Ensemble Offspring

NGARRA-BURRIA GALA

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28 October, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre
Our Ngarra-Burria Gala celebrates 10 years of Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers with a ‘best of’ showcase of instrumental chamber music, warmly inviting listeners to experience stories reflecting culture, country and connection.

FUTURE CLASSICS 2026

21 November, 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.

What’s On

Burranbala 2026

Burranbala Concert

Saturday 5 December, 2pm
Boyd Education Centre, Bundanon
The Burranbala Concert presents new work by this extraordinary collective of First Nations, experimental and instrumental musicians for a concert of storytelling and sonic explorations.

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Burranbala Yarning Circle

Sunday 6 December, 11am
Boyd Education Centre, Bundanon
Join author, singer and composer Nardi Simpson in a Yarning Circle where she leads audience members on a journey through Yuwaalaraay language, story, culture and Country.

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Past 2026 Events

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AVANT GARDENS SUMMER

28 February & 1 March, Glebe
A voice, a piano, an intimate salon setting in a private home… It could be Schubert, but add a percussionist and it’s Summer, Offspring style, in the Avant Gardens.

EUROPE & UK TOUR 2026

16 - 28 April, Europe & UK

Ensemble Offspring heads to Europe & the UK to present new Australian music written especially for us. Come see us in Amsterdam, London, Edinburgh, Cromarty, Aberdeen and Glasgow!

AVANT GARDENS AUTUMN

9 May, Woollahra
10 May, Hurlstone Park
Three iconic women composers at the heart of an intimate trio program. It’s Mother’s Day, celebrated with our trademark Ensemble Offspring flair, featuring music we love in the Avant Gardens.

THE ORACLE

3 June, The Neilson ACO On The Pier
Consult the oracle and experience an ancient and charismatic vision of the future with Ensemble Offspring and friends.

REICH: REJOICE: REPEAT

12 September, The Neilson, ACO On The Pier
Ensemble Offspring celebrate Steve Reich’s 90th birthday with a joyous retrospective celebrating the hypnotic power of Reich’s signature rhythmic groove.

AVANT GARDENS SPRING

17 October, Tempe
18 October, Alexandria
25 October, Holland Park (Brisbane)
Spring is coming with a quirky, vibrant program featuring rising star trumpeter Arkie Moore. Ensemble Offspring brings the music to life in the Avant Gardens - bright, bold, and full of surprises!

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 2026 Emerging Performer Arkie Moore (trumpet).

Commissioning more new music than anyone else in Australia, Ensemble Offspring prioritises and champions marginalised voices - including women and gender diverse, emerging and First Nations artists. Winners of the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award and the 2025 Art Music Award for Performance of the Year: Notated Composition, they recently made their New York debut at Long Play Festival and tour regularly to Europe. Now in its 4th decade, Ensemble Offspring continues to forge new paths for Australian music, driven by artistic excellence, inclusivity and collaboration.

Meet The Musicians

“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
"...the impact of such works also lies in the way they live in the memory. Both received superb performances.”

Sydney Morning Herald, 2025
“... bold, ambitious and experimental in its celebration of new music.”

Limelight, 2025
“much flair, dynamism, charisma and innovative trail-blazing”

Classic Melbourne, 2026
"This program was notable for its energy and variety as much as for its neat new devices."

Sydney Morning Herald, 2025
“Ensemble Offspring deserves its reputation…they perform with joy, enthusiasm and great skill.”

ClassikON, 2025
"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
“Claire’s animated introductions…delight the audience, who then sit spellbound…delighted by the virtuosity and the flawless synchronicity.”

ClassikON, 2025

Ensemble Offspring

NGARRA-BURRIA GALA

What’s On

Burranbala Concert

Burranbala Yarning Circle

Past 2026 Events

Australia’s Musical Trailblazers

“Here is EO at its most adventurous and its strongest, with sharply-refined performing chops to follow through on its ambitious programmatic swing.”

"...the impact of such works also lies in the way they live in the memory. Both received superb performances.”

“... bold, ambitious and experimental in its celebration of new music.”

“much flair, dynamism, charisma and innovative trail-blazing”

"This program was notable for its energy and variety as much as for its neat new devices."

“Ensemble Offspring deserves its reputation…they perform with joy, enthusiasm and great skill.”

"This is an ensemble of Australia’s finest musicians performing innovative, relevant and engaging new music that bursts with imagination, energy and inspiration.”

“Claire’s animated introductions…delight the audience, who then sit spellbound…delighted by the virtuosity and the flawless synchronicity.”