Alimentare is an intimate performance for oboe and piano, inspired by the evocative paintings of Llael McDonald. The program brings together compelling music by women composers across the last century. From Lili Boulanger and Amy Beach to Ruth Gipps and Rebecca Clarke – alongside contemporary Australian voices including Sally Greenaway, Nat Bartsch, Imogen Ferdinando and Jane Hammond.

Echoing the themes in McDonald’s work, Alimentare places nourishment at its core – not just as a form of sustenance but as something that comforts, restores and energises. Expect music that is warm, expressive and deeply human, moving between moments of intimacy, extreme passion and quiet intensity.

Curated by Melbourne oboist Jasper Ly and performed with pianist Peter Dumsday, this is a meeting point between music and visual art – a chance to experience both side by side, each enriching the other.