EVENTS // Echoes and Orbits with Ensemble Offspring
CONTENT COURTESY ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING Echoes and Orbits is an intimate and playful program featuring upbeat and eclectic works for percussion and cello. Mainly spanning the […]
Ensemble Offspring
5 shows you can’t miss at New Music Days
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE How often do you get the chance to be there at the very beginning of a festival? The launch of a fresh […]
EVENTS // Ensemble Offspring presents Avant Gardens 1
CONTENT COURTESY ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – CONCERT CANCELLED – Here’s your chance to get out of the concert hall and into the fresh air. In 2023, […]
5 meaningful conversations with artists that moved me
BY CUTCOMMON When it comes to the Australian music industry, percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM has always ventured one step ahead of the game. The artistic […]
Sarah Elise Thompson’s debut album is an intimate self-portrait
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Take one look at Sarah Elise Thompson’s portfolio, and you’ll see a list of names that’ll leave you feeling awestruck. Deborah Cheetham. […]
A new digital concert series is making music for everyone
BY STEPHANIE ESLAKE Music by female-identifying composers. A digital future for the performing arts industry. Diversity in the concert hall. Choosing not to perform Mozart. […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Spiral’s Over
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC OverSpiral EnsembleTempe Jets, 22 November Spiral is young, exciting, and unique. Specialising in post-minimalist music, the Sydney ensemble has been […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees Lone Hemispheres at Carriageworks
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Lone HemispheresEnsemble OffspringCarriageworks, 7 November Ensemble Offspring is closing in on the end of another stimulating season of new music […]
LIVE REVIEW // Mark sees BackStage Music’s Forbidden Things
BY MARK BOSCH, LEAD CRITIC Forbidden ThingsBackStage MusicThe Newsagency, 24 October BackStage has really hit its stride with a tasty and colourful program in Forbidden […]
Classical:NEXT reminds artists to “treat music like a business”
BY LYLE CHAN When Glenn Dickie arrived in Rotterdam, one of the first things he needed to do was buy a new sandwich toaster. He’d […]