For Avant Gardens we head into the backyards and backrooms of our very own musicians to make some noise. Join us for this intimate 4 concert experience featuring unusual line ups, much loved ‘avant garde’ classics and experimental music never heard before. Lamorna and Jim Nightingale open their home to us for 'Ave' in an ...
Australia’s most innovative instrumentalists Ensemble Offspring celebrate the work of legendary minimalist composer Steve Reich, performing a suite of his most pioneering, hypnotic music at Sydney's new Sunset Piazza. Led by acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes, ARIA-nominated Sydney musical mavericks Ensemble Offspring have are a collective of multi-talented collaborators exploring new ideas through experiential performances that ...
For Avant Gardens we head into the backyards and backrooms of our very own musicians to make some noise. Join us for this 2nd intimate concert in the our 2021 inaugural series and experience unusual line ups, much loved ‘avant garde’ classics and experimental music never heard before. 'Crie' features our beloved violinist Véronique Serret ...
For Avant Gardens we head into the backyards and backrooms of our very own musicians’ homes to make some noise. Join us for an intimate concert experience featuring ‘avant-garde’ classics, world premieres from local heroes and chamber music gold. Trussed features our stunning cellist Blair Harris alongside our Artistic Director and 2021 Hatched Associate Artist ...
For our final Avant Gardens concert, Naturale we head into the garden of our Artistic Director, Claire Edwardes to make some extra special noise. Joined by viola virtuosi James Wannan, the duo present Luciano Berio's popular extended work for viola, percussion and recorded singer Naturale alongside Peter Sculthorpe's classic Sonata for Viola and Percussion. Two ...
The Now You Hear Her program utilises the spaces within World Square to build a social and creative hub. During the day project developments, rehearsals and workshops with a lunch time ‘showing’ of work will be hosted. In the evening, key artists will curate and host longer form programs of diverse music making including live ...
Sizzle has been smashing stereotypes for more than a decade, taking art music out of the concert hall and setting it loose at the local bowlo. After a brief hiatus in 2020 – everyone's had a lot on, right? – we're back to the inner west of Sydney, but as usual we're mixing things up. ...
The 1990s were a riot of transformation that redefined both Australia and the world. ‘Creative Nation’ announced the central role of art in life and society, while the Mabo decision set off a chain reaction culminating in Paul Keating’s historic Redfern Address and the Australian Parliament’s landmark Native Title Act in 1993. The internet began ...
Sonic Sites is an acoustic exploration of the Bundanon landscape and the creation of an immersive & participatory sonic performance. Ensemble Offspring collaborate with a bunch of local musicians as well as long time composer collaborators and together they will occupy natural and built spaces at Bundanon to explore the acoustic and resonant potential of ...
Immerse yourself in the resonant glow of Kirsty McCahon's double bass and Véronique Serret's rare 6-string electric violin.
Rhythms of Change is a pre-recorded, concert-length performance by internationally acclaimed Australian percussionist and Artistic Director of Ensemble Offspring, Claire Edwardes. This livestream features a unique collection of new works for solo mallet percussion instruments (marimba and vibraphone) by six female Australian composers. These works were written with intermediate percussionists in mind, and are part ...
Ensemble Offspring join forces with acclaimed harpist Emily Granger to unearth masterpieces from the depths of living musical imagination.