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Ensemble Offspring

“In a music industry that can often feel impenetrable - most of all for marginalised voices - its mission is not just honourable, but essential. In other words, it is not just doing the right thing, it is doing what’s necessary for the survival of new music in Australia.” – Cut Common

Ensemble Offspring are Australia’s leading new music group, standing at the forefront of musical innovation. Led by internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, the ensemble unites the country’s most fearless and virtuosic instrumentalists. Together, they create “visceral, joyous music” (Sydney Morning Herald) through kaleidoscopically varied performances that blaze a trail for Australian music. 

At the heart of Ensemble Offspring’s mission is an unwavering commitment to the creation and dissemination of living new music. Since forming in 1995, they have commissioned and premiered over 350 new works, solidifying their position as the foremost champions of contemporary music in Australia. In particular, they actively promote underrepresented voices including female-identifying, First Nations, and emerging artists. This dedication has earned the ensemble the 2022 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award, the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award, multiple APRA Art Music Awards and a 2019 ARIA Award nomination.

Ensemble Offspring’s annual development programs are an essential pillar of Australia’s musical ecosystem. Hatched Academy is an incubator for emerging Australian artists which nurtures the next generation of cultural leaders through a composer intensive, individual mentorships, and an associate artist position; the Noisy Women Commission amplifies the voice of an exceptional female-identifying or non-binary composer; and the First Nations Composer in Residence and Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers programs elevate the music of Indigenous artists, foregrounding their rich cultural perspectives.

By boldly subverting classical traditions, Ensemble Offspring deliver concerts that “burst with imagination, energy and inspiration” (Seesaw Magazine). Through their pioneering spirit, pursuit of excellence and relentless commitment to equality, the ensemble continue to shape a vibrant and diverse future for Australian music.

Benjamin Kopp
Blair Harris
Véronique Serret
Lamorna Nightingale
Jason Noble
Claire Edwardes OAM
Claire Edwardes OAM
Jason Noble
Lamorna Nightingale
Véronique Serret
Blair Harris
Benjamin Kopp

Musicians

Claire Edwardes OAM

Artistic Director / Percussion

Internationally acclaimed percussionist and artistic director of Ensemble Offspring, Claire Edwardes OAM has been described by the press as a ‘sorceress of percussion’. Claire won the 1999 Young Performers Award and completed her Masters degree at the Rotterdam and Amsterdam Conservatories. She is the only Australian to win four APRA Art Music Luminary Awards and …

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Internationally acclaimed percussionist and artistic director of Ensemble Offspring, Claire Edwardes OAM has been described by the press as a ‘sorceress of percussion’. Claire won the 1999 Young Performers Award and completed her Masters degree at the Rotterdam and Amsterdam Conservatories. She is the only Australian to win four APRA Art Music Luminary Awards and as a soloist recently released her Rhythms of Change female-identifying commissioning initiative. Recent career highlights include new percussion concertos by Natalie Williams and Anne Cawrse and solo performances at MONA, Melbourne Recital Centre and Tasmanian Chamber Music Festival. Claire has been with Ensemble Offspring since our foundation in 1995.

www.claireedwardes.com

Jason Noble

Clarinet

Jason Noble is one of Australia’s most adaptable clarinettists, spanning the classical to experimental and improvisatory genres. A core member of Ensemble Offspring for over 20 years, Jason has performed at contemporary music festivals from Warsaw to London and throughout Australia. His album releases THRUM (2020) and Chi’s Cakewalk (2017) feature new Australian clarinet work …

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Jason Noble is one of Australia’s most adaptable clarinettists, spanning the classical to experimental and improvisatory genres. A core member of Ensemble Offspring for over 20 years, Jason has performed at contemporary music festivals from Warsaw to London and throughout Australia. His album releases THRUM (2020) and Chi’s Cakewalk (2017) feature new Australian clarinet work reflecting his collaborations with established and emerging composers. As an in-demand music educator and examiner he has been invited to teach two winter academies at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul. Jason joined Ensemble Offspring in 1999.

www.jasonnoble-clarinettist.com

Lamorna Nightingale

Flute

Lamorna Nightingale’s transformative contribution to new Australian music spans many recordings and performances, the presentation of unique concerts experiences, and multiple pedagogical volumes published via her company, Fluteworthy. In 2017 Lamorna started BackStage Music, a concert platform that nurtures the grassroots of creative art music in Australia through collaboration of musicians of diverse backgrounds, career stages …

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Lamorna Nightingale’s transformative contribution to new Australian music spans many recordings and performances, the presentation of unique concerts experiences, and multiple pedagogical volumes published via her company, Fluteworthy. In 2017 Lamorna started BackStage Music, a concert platform that nurtures the grassroots of creative art music in Australia through collaboration of musicians of diverse backgrounds, career stages and genre’s. Lamorna joined Ensemble Offspring in 2007.

www.lamornanightingale.com

Véronique Serret

Violin

Véronique is a super versatile violinist, vocalist and composer whose repertoire ranges from contemporary art music to folk, rock and improvisation. She is known for her inclusive sound world and her original work on the 6 string violin blended with vocals. Véronique has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since the very first concert back …

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Véronique is a super versatile violinist, vocalist and composer whose repertoire ranges from contemporary art music to folk, rock and improvisation. She is known for her inclusive sound world and her original work on the 6 string violin blended with vocals. Véronique has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since the very first concert back in 1995. She has worked extensively with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Sydney Dance Company, folk harpist Joanna Newsom and her own duo project HEARTLAND with William Barton. Véronique has been with Ensemble Offspring since our foundation in 1995.

www.veroniqueserret.com

Blair Harris

Cello

Blair Harris is a highly regarded Melbourne-based solo cellist and chamber musician, known particularly for his strikingly individual interpretations and innovative collaborative projects. He has commissioned many solos by Australian composers including by Jack Symonds, Alice Humphries and Paul Dean. Blair has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since 2016. He performs regularly as a …

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Blair Harris is a highly regarded Melbourne-based solo cellist and chamber musician, known particularly for his strikingly individual interpretations and innovative collaborative projects. He has commissioned many solos by Australian composers including by Jack Symonds, Alice Humphries and Paul Dean. Blair has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since 2016. He performs regularly as a duo with pianist Caroline Almonte and enjoyed many years performing with Syzygy Ensemble (Melbourne) and Southern Cross Soloists (Brisbane). Blair is currently on staff as a cello teacher at Monash University. Blair joined Ensemble Offspring in 2015.

Benjamin Kopp

Piano

Pianist Benjamin Kopp has performed as soloist with the major Australian orchestras, including the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and WASO. In 2007 he was the winner of the keyboard section of the Symphony Australia Young Performer’s Awards. He has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since 2019. Benjamin co-founded the Streeton Trio and …

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Pianist Benjamin Kopp has performed as soloist with the major Australian orchestras, including the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and WASO. In 2007 he was the winner of the keyboard section of the Symphony Australia Young Performer’s Awards. He has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since 2019. Benjamin co-founded the Streeton Trio and was a member from 2009-2021. Based in Europe for many years, Benjamin has performed with Ensemble Contrechamps, the European Chamber Music Academy, Sydney Chamber Opera and for Musica Viva Australia. Benjamin joined Ensemble Offspring in 2019.

www.benjaminkopp.com

Musicians

Claire Edwardes OAM

Claire Edwardes OAM

Artistic Director / Percussion

Internationally acclaimed percussionist and artistic director of Ensemble Offspring, Claire Edwardes OAM has been described by the press as a ‘sorceress of percussion’. Claire won the 1999 Young Performers Award and completed her Masters degree at the Rotterdam and Amsterdam Conservatories. She is the only Australian to win four APRA Art Music Luminary Awards and …

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Jason Noble

Jason Noble

Clarinet

Jason Noble is one of Australia’s most adaptable clarinettists, spanning the classical to experimental and improvisatory genres. A core member of Ensemble Offspring for over 20 years, Jason has performed at contemporary music festivals from Warsaw to London and throughout Australia. His album releases THRUM (2020) and Chi’s Cakewalk (2017) feature new Australian clarinet work …

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Lamorna Nightingale

Lamorna Nightingale

Flute

Lamorna Nightingale’s transformative contribution to new Australian music spans many recordings and performances, the presentation of unique concerts experiences, and multiple pedagogical volumes published via her company, Fluteworthy. In 2017 Lamorna started BackStage Music, a concert platform that nurtures the grassroots of creative art music in Australia through collaboration of musicians of diverse backgrounds, career stages …

More
Véronique Serret

Véronique Serret

Violin

Véronique is a super versatile violinist, vocalist and composer whose repertoire ranges from contemporary art music to folk, rock and improvisation. She is known for her inclusive sound world and her original work on the 6 string violin blended with vocals. Véronique has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since the very first concert back …

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Blair Harris

Blair Harris

Cello

Blair Harris is a highly regarded Melbourne-based solo cellist and chamber musician, known particularly for his strikingly individual interpretations and innovative collaborative projects. He has commissioned many solos by Australian composers including by Jack Symonds, Alice Humphries and Paul Dean. Blair has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since 2016. He performs regularly as a …

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Benjamin Kopp

Benjamin Kopp

Piano

Pianist Benjamin Kopp has performed as soloist with the major Australian orchestras, including the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and WASO. In 2007 he was the winner of the keyboard section of the Symphony Australia Young Performer’s Awards. He has been a member of Ensemble Offspring since 2019. Benjamin co-founded the Streeton Trio and …

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Board

Non-Executive Director and Actuary

Anthony is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Actuaries Institute’s Public Policy Council Committee. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer at Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, co-lead of the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Prostate Cancer Survivorship, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University. Prior to joining Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Anthony was Chief Operating Officer at the National Breast Cancer Foundation. He has held senior executive positions in the financial services industry in Australia, the US and UK, ultimately becoming Executive Director and Asia-Pacific business group leader at Mercer Wealth Solutions.

CEO, Anglicare Sydney

Simon is the CEO of Anglicare Sydney, where he leads a large not-for-profit with more than 4000 staff serving people in need. He also has extensive not-for-profit Board and public sector executive experience. From these roles, he brings deep governance, strategy, finance and fundraising skills to Ensemble Offspring. Prior to Anglicare, Simon was a Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, leading the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence and Analytics business. At BCG, he advised executives at some of the world’s largest companies and governments on digital, strategy, M&A, innovation and organisation. He’s also a (very average) flute player and (enthusiastic) supporter of the arts!

Associate Professor, Universal Business School Sydney

Wayne is an Associate Professor at the Universal Business School Sydney and brings his wealth of experience in accounting, teaching and business in a number of national and international companies over a commercial career spanning over forty years. His senior finance positions include National Finance Director for Ernst & Young and Finance Director for the Bank of New Zealand in Australia. Wayne has experience across many industries including manufacturing, services, logistics and teaching. Wayne is a qualified CPA, a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders and was a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Partner, Climate & Sustainability, Deloitte
Marni is a leader of Deloitte’s Emissions Solutions offering, a technology incubation program delivering large scale climate action. As an experienced Sustainability executive, Marni brings an energetic and pragmatic approach to developing and delivering Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies to enable operations to move forward on their sustainability programs. As a power electrical engineer with over 20 years of experience in business and engineering roles, she is drawn towards cross-sector collaborations to drive industry defining solutions. Marni has a demonstrated history of working commercial and philanthropic partnerships. Marni holds Board roles with Pollinate Group, and the Global Institute of Intrapreneurs.

CEO and Artistic Director

Claire Edwardes OAM has been the sole Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring for 7 years and previously was co-director with composer Damien Ricketson for almost 10 years. She has over 25 years experience as a professional percussionist and is acknowledged as a long-term leader in Australia’s musical landscape. Having built her career on the development of innovative projects and programs, Claire has presented and produced music at many levels of the Australian and international music scenes. She is the only Australian to win the APRA Art Music Award for Excellence by an Individual three times and is a committed advocate of gender equity in music.

 

Clarinettist

Jason Noble is one of Australia’s most versatile clarinettists, spanning the classical to highly experimental and improvisatory genres. As a core member of Ensemble Offspring for 20 years, Jason has performed contemporary new music at festivals from Warsaw to London, Shanghai to Kabul and around Australia, working largely with living composers. His album releases include THRUM (2020) and Chi’s Cakewalk (2017). Jason collaborates with emerging composers, and is an in-demand music educator and examiner. He has been invited to teach two winter academies at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, and maintains links with staff and students there.

 

Director of Production & Events, Sydney Opera House

Hannah is the Director, Production & Events at the Sydney Opera House. She has more than 25 years’ experience across the arts, talent management, digital marketing, and production and stage management fields. From 2015 to 2021 Hannah was General Manager at Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and her earlier roles have included Group General Manager at talent management company, Artist & Entertainment Group, General Manager at web and digital marketing agency, The Web Showroom. Prior to emigrating to Australia, Hannah spent 10 years working in stage and technical production management roles in the UK, including London’s West End. Hannah was a non-executive director of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs from 2011 to 2015 and was a member of the Create NSW Artform Advisory board for Classical Music, Opera and Choral until 2022.

Jenny Bisset has four decades of experience in the arts sector spanning arts policy and funding program management for State and Federal Government, leading the highly awarded Blacktown Arts for 14 years, as Head of Arts Programs at Bundanon Trust and Business Development Manager for Shopfront Arts. She has previously held positions as Chair of Urban Theatre Projects’ board, an inaugural Director of the Westwords board, and member of Museums and Galleries NSW Board.

Dr. Anthony Lowe

Non-Executive Director and Actuary

Anthony is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Actuaries Institute’s Public Policy Council Committee. He was formerly Chief Executive Officer at Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, co-lead of the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Prostate Cancer Survivorship, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Griffith University. Prior to joining Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, Anthony was Chief Operating Officer at the National Breast Cancer Foundation. He has held senior executive positions in the financial services industry in Australia, the US and UK, ultimately becoming Executive Director and Asia-Pacific business group leader at Mercer Wealth Solutions.

Simon Miller

CEO, Anglicare Sydney

Simon is the CEO of Anglicare Sydney, where he leads a large not-for-profit with more than 4000 staff serving people in need. He also has extensive not-for-profit Board and public sector executive experience. From these roles, he brings deep governance, strategy, finance and fundraising skills to Ensemble Offspring. Prior to Anglicare, Simon was a Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, leading the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence and Analytics business. At BCG, he advised executives at some of the world’s largest companies and governments on digital, strategy, M&A, innovation and organisation. He’s also a (very average) flute player and (enthusiastic) supporter of the arts!

Wayne Smithson

Associate Professor, Universal Business School Sydney

Wayne is an Associate Professor at the Universal Business School Sydney and brings his wealth of experience in accounting, teaching and business in a number of national and international companies over a commercial career spanning over forty years. His senior finance positions include National Finance Director for Ernst & Young and Finance Director for the Bank of New Zealand in Australia. Wayne has experience across many industries including manufacturing, services, logistics and teaching. Wayne is a qualified CPA, a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders and was a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Marni Oaten

Partner, Climate & Sustainability, Deloitte
Marni is a leader of Deloitte’s Emissions Solutions offering, a technology incubation program delivering large scale climate action. As an experienced Sustainability executive, Marni brings an energetic and pragmatic approach to developing and delivering Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies to enable operations to move forward on their sustainability programs. As a power electrical engineer with over 20 years of experience in business and engineering roles, she is drawn towards cross-sector collaborations to drive industry defining solutions. Marni has a demonstrated history of working commercial and philanthropic partnerships. Marni holds Board roles with Pollinate Group, and the Global Institute of Intrapreneurs.

Claire Edwardes

CEO and Artistic Director

Claire Edwardes OAM has been the sole Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring for 7 years and previously was co-director with composer Damien Ricketson for almost 10 years. She has over 25 years experience as a professional percussionist and is acknowledged as a long-term leader in Australia’s musical landscape. Having built her career on the development of innovative projects and programs, Claire has presented and produced music at many levels of the Australian and international music scenes. She is the only Australian to win the APRA Art Music Award for Excellence by an Individual three times and is a committed advocate of gender equity in music.

 

Jason Noble

Clarinettist

Jason Noble is one of Australia’s most versatile clarinettists, spanning the classical to highly experimental and improvisatory genres. As a core member of Ensemble Offspring for 20 years, Jason has performed contemporary new music at festivals from Warsaw to London, Shanghai to Kabul and around Australia, working largely with living composers. His album releases include THRUM (2020) and Chi’s Cakewalk (2017). Jason collaborates with emerging composers, and is an in-demand music educator and examiner. He has been invited to teach two winter academies at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, and maintains links with staff and students there.

 

Hannah Mason

Director of Production & Events, Sydney Opera House

Hannah is the Director, Production & Events at the Sydney Opera House. She has more than 25 years’ experience across the arts, talent management, digital marketing, and production and stage management fields. From 2015 to 2021 Hannah was General Manager at Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and her earlier roles have included Group General Manager at talent management company, Artist & Entertainment Group, General Manager at web and digital marketing agency, The Web Showroom. Prior to emigrating to Australia, Hannah spent 10 years working in stage and technical production management roles in the UK, including London’s West End. Hannah was a non-executive director of Sydney Philharmonia Choirs from 2011 to 2015 and was a member of the Create NSW Artform Advisory board for Classical Music, Opera and Choral until 2022.

Jenny Bisset

Jenny Bisset has four decades of experience in the arts sector spanning arts policy and funding program management for State and Federal Government, leading the highly awarded Blacktown Arts for 14 years, as Head of Arts Programs at Bundanon Trust and Business Development Manager for Shopfront Arts. She has previously held positions as Chair of Urban Theatre Projects’ board, an inaugural Director of the Westwords board, and member of Museums and Galleries NSW Board.

Dr. Anthony Lowe

Chair

Simon Miller

Deputy Chair

Wayne Smithson

Treasurer

Marni Oaten

Regular Member

Claire Edwardes

Regular Member

Jason Noble

Regular Member

Hannah Mason

Regular Member

Jenny Bisset

Regular Member

Ensemble Offspring Patron

Shane Simpson AM

Shane Simpson AM

Special Counsel, Simpson Solicitors

Shane Simpson AM is a chairman of Studio A and a director of the UNSW Foundation. He is also on the Council of the National Library of Australia and is the independent director on several private foundations. Shane Simpson was the founder of the Arts Law Centre of Australia and the Prelude Project (a national network of composer houses). He is Special Counsel at Simpsons Solicitors, a firm specialising in the arts, entertainment, cultural property and copyright. He was formerly chair of the Bundanon Trust; Advisory Council of the Faculty of Art + Design, UNSW; The Aboriginal Benefits Foundation; the NSW Film and Television Office and Museums and Galleries NSW and a non-executive director on numerous boards in the cultural industries including the Australian Maritime Museum the New Zealand Film Commission, the Australian National Academy of Music, the National Association for the Visual Arts, the Crafts Council of Australia, the Music Council of Australia and the Copyright Agency. He is the author of many books including the classic, ‘Music Business’.

Staff

Ella Howard

General Manager

With fifteen years experience in arts management, working and liaising with the largest and busiest arts companies in the country, Ella has demonstrated a strong passion and commitment to contributing to the artistic and cultural landscape of Australia. Prior to joining Ensemble Offspring, Ella enjoyed a decade long career in orchestra management at Opera Australia (OA), having worked on diverse projects such as Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour, OA’s New Years Eve Gala, OA and The Australian Ballet’s main stage seasons at the Sydney Opera House. Ella is a trained clarinettist having completed a BMus in Performance at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music.

Angus Davison

Development Manager

Angus Davison is a composer, educator, and arts administrator. He is a collaborator of Ensemble Offspring, having participated in the 2019 Hatched Academy Composer Summer School, and is excited to further the Ensemble’s support of living music as Development Manager. Angus’s music has been performed in Australia, Europe, and the US. Recent highlights have included premieres by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall, Omega Ensemble at the Sydney Opera House, and the ‘Audience Choice Award’ at the Tampa Bay Symphony 5th International Composition Prize. In 2022-23, Angus is working on several compositions for the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra.

Ben Robinson

Marketing Manager

Ben Robinson is a versatile composer with a flair for rhythmically exciting chamber music and captivating melodic gestures. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium, he was awarded the Raymond Hanson Memorial Prize by his tutors for excellence in composition. Ben’s music creates an engaging journey through agile and colourful ideas which appeal to a wide audience. Recent works include commissions for The ANAM Set and Ensemble Apex, plus works for the Australian Youth Orchestra and Ensemble Offspring! His teacher and mentor Paul Stanhope writes, “Ben’s achievements speak for themselves, as does his strong sense of a compositional voice.”

Eitan Muir

Administrator / Librarian

Eitan Muir is an electric guitarist based in the Blue Mountains. He plays in improvising quintet Anoesis (2MBS Fine Music Jazz Artists-In-Residence 2021; 2nd place, Bucharest International Jazz Competition 2019), experimental guitar duo Rich Fish, Balinese gamelan Suwitra Jaya, post-hardcore outfit else {, and fronts an emo-jazz septet and instrumental rock trio. Throughout October 2022, Eitan was in duo with poet/pianist Annabelle Riger Bregovic as Artists-in-Residence at The Old School, Mt Wilson. An occasional composer, Eitan’s works have received international performances by the Satsuki Odamura Koto Ensemble and Suwitra Jaya Gamelan.

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Collaborators

BREE VAN REYK

Much loved drummer, percussionist and composer who has performed with EO for over 20 years, writing several works for us including Light for the First Time. Info

ZUBIN KANGA

London-based Australian pianist who has a 20+ year history with EO. As Director of Cyborg Soloists in the UK he is at the cutting edge of musical innovation. Info

FREYA SCHACK-ARNOTT

Danish/Australian contemporary young cellist who has been an integral part of Ngarra Burria: First Nations Composers, Seven Stories and much more. Info

ROLAND PEELMAN

Flamboyant and inspiring Artistic Director of Canberra International Music Festival, pianist and regular conductor of Ensemble Offspring when we need one. Info

WILL HANSEN

Up-and-coming Sydney-based double bassist who hails from Toowoomba and was Ensemble Offspring’s 2020/2021 Hatched Academy Associate Artist. Info

ANDREW BLANCH

Formidable guitarist with a passion for trying new things on guitar. He was part of The Surge, -barra and Ngarra Burria: First Nations Composers 2022. Info

EMILY GRANGER

“Chicago’s great loss and our great gain” – American harpist based in Sydney with a penchant for commissioning and collaborating on new music. Info

KIRSTY MCCAHON

Australia’s leading practitioner of historical performance on double bass and violone. Previous member of the Brandenburg Orchestra and Elision Ensemble. Info

ALEXANDRA OSBORNE

Australian violinist who has recently returned home after many years in the USA performing with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington. Info

BERNADETTE HARVEY

Sister of the famous Harvey clan, and a cracking pianist and chamber musician who performs regularly for Musica Viva and teaches at the Sydney Conservatorium. Info

NARDI SIMPSON

Famously a member of the Stiff Gins and a highly sought-after Yuwaalaraay composer of notated music and EO’s First Nations Composer in Residence 2021. Info

ERIC AVERY

Ngiyampaa, Yuin, Bandjalang and Gumbangirr violinist, dancer, composer and artist who has performed with Yo-Yo Ma and Tina Arena. Info

BOB SCOTT

Dodgy Sound head man and the most versatile sound designer in the trade for new music, working often with the ACO and many EO collaborators. Info

PEACHEY & MOSIG

Paul Mosig and Rachel Peachey are a Blue Mountains-based video artists who lend a unique sense of creativity to their video work for new music. Info

HOSPITAL HILL

Run by Matt McGuigan, Hospital Hill are some of the most experienced video documentation people in Sydney, having created most of EO’s recent video content. Info

PERCUSSION AUSTRALIA

Synergy and Taikoz recently became Percussion Australia, an exciting home for two globally recognised percussion ensembles with festival and training arms. Info

MOOGAHLIN PERFORMING ARTS

Resident at Carriageworks, Sydney’s pre-eminent First Nations theatre group present new work and are partners on Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers. Info

SYDNEY CHAMBER OPERA

A fresh and youthful answer to some of the difficult questions facing opera today. Resident at Carriageworks and directed by esteemed composer Jack Symonds. Info

Company Plans and Reports

Ensemble Offspring Commitment to First Nations Artists 2023

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Ensemble Offspring Annual Report 2022

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Ensemble Offspring Annual Report 2021

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Strategic Plan 2021-2024

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Ensemble Offspring Annual Report 2020

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Ensemble Offspring Annual Report 2019

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Ensemble Offspring Annual Report 2018

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