Ensemble Offspring And Ironwood Join For Broken Consorts

Ensemble Offspring says “Like floating through a forest, Broken Consorts envelops the audience in a cocoon of bristlings, warblings and ethereal reverberations—a musical experience that exists across and beyond time.”

Hear what happens as Ensemble Offspring and Ironwood mix and match old and new sounds, with works by Australian composers Mary Finsterer, Damien Ricketson, 17th century English works by William Lawes and Matthew Locke, and a world premiere by Australian Felicity Wilcox.

The programme: Felicity Wilcox – Uncovered Ground (WP)/Mary Finsterer – Silva//Damien Ricketson – Trace Elements/William Lawes – /Royal Consort/Matthew Locke – Broken Consorts/Matthew Locke – Tempest Suite. 

The performers: Zubin Kanga (piano)/Jason Noble (clarinet)/Lamorna Nightingale (flute)/Claire Edwardes (percussion)/Nicole Forsyth (viola)/Julia Fredersdorff (violin)/Veronique Serret (violin)/Daniel Yeadon (cello).

Tickets: $45/$25 

Book at: http://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/ensemble_offspring_broken_consorts_2015.aspx