Ensemble Offspring
Ngarra-Burria: Melbourne Recital Centre
April 19 | 7:30pm – 8:30pm
‘Ngarra-Burria’ are Dharug words meaning ‘to listen, to sing’. Initiated in 2017 by Indigenous composer Christopher Sainsbury, the Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers program exists to support and mentor emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander composers.
Ensemble Offspring’s performance as part of the Melbourne Recital Centre’s New Music Days 2023 presents an ambitious showcase of new First Nations music, featuring an astonishing array of new and established voices.
Focusing on the emergence of First Nations composers in the classical music landscape, the program features notable composers Rhyan Clapham aka DOBBY, Brenda Gifford, James Henry, Aaron Wyatt, Eric Avery, Nardi Simpson and Mark Ross, curated by Christopher Sainsbury and Claire Edwardes.
A joyous evening of ambitious and ground-breaking music not to be missed.
Details
Date
April 19, 2023
Time
7:30pm
Venue
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre
31 Sturt St
Southbank,
VIC
3006
Australia
Price
Program
Brenda Gifford – Bardju (Footsteps) (2017)
alto flute, bass clarinet, cello, vibraphone
Nardi Simpson – Wilga’s Last Dance (2019)
flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone
Eric Avery – Gliding (2020)
flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone
James Henry – The Rains (2020)
flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone
Brenda Gifford – Miriwa (Sky) (2018)
voice, bass clarinet, cello, piano
Eric Avery – Wind (Of Ancestors) (2022)
violin, marimba
Aaron Wyatt – Cirrus (2021)
clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone
James Henry – Zoom Meeting (2020)
flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone
James Henry – new work
voice, clarinet, piano, marimba
World Premiere
Mark Ross – Streets of Sydney (2021)
violin, bass clarinet, cello, percussion
Rhyan Clapham – Pitara Yaan Murawariki (2017)
flute, bass clarinet, cello, vibraphone
Nardi Simpson – Burruguu (2020)
voice, flute, clarinet, cello, vibraphone
Rhyan Clapham – Talk To Me, I’m listening (2018)
voice, bass clarinet, violin, piano, drums
Performers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Sonya Holowell (voice)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinets)
Alexandra Osborne (violin)
Rowena Macneish (cello)
Roland Peelman (piano)
Maria Moles (drums)