APRA AMCOS and the Australian Music Centre have announced the finalists for the 2014 Art Music Awards. The awards recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music and encompass a range of endeavours including outstanding contributions by individuals and organisations in Australian music, music education, experimental music, jazz and regional music. The…
Ensemble Offspring and Melbourne’s Speak Percussion team up for the very first time with maverick composer-inventor Jon Rose in the world premiere of an artistic exploration of Australia’s iconic Ghan railway. Ghan Tracks mashes video projections and electronics with live performance on pedal powered zither, electric cement mixer, wind machine, piccolo, bass clarinet, trombone and…
Ensemble Offspring will once again introduce audiences to a new world of sound when they present Plekto – a concert program tracing the avant-garde legacy of the legendary Iannis Xenakis True to its reputation for innovative and adventurous programs, outstanding performances and highly developed audience engagement this programme contains virtuosic and adventurous selection of seldom heard…