The Future is full of new music we love and believe in! Our 2027 Season celebrates our radical curiosity, bold vision and fearless commitment to what’s next.
Season 2027
Coming Up
Future Classics 2026
Saturday 21 November, 3pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
A blossoming of voices from the next generation – discover the Future Classics of new Australian art music in this one-off Sydney Opera House showcase. Be the first to hear brand new works from four of our nation’s most innovative young composers, composed under the guidance of 2026 mentor Jack Symonds. Joining our Ensemble Offspring virtuosos on stage: Arkie Moore, this season’s Hatched Emerging Performer, and Emerging Performer alumnus Ronan Apcar.
Upcoming Collaborations
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Burranbala Concert
Saturday 5 December, 2pm
Boyd Education Centre, Bundanon -
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Burranbala Yarning Circle
Sunday 6 December, 11am
Boyd Education Centre, Bundanon -
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Stories of Water and Earth
Sat 1 May 2027, 5pm
Bondi Pavilion, NSW -
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Stories of Water and Earth
Sun 2 May 2027, 4pm
The Street Theatre, Canberra ACT -
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Museums of History: Avant Gardens
23 & 24 May 2027
Elizabeth Bay House, NSW -
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Museums of History: Avant Gardens
29 & 30 May, 2027
Vaucluse House, NSW
Australia’s Musical Trailblazers
Formed in 1995, Sydney-based Ensemble Offspring is “Australia’s leading new music ensemble” (Classikon). Led by percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, the core line-up features Lamorna Nightingale (flutes), Jason Noble (clarinets), Véronique Serret (violin) and Blair Harris (cello), joined by 2025 Hatched Emerging Performer Ronan Apcar (piano) and incoming 2027 Emerging Performer Sola Hughes (violin).
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“Here is EO at its most adventurous and its strongest, with sharply-refined performing chops to follow through on its ambitious programmatic swing.”
Limelight, 2025
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"...the impact of such works also lies in the way they live in the memory. Both received superb performances.”
Sydney Morning Herald, 2025
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“... bold, ambitious and experimental in its celebration of new music.”
Limelight, 2025
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“much flair, dynamism, charisma and innovative trail-blazing”
Classic Melbourne, 2026
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"This program was notable for its energy and variety as much as for its neat new devices."
Sydney Morning Herald, 2025
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“Ensemble Offspring deserves its reputation…they perform with joy, enthusiasm and great skill.”
ClassikON, 2025
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"This is an ensemble of Australia’s finest musicians performing innovative, relevant and engaging new music that bursts with imagination, energy and inspiration.”
Seesaw Magazine, 2022
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“Claire’s animated introductions…delight the audience, who then sit spellbound…delighted by the virtuosity and the flawless synchronicity.”
ClassikON, 2025
