Who are we?

We're two violinists, a violist, and a cellist--all members of the Villiers Quartet, a string quartet based in London.  We're an international mix of musicians who just happened to find each other one day while playing Haydn.  You can learn more about us by visiting our website at www.villiersquartet.com.

Why are we raising money?

We're embarking on our new chamber music series, "Haydn and Beyond," where we'll perform six concerts of music by Haydn and other composers. Our goal is to raise $3,500 (GBP 2,000) to help produce these concerts, which are part of our quartet residency at St. Andrew's Church, in the London borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F).  Our first concert will take place on September 25th, 2011.  For more dates and programming info, click here.

The money raised will help support these goals for our project:

• Production & start-up costs
  
• Local advertising & publicity
• Recording the concerts for our website
  
• Providing music for H&F communities, including mums & toddler's groups, visits to hospitals, and working with St. Andrews Homeless Project
  
• Launching our VQ New Works Competition, which will promote the music of new composers
  

How does donating through IndieGoGo work?

It's simple!  With IndieGoGo, you can donate to our project from anywhere in the world.  You can contribute by selecting the amount you wish to give (in US Dollars) and clicking on "CONTRIBUTE NOW."  We have a few donation suggestions, complete with perks--see the right side of the screen--but you can always give whatever amount you like! You can use your credit card to make your donation.

Any amount you contribute will be helpful, and every bit goes towards our goal.  If we can exceed our goal, even better--it would be great help to ensure the future of our concert series!

How else can I help the Villiers Quartet?

Help us spread the word about our fundraising campaign by emailing and sharing this link www.indiegogo.com/villiersquartet with your friends, families, co-workers, and colleagues!   Spread the word through Facebook and Twitter.  And if you're in the London area, come and hear one of our concerts live.  We'd love to have you as part of our audience, whether live or online!

And finally....here's our Bio!

James Dickenson, violin
Tamaki Higashi, violin
Carmen Flores, viola
Nicholas Stringfellow, cello

The Villiers Quartet is a string quartet based in London, UK. Members of the quartet have given concerts across the UK, Europe, China, Japan, Indonesia, Canada, and in 30 states across the USA, including a quartet residency at Syracuse University.  In addition to performing the classical repertoire of Haydn, Beethoven, and Mozart, the ensemble also promotes the music of contemporary and emerging composers.

Upcoming concerts for the 2011- 2012 season include performances in St Saviours Church, Pimlico and a tour of New York featuring the music of American composer Andy Waggoner.  The VQ will also be featured at legendary London jazz venue Ronnie Scott's as part of the British Jazz Festival in collaboration with vocalist SeaMing To.  The Villiers Quartet is proud to be starting its new residency and concert series at St. Andrew's Church in Hammersmith & Fulham, London from September 2011.

• Visit our website at www.villiersquartet.com
• Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theVQ
• Follow us on Twitter at @VilliersQuartet