CREATING A NEW AUSTRALIAN SOUND
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Ensemble Offspring
You can choose how you would like to support Ensemble Offspring from a suite of our innovative creative endeavours:
Noisy Egg Commissions: Donate today to help create, develop, present and document new Australian work by Ensemble Offspring. Donors are invited to attend rehearsals and workshops of the new work as well as special events with the musicians – be a true part of the creative journey.
Music of the Future: We love increasing the noise at Ensemble Offspring! Help us do this by contributing to the next generation of Australian culture through our Hatched Academy, First Nations Program and Noisy Women Commission.
Noisy Egg Nests: Support a nest and nurture one of our artists – after all, they’re the ones who bring the music of tomorrow to life. As a Nest donor, you will build a personal relationship with the musician and develop a special insight into their own inspiration and musical path. You can make your tax-deductible donation via this website by clicking on the link, or if you would like to support us in other ways, we would love to chat to you! You can email Sophie, our Development Coordinator on sophie@ensembleoffspring.com
Noisy Egg Creations
Commissioning and creating new music is at the heart of what we do at Ensemble Offspring. We’re particularly proud of our track record of privately funding more than 40 new works through the Noisy Egg Creation Fund since its inception in 2013. What we have been able to achieve together with you, our supporters, contributing to a living Australian culture and a vibrant art music scene cannot be underestimated. We invite you to be inspired by our stunning videos and recordings of recent commissions and get in touch to start your own journey of musical discovery with Ensemble Offspring.
Recent Noisy Egg Creations include new works by Alex Pozniak, Genevieve Murphy (UK), Nicole Lizée (Canada), Gerard Brophy, Holly Harrison and Cathy Milliken. Many of these works have been nominated in recent years for APRA Art Music Awards and have been performed around Australia and the world by Ensemble Offspring. These new creations for chamber ensemble provide an enduring legacy for Australian music and artists, placing Ensemble Offspring at the forefront of international new music trends.
Partners
Ensemble Offspring is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts advisory body.Hatched Academy is supported by APRA AMCOS, RØDE Microphones and the Tony Foundation. Sizzle is supported by the Inner West Council and Marrickville Bowling Club.
Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers is supported by APRA AMCOS, the Wales Family Foundation, Moogahlin Performing Arts, ANU School of Music and the Australian Music Centre. Ensemble Offspring would like to thank all foundation support, including the Sidney Myer Fund, Tony Foundation, PPCA and Wales Family Foundation.
City of Sydney supports the creation of this new website and other digital initiatives in 2020. Stage and theatrical design is by The Living Room Theatre and documentation is by Hospital Hill. Claire Edwardes is an Ambassador of Keychange, a global network working towards gender equity in the music industry. Ensemble Offspring can be heard on ABC Classic.
