Information
- New applicants – Successful audition consisting of own choice piece, scales/arpeggios and sight-reading
- Typically grade 5+ on your string instrument
String Quartet members also play in either Advanced Chamber Ensemble (ACE) or Intermediate Chamber Ensemble (ICE), and they are also members of one of our larger ensembles. ACE and ICE rehearse on selected Wednesdays (plus one Monday) - full details are provided to members.
Our String Quartets perform at many informal events over the course of the academic year.
String quartets recital
The Belfast String Quartets are made up of Year 8 and Year 9 pupils from the Greater Belfast area.
They usually rehearse after their normal orchestra rehearsals on Saturday morning or on a Monday evening, but this year were able to continue quartet rehearsals online, with an eventual return to in person rehearsals in the summer term.
We are really proud of the enthusiasm the string quartets bring to their music making and are delighted to bring you their end of year recital
Rehearsal Dates 2025/26
September: 22, 29
October: 6, 13
November: 3, 10, 24
December: 1
January: 17, 24, 31
February: 21, 28
March: 7, 14, 21, 28, 25
April: 18, 25
May: 2, 9, 16, Concert 23rd