Ensemble Offspring
European Tour
September 24 @ 12:00pm
After a long hiatus, in 2023 Ensemble Offspring returns to Europe taking our unique brand of Aussie art music international. We’re presenting the first ever northern hemisphere performances of our bespoke Songbirds program, works from the internationally acclaimed Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers program (Classical:NEXT Innovation Award recipient 2022) and the world premiere of a new version of Nardi Simpson’s -barra for ensemble and choir.
We’re also connecting Australia to the world through new musical collaborations. With experimental art music as our common language we team up with Korvat auki (‘Ears Open’) in Helsinki with extensive local composer workshops, and in Berlin we join Marc Sinan’s Pantopia Festival at Spreehalle for their festival of trans cultural music joining other guest ensembles from Argentina, Turkey, Mexico and Peru. Together, our global network of art music fiends will create unique musical experiences informed by our varied cultural heritage.
Details
Date & Time
Red Earth & Luminous Horizons
September 15, 2023 | 7pm
Balderin Sali, Helsinki
Voices from Down Under: Nardi Simpson’s Lecture on First Nations Narratives
September 15, 2023 | 4pm
Oodi Library
Nardi Simpson’s Performative Lecture: -barra
September 19, 2023 | 2pm
Hietsun Paviljonki
Breaking Ground: Songlines & Nordic Lights
September 20, 2023 | 7pm
Hietsun Paviljonki, Helsinki
Red Earth and Luminous Horizons
September 22, 2023 | 6pm
Pantopia Festival, Spreehalle, Berlin
Composing Songlines
September 23, 2023 | 6pm
Pantopia Festival, Spreehalle, Berlin
Program
Red Earth & Luminous Horizons, Helsinki
Fiona Loader – Lorikeet Corroboree (2015)
Brenda Gifford – Mungala (Clouds) (2019)
Kaija Saariaho – Oi Kuu (1990)
Felicity Wilcox – People of this Place (2016)z
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons, Mvt II, IV & VII (2000)
Nardi Simpson – Of Stars and Birds (2020)
Kate Moore – Spel (2016)
Gerard Brophy – Beautiful Birds, Mvt II ‘Flamingos’ & III ‘Hummingbirds’ (2019)
Eric Avery – Gliding (2019)
Breaking Ground: Songlines & Nordic Lights, Helsinki
Brenda Gifford –Bardju (Footprints) (2017)
Brenda Gifford – Gambambara (Seasons) (2017)
Troy Russell – Nucoorilma (Apple Tree) (2017)
Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose – Wintersun (2022)
Nardi Simpson – Selections from -barra (2022)
Nino Hakansson – Faded stories are told in similar ways (2023)
Wilma Pistorius – Mermaid Bubblegum (2020)
Niilo Junnikkala – Broken Ground (2023)
Anna Hakula – Mist (2023)
Wilma Pistorius – Introduction (2012/2016)
Pauli Uusitalo – Oesophagus (2023)
Red Earth and Luminous Horizons, Berlin
Brenda Gifford – Mungala (Clouds) (2019)
Kaija Saariaho – Oi Kuu (1990)
Felicity Wilcox – People of this Place (2016)
Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose – Wintersun (2022)
Kate Moore – Spel (2016)
Eric Avery – Gliding (2019)
Kaija Saariaho – Sept Papillons, Mvt II, IV & VII (2000)
Gerard Brophy – Beautiful Birds, Mvt II ‘Flamingos’ & III ‘Hummingbirds’ (2019)
Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose – Bowen: Santa Barbara 2016 (2023) WP
Composing Songlines, Berlin
Brenda Gifford – Gambambara (Seasons) (2017)
Brenda Gifford –Bardju (Footprints) (2017)
Nardi Simpson – Of Stars and Birds (2020)
Troy Russell – Nucoorilma (Apple Tree) (2017)
Nardi Simpson – -barra (2022. arr. 2023 by Sophie Van Dijk)
Performers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Nardi Simpson (voice)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinets)
Freya Schack-Arnott (cello)