh, specialising in violin
performance and pedagogy. Stephen has
been invited to perform with such groups as The ABC Sinfonia, The Badinerie Players, The Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra,
The Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Queensland Pops Orchestra and a number
of professional chamber ensembles. He is also an examiner for the Australian
Music Examination Board (AMEB). Under the
banner of Everything String, Stephen publishes a number of string compositions
and arrangements which have been used as test pieces for a number of
competitions throughout Australia. Notably, in both 2015 and 2016, Stephen
was commissioned by the NSW Arts Education Unit to write works for several
Sydney Opera House performances involving eight thousand primary age
musicians throughout NSW. As a gesture
of good will and to promote strong international relations, Everything String
has also donated music to a number of international organisations such as Serendip (Sri Lanka), the Ghana String Project and the
Yew Chung International School (Hong Kong). Stephen’s
compositions and arrangements are also presented as examination pieces in the
in the AMEB books for:
Stephen has
been invited many times to adjudicate various eisteddfods and competitions
including:
He is also
in demand as a string and orchestral clinician, regularly conducting a number
of workshops and festivals both nationally and internationally including:
Each
year, Stephen organises four large string festivals in Brisbane that involve
a number of schools. From
2013 – 2015, Stephen lectured in String Pedagogy and Practicum at the
Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University and was the conductor
of the BEL faculty Chamber Orchestra 2008 – 2013 at the University of
Queensland. He has also written articles for journals such as The Strad and
Stringendo. Stephen
was the Queensland State President of The Australian Strings Association
(AUSTA) 2011 – 13 and National President for AUSTA 2014 – 2016. As a Past
National President of AUSTA, Stephen continues to be involved in the
Consultation Committee and is the International Tour Organiser. Presently, he is Principal String Teacher and Director of Orchestras at Brisbane Grammar School. |
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