• Hidden Curiosities

    Kammerklang: From the Deep

    The Motley Bauhaus 118 Elgin St, Carlton, VIC, Australia
    From the Deep is curated and performed by Melbourne double bassist Miranda Hill. Featuring aquatic adventures, the rich legacy and impact of her teachers, and the depth of the double bass (pun intended), this one-hour solo instrumental cabaret promises intimate connection, hilarious anecdotes, and incredible local music. Miranda Hill performs…

    Living Room Theatre: The Great Piano Recital

    Scout Hall Dulwich Hill 31 Lewisham St, Dulwich Hill NSW 2203, Australia, Dulwich Hill, NSW
    An evening of masterful improvisation, breathtaking composition, and sonic storytelling featuring compelling pianists in contemporary jazz and improvised music. A night of sonic storytelling. From the poetic minimalism of Monica Brooks to the expansive improvisations of Alister Spence, this recital offers musical depth, emotional texture, and breathtaking performance, part of…
  • Living Room Theatre: The Great Scout Hall

    Scout Hall 31 Lewisham St, Dulwich Hill, NSW
    Gill & Murphy-Haste + Denley/Farrar Duo / Fate Maps / BELIEVE A powerhouse lineup of Australia’s most daring improvisers: • Gill & Murphy-Haste fuse jazz, folk, and chamber music in an intimate duo format. • Jim Denley and Peter Farrar — titans of improvised saxophone — face off in a…

    Dark Mofo: Berlin Atonal – Nox Omnia I

    The Playhouse Theatre 106 Bathurst Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    A sit-down journey of hypnagogic, experimental soundscapes curated by the German capital’s venerated music festival.
    Pigeons – Speak Percussion

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Pigeons – Speak Percussion

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Clay shooting—with percussionists in the firing lines. And… pull! Pigeons is a clay shooting event, but the birds are the musicians and pigeons are the ammo. Three robotic trap machines take centre stage. In unrelenting, symphonic, patterns, they hurl hundreds of fluorescent clay targets at a wall of suspended, resonant…
    Hidden Curiosities

    Kammerklang: At First Light

    Church Street Studios, Camperdown 62-68 Church St,, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    At First Light is curated and performed by Sydney violist James Wannan. Featuring emerging and established voices from Australians local and abroad, this one-hour solo concert showcases the expressive potential of the viola. James Wannan performs At First Light at Church Street Studios in Sydney featuring music by Pedro Alvarez,…

    Dark Mofo: Berlin Atonal – Nox Omnia II

    The Playhouse Theatre 106 Bathurst Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    A sit-down journey of hypnagogic, experimental soundscapes curated by the German capital’s venerated music festival.
    Hidden Curiosities

    Kammerklang: Out of the Shadows

    Church Street Studios, Camperdown 62-68 Church St,, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
    Out of the Shadows is curated and performed by Melbourne violist Phoebe Green. Featuring diverse musical voices from across Australia, this one-hour solo concert invites the audience in for deep listening and contemplation of the unknown, unseen, and unheard. Phoebe Green performs Out of the Shadows at Church Street Studios…
    Pigeons – Speak Percussion

    Melbourne Recital Centre: Pigeons – Speak Percussion

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Clay shooting—with percussionists in the firing lines. And… pull! Pigeons is a clay shooting event, but the birds are the musicians and pigeons are the ammo. Three robotic trap machines take centre stage. In unrelenting, symphonic, patterns, they hurl hundreds of fluorescent clay targets at a wall of suspended, resonant…

    Dark Mofo: Berlin Atonal – Nox Omnia III

    The Playhouse Theatre 106 Bathurst Street, Hobart, TAS, Australia
    A sit-down journey of hypnagogic, experimental soundscapes curated by the German capital’s venerated music festival.

    Backstage Music: Mirage

    The Church, Alexandria 9 Mitchell Road, Alexandria, NSW, Australia
    Prepare to be drawn into "Mirage," a hallucinatory experience where the natural world's desecration unfolds through spectral sound and symbolist verse. Performers Jack Symonds, Jane Sheldon and Blair Harris present music by Saariaho, Faure, Dusapin, Sheldon and Symonds. Their spectral sounds creating a mesmerizing, dreamlike experience, a shimmering, unsettling illusion.

    Taikoz: Breathe

    Taikoz Ultimo Studio Level W4-0, 42-46 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
    Ian Cleworth co-founded Taikoz with world renowned shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee in 1997, and Kerryn Joyce joined the ensemble not long after. Kerryn and Ian are proud to still be a part of Taikoz, and even after all this time remain committed to developing the creativity of the ensemble…

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