AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FEMALE IDENTIFYING COMPOSERS
Noisy Women Commission
What is Noisy Women Commission?
The Noisy Women Commission provides a high-profile opportunity for an exceptional Australian female-identifying or non-binary composer. The chosen composer will create a new chamber work for Ensemble Offspring in close collaboration with our expert musicians. Every second year, the commission is awarded to a former Hatched Academy participant. In 2023 the award is open to all female-identifying Australian composers who have not been previously commissioned by Ensemble Offspring.
The Noisy Women Commission comprises a $4000 fee, mentorship from our musicians on instrumental techniques, ensemble workshops to develop the piece and a professionally documented public performance in the subsequent Offspring season. The work should be approximately 10 minutes in duration for an ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion (or a subset thereof), with the addition of multimedia elements if desired.
Applications for the 2025 Noisy Women Commission will open in 2024.
