Formed over a decade ago in Melbourne the Flinders Quartet have two subscription seasons in Melbourne and one in Sydney, as well as performing at festivals and other projects.
I’m interested in the business of a quartet as they have similarities and differences to other SMEs. I think we can learn from each other, if we learn more about how each other operate.
Podcast series explores the business of the Flinders Quartet.
In this podcast each member of the quartet responds to the question:
In a sentence or two how would you describe the Flinders Quartet?
What is great about this exercise was how consistent they were in their description. Would your team be this consistent?
Key insights
- Four friends that love playing chamber music.
- Melbourne’s longest running quartet.
- Expanding their audience at their subscriptions.
- They were very consistent in their description!
Podcast length: 1.43 minutes
Listen to other podcasts in the series
- Introduction to the series of the business of a quartet
- Erica Kennedy (first violin) – exploring, uncovering and driving change in music
- Matthew Tomkins (violin) – juggling full time orchestral role and quartet
- Zoe Knighton (cello) – adding motherhood into the mix
- Helen Ireland (viola) – complementing interests & collaborations improving insights
- Zoe Knighton (cello) – the business of the quartet
Find out more about the Flinders Quartet: Website | Facebook | Twitter
Buy tickets to their concerts: Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House | Montsalvat, Eltham Victoria | Iwaki Auditorium, Melbourne Recital Centre
A simple way to find out the words your team use to describe your business is using our CloudMaker Mini Survey and ask: When you think of our business, what are the first 3 words that come to mind?. You can then create a word cloud like the one above.
