Aquila is a classically trained, finely tuned string quartet that features some of Perth’s most dynamic players – binded by a passion for performance. Unfortunately for the purists, that’s about where the old standard quartet stops and the new standard starts. The members of iSQ have spent most of their lives refining their chops on the likes of Bach, Beethoven and Mozart – only listening to and playing more contemporary music as a fan or as a hired gun, never truly exploring the potential of applying their passion to the greatest songs written this side of the millennia.

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