Thirty years young, we're forging into the future with a tradition of groundbreaking new music. Join us for our year long celebration!
AVANT GARDENS: SONGBIRDS
Our most popular and delightful program – the Aussie bush comes to your very own backyard as we riff with the birds in an intimate salon setting.
LUMEN MACHINE
Cutting-edge technology meets extreme virtuosity when London based ‘cyborg pianist’ Zubin Kanga joins Ensemble Offspring at ACO on the Pier.
AVANT GARDENS: DOUBLE SYMMETRY
From the edgy to the endearing – an evening of dynamic duets for violin and cello in an intimate salon setting.
DIVINE DARKNESS
Music for eyes and ears in an extraordinary and theatrical program. Ensemble Offspring and guests are joined by soprano Jane Sheldon in The Neilson, ACO on The Pier.
MOONSTRUCK
It’s Pierrot lunaire with double the madness when we perform Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic of modern music alongside Laura Bowler’s long form subversive reinvention.
NGARRA-BURRIA
Ngara-Burria means to listen to sing and this concert is a musical celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection from our 2025 cohort alongside our First Nations Composer in Residence Mark ‘Munk’ Ross.
FUTURE CLASSICS
Fresh ideas from the next generation – discover the Future Classics of new Australian art music in this Sydney Opera House showcase.
Australia’s Musical Trailblazers
Ensemble Offspring is Australia’s leading new music group standing at the forefront of musical innovation for 30 years. A multi-award-winning musical trailblazer, we present gripping programs of living new music and commission more new music than any other ensemble in Australia.
Ensemble Offspring is led by percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, with a core line-up of fearless instrumentalists, all soloists in their own right: Lamorna Nightingale (flute), Jason Noble (clarinet), Véronique Serret (violin), Blair Harris (cello) and young guest pianist Ronan Apcar (2025 Hatched Emerging Performer).
Ensemble Offspring is acclaimed on the international stage, and our development programs support marginalised musical voices including female-identifying, emerging and First Nations artists. Committed to subverting the classical tradition with gripping performances that transcend time and place, Ensemble Offspring navigates the future with open-mindedness and equity for all.
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“The technical and expressive demands are devilish, handled expertly by seasoned musicians.”
Sydney Morning Herald
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"Sydney is so fortunate to have such a talented group of musicians utterly committed to contemporary music."
Classikon
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"Ensemble Offspring always creates something new with every concert."
City News
