It was the year that the ANZAC bridge was opened to traffic; Telecom Australia became Telstra, Paul Keating was Prime Minister and Bob Carr defeated John Fahey to become Premier of New South Wales. Overseas, OJ Simpson was found not guilty of double murder and Braveheart won the Oscar for Best Film. The year 1995…
Ensemble Offspring is turning 20 this year and is celebrating with a double concert they have called Future Retro. Ensemble Offspring started in 1995 as a handful of musicians from the Sydney Conservatorium. Two decades and hundreds of premieres later, Sydney’s foremost new music ensemble is still pushing boundaries and breaking rules much to the delights…
Listen with your eyes when Ensemble Offspring presents Light is Calling, a programme of virtuosic solos by minimalist composers Steve Reich, Michael Gordon and Nico Muhly, alongside two Australian trios—a world premiere from Brisbane composer Christopher Perren, and the Fractured Again Suite by Ensemble Offspring’s co-Artistic Director Damien Ricketson. Experience the immersive world of music…