Claire Edwardes Releases Seventh Solo Album ‘Dual Attractor’

Internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, will release her the seventh solo album, Dual Attractor, in digital format on the ABC Classic label on Friday 6 March and in CD format on 9 March 2026. (NB change of Sydney venue to that originally advertised).

Edwardes has been a defining force in Australian new music for three decades. Since 2006 she has led Ensemble Offspring as Artistic Director, commissioning more than 80 new solo works and collaborating with leading composers
worldwide. She maintains a busy solo career presenting recitals and concerto performances with symphony orchestras around Australia and the world.

“As a follow-up to my 2021 album Rhythms of Change, Dual Attractor brings together bespoke new solos and collaborations that feel like an arrival point in my career,” says Edwardes. “Spanning marimba, vibraphone, drums and electronics, these works are all by female composers from around the world whom I deeply admire.”

The album reveals the expressive breadth of Edwardes’ instruments, from the shimmering textures of Missy Mazzoli’s Orizzonte and the hymn-like stillness of Caroline Shaw’s in manus tuas, to the surging energy of Kate Moore’s Joyful Melodies and the darkly playful I Promise Not to Poison You xoxo by Gemma Peacocke.

With all tracks engineered by Sean Carey @ Church Street Studios, mastered by Michael Lynch and album artwork designed by Amanda Edwards, the album’s title track, Dual Attractor, for drums and electronics, was created with iconic electropop artist Paul Mac, initially for RECITAL (2018), a dance work created with performer Richard Cilli and director/choreographer Gideon Obarzanek. Cilli will join Edwardes on stage for Dual Attractor at the Sydney album launch on Monday 9 March at Machine Hall.

Also featured on the album is Emberstrike by Natalie Williams, a vibraphone solo honouring the Women of Steel at Port Kembla, whose fight for the right to work in the steelworks reshaped Australian employment law. Anna Meredith’s genre-defying bumps per minute for vibraphone and backing track is a techno inspired dreamscape of intense energy.

Key dates: Friday 6 March – Digital Album Release
Monday 9 March – Sydney Album Launch, The Studio, ACO On The Pier (NB Change of venue)
Wednesday 18 March – Melbourne Album Launch, Melbourne Recital Centre
Saturday 18 April – Amsterdam Album Launch, Splendor
Sunday 26 July – Canberra Album Launch, The Street Theatre
Live album launches planned for Brisbane, Hobart and New Zealand in second half of 2026.

Image credit Cole Bennetts