Ensemble Offspring Perform Masterpieces Inspired By The Europoean Avant-Garde

Ensemble Offspring Perform Masterpieces Inspired By The Europoean Avant-Garde

Ensemble Offspring’s Lone Hemispheres features chamber musicians as soloists in works inspired by masterpieces of the European avant-garde. Performing alone yet moving within each other’s orbit, flautist Lamorna Nightingale, clarinetist Jason Noble and percussionist Claire Edwardes explore harmonious solitude in world premieres by Damien Ricketson, 2017 Noisy Women Commission recipient Elizabeth Younan and local composer,…

Ensemble Offspring’s Kontiki Racket Is Back!

Ensemble Offspring’s Kontiki Racket Is Back!

  Australia’s most innovative and cutting-edge collective, Ensemble Offspring is bringing back Kontiki Racket, its vibrant 2-day festival celebrating new music, arts and culture. The festival will feature artist talks, live video installations, and exciting new performances from Ensemble Offspring and the highly acclaimed Zephyr Quartet from South Australia. The festival’s musical highlights include world premieres from…

ABC Classics Commemorates International Women’s Day With A New Release

ABC Classics Commemorates International Women’s Day With A New Release

Commemorating International Women’s Day today, ABC Classic is releasing Women of Note: A Century of Australian Composers. This double CD is the first in a new series of recordings, celebrating Australian female composers. Australia has a celebrated history of women in music – Nellie Melba, Joan Sutherland, Yvonne Kenny and Eileen Joyce in particular, loom large…