Past Events
Explore our recent programs: a dynamic mix of world premieres and avant-garde classics.
* Indicates a world premiere.
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Performance
Sat 31 August & Sun 1 September
Glebe & Tempe
Program
Alex Turley – Rosewood & Steel (2023)
Aristea Mellos – Preludes: Book One (2022)
Mark Pollard – Sheridan Close (2004)
Gareth Farr – Kembang Suling (1996)
Anne Boyd – KaKan (1984)
Gemma Peacocke – I Promise Not to Poison You xoxo (2024)
WORLD PREMIERE
Generously supported by Creative New ZealandAngus Davison – Fable (2024)
WORLD PREMIERE
Generously supported by the Silo CollectivePerformers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jocelyn Ho (piano/keyboard)
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Performance
3 August, 2024
The Utzon Room, Sydney Opera HouseProgram
Bree van Reyk – Remnant Magnetism (2024)
WORLD PREMIERE
Generously supported by Peter HowardKaija Saariaho – Light and Matter (2014)
May Lyon – Da Na Chaill (2024)
WORLD PREMIERE
Noisy Women Commission 2023
Generously supported by the Modest Expectations fundGeorges Aperghis – Wild Romance (2013)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIEREPerformers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Ben Opie (oboe)
Jason Noble (bass clarinet)
Jack Symonds (piano)
Véronique Serret (violin)
Andrew Jezek (viola)
Blair Harris (cello)
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Performance
16 June, 2024
Church Street Studios, CamperdownProgram
Caroline Shaw – Gustave Le Gray (2012)
Brenda Gifford – Walimbaya (Return) (2022)
Adrián Pertout – Musica Battuta (2016)
Sarah Hennies – Spectral Malsconcities (2018)
AUSTRALIAN PREMIEREPerformers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Benjamin Ward (double bass)
Alex Raineri (piano)
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Performance
Sat 27 April & Sun 28 April
Glebe & Alexandria
Program
David Lang – lend/lease (2008)
Dai Fujikura – Twin Tweets (2019)
Larry Sitsky – Zuqerq (1984)
Tansy Davies – Yoik II (2021)
Elizabeth Jigalin – Dream Sequence (2024)
WORLD PREMIERE
Generously supported by the APRA AMCOS Art Music FundGiacinto Scelsi – Maknongan (1976)
Michael Smetanin – Temple (2015)
Alexandre Lunsqui – Topografia Index 3A (2008)
Performers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinets)
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Performance
23 March, 2024
The Nielson, ACO Pier 2/3Program
Kate Moore – Joyful Melodies (2024)
WORLD PREMIEREWang Lu – Cloud Intimacy (2016)
Bernhard Gander – beijing (2010)
Hannah Peel – Neon (2021)
Fausto Romitelli – Amok Koma (2001)
Performers
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Roland Peelman (conductor)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinet, bass clarinet)
Claudia Jelic (clarinet)
Alice Morgan (saxophone)
Sonya Lifschitz (piano)
Theo Carbo (electric guitar)
Kyla Matsuura-Miller (violin)
Blair Harris (cello)
Andrew Jezek (viola)
2024
2023
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Performances
9 December, 2023
Casula Powerhouse Arts CentreProgram
Holly Harrison – Ice Giant (2023)*
violinKaija Saariaho – NoaNoa (1992)
flute, electronicsJacob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water (1991)
marimbaHuw Belling – Music in Sweatpants (2023)*
bass clarinetLiza Lim – The Su Song Star Map (2017)
violinJane Sheldon – Spectre: three attempts to summon her (2023)*
bass flute, electronicsLachlan Skipworth – Ocean Pulse (2023)*
marimbaMagnus Lindberg – Ablauf (1983)
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Performances
11 November, 2023
The Neilson, ACO Pier 2/3Program
Isabella Gerometta – Meteor Mash (2023)*
flute, bass clarinet, violin, violoncello, percussionNoemi Liba Friedman – Tangled Waves (2023)*
flute/alto flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussionIsabella Rahme – Return (2023)*
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussionJessica Lindsay Smith – Supernovæ (2023)*
alto flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, percussionMatthew Laing – Timepiece (2023)*
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Performances
26 August, 2023 | 2pm & 5pm
Utzon Room, Sydney Opera HouseProgram
Missy Mazzoli – Still Life with Avalanche (2009)
flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussionKaija Saariaho – Oi Kuu (1990)
bass flute, celloSteve Reich – New York Counterpoint (1985)
clarinet, tapeSamantha Wolf – A rose is a rose is a ruse: A Bachelor's Tale (2023)*
piccolo/flute, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussionPaul Dean – the weight we carry (2023)*
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Performances
23 June, 2023
Carriageworks24 June, 2023
CarriageworksProgram
Josephine Macken – The imaginary line about which the body rotates (2022)*
flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, percussionMartin Wesley-Smith – For Marimba and Tape (1983)
marimba, electronicsAugustin Braud – Hexis (2022)*
cello, percussionRichard Meale – Incredible Floridas (1971)
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Performances
10 May, 2023
Tempo Rubato11 May, 2023
Monash University12 May, 2023
Orange Conservatorium13 May, 2023
Church Street StudiosProgram
Katy Abbott – Re-echo (2015)
cello, vibraphoneStuart Greenbaum – Lunar Orbit (2011)
celloKate Moore – Spel (2016)
vibraphoneMary Finsterer – TIDE (2023)*
cello, percussionMatthew Shlomowitz – Hi Hat and Me (2010)
percussionMark Summer – Julie-O (1988)
celloBree van Reyk – Slipstreams (2021)
vibraphoneChristopher Cerrone – The Pleasure at Being the Cause (2021, arr. 2022)*
cello, vibraphoneGene Koshinski – Get It! (2011)
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Performances
25 March, 2023
House concert in Glebe26 March, 2023
House concert in WoolahraProgram
Sebastián Tozzola – Paisaje Folclórico No. 2 (2017)
bass clarinet, pianoKaren Tanaka – Techno Etudes (2000)
pianoAlice Chance – Mirroring (2021)
vibraphoneSamantha Wolf – Bull in a China Shop (2020)
percussion, pianoNicole Murphy – Dissemble (2020)
clarinet, percussionJoe Chindamo – Triangolo di pensieri (2023)*
clarinet, piano, percussionChick Corea – Children’s Songs No. 1 & 6 (1983, arr. Edwardes, Noble & Kopp, 2023)
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Showreel (YouTube)
Program Booklet (PDF)Performances
26 February, 2023
House concert in AlexandriaProgram
Brenda Gifford – Mungala (Clouds) (2018)
alto flute, percussionCourtney Cousins – Daphne (2023)*
soprano, flute, marimbaTōru Takemitsu – Toward the Sea (1981, arranged 2023)
flute, marimbaFrank Nuyts – Une fille comme Anne (2022, arranged 2023)
soprano, flute, marimbaBeat Furrer – auf tönernen fussen (2001)
flute, sopranoJacob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water (movements II, IV, VI) (1986)
marimbaGeorge Crumb – Madrigals, Book II (1965)
soprano, flute, percussion