The Strings and Voices series ends with a bold and celebratory finale with Homophonic!’s RESPECT, a powerful collection of newly commissioned works inspired by the stories and lives of LGBTIQA+ elders performed by a chamber ensemble as you’ve never seen before. Led by Artistic Director Miranda Hill, Homophonic! has spent more than a decade amplifying queer voices within contemporary classical music, creating performances that are fearless, joyful and deeply resonant.

Joining the program is Melbourne-based Chinese-Australian composer and multi-instrumentalist QiQi, whose genre-fluid work draws together traditional Chinese instrumentation, jazz and contemporary composition. Their acclaimed work Elysian Blues received multiple nominations at the Melbourne Fringe and established QiQi as one of Australia’s most exciting emerging voices.