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    • Ensemble Offspring: Divine Darkness

    The Neilson, Pier 2/3 13A Hickson Road, Dawes Point, NSW, Australia
    An international cast of the hottest composers working today, Ensemble Offspring in full force, and soprano Jane Sheldon come together for a divinely dark program that transcends the rituals of the concert hall. A turbulent sonic dreamworld frames the works of David T. Little and Lisa Illean, while video by…
    The Others

    UKARIA: The Others

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Prepare for an extraordinary musical experience as composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky, legendary trumpeter James Morrison, Spiderbait’s iconic drummer Kram, and yidaki virtuoso and vocalist William Barton come together for a completely improvised performance. Showcasing their ‘idiosyncratic personalities, massive musical experience and evident respect for each other’ (The Advertiser), The Others returns…

    Ensemble Offspring: Divine Darkness

    The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    An international cast of the hottest composers working today, Ensemble Offspring in full force, and soprano Jane Sheldon come together for a divinely dark program that transcends the rituals of the concert hall. A turbulent sonic dreamworld frames the works of David T. Little and Lisa Illean, while video by…

    Melbourne Recital Centre: ZÖJ – Give Water to Birds

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Following a sold-out show in 2023, ZÖJ returns with their captivating fusion of neo-classical Persian music and experimental rhythms. Comprised of Gelareh Pour and Brian O'Dwyer, witness what Nick Cave has praised as ‘the consistently exquisite genius of Pour,’ as she showcases her mastery of the kamancheh and her evocative…
    The Others

    UKARIA: The Others

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Prepare for an extraordinary musical experience as composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky, legendary trumpeter James Morrison, Spiderbait’s iconic drummer Kram, and yidaki virtuoso and vocalist William Barton come together for a completely improvised performance. Showcasing their ‘idiosyncratic personalities, massive musical experience and evident respect for each other’ (The Advertiser), The Others returns…
    The Others

    UKARIA: The Others

    Ukaria Cultural Centre 119 Williams Rd, Mt Barker Summit, SA, Australia
    Prepare for an extraordinary musical experience as composer and pianist Paul Grabowsky, legendary trumpeter James Morrison, Spiderbait’s iconic drummer Kram, and yidaki virtuoso and vocalist William Barton come together for a completely improvised performance. Showcasing their ‘idiosyncratic personalities, massive musical experience and evident respect for each other’ (The Advertiser), The Others returns…

    Big hART: Tjaabi–Flood Country

    Memorial Hall Cockburn 435 Carrington Street, Hamilton Hill, WA
    Tjaabi – Flood Country is a celebration of country and culture in song, word and vision. Tjaabi – Flood Country features the tjaabi song form, which is unique to the First Nations peoples of the Pilbara. A tjaabi is like a musical haiku, with crisp poetic language, capturing stories, dreams,…

    Boroondara Arts: Raga Saga

    Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
    Contemporary Indian fusion - Raga Saga explore the depths of improvisation with a cross-cultural conversation between North Indian Classical music and melodic Jazz. Giving space and full respect to both traditions, the artists Vinod Prasanna (bansuri) and Leo Dale (soprano saxophone) combine delicate and subtle melodies on a superhighway bed…
    Horizons

    Illuminate Adelaide: Horizons

    Hindley Street Music Hall 149 Hindley Street,, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    A Drone and Light Spectacular at Adelaide Oval In an Australian first and for one-night only, Illuminate Adelaide transforms Adelaide Oval into a living, breathing canvas using light, sound, and sky to celebrate our place, our people and our bright future. On the banks of Karrawirra Parri featuring the aerial capabilities of hundreds of…

    ELISION Ensemble: Axis Mundi

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    ELISION presents a major concert of new music followed by a special late night event delivering a second version of Bryn Harrison's Double Laybrinth after Richard Dunn. This unique and fragile realisation involves seven instrumentalists, and the magic of the cembalom! Hypnotic, gentle swirling lines of sound infuse rich timbre…

    Illuminate Adelaide: Kiasmos

    Hindley Street Music Hall 149 Hindley Street,, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Known for their unique blend of minimal techno and orchestral flourishes, Kiasmos (Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen) create a sound that’s both emotionally evocative and wildly infectious. Forming in the late 2000s, their collaboration quickly grew into a global live act, redefining the electronic music scene. Kiasmos’ captivating shows have…
    Horizons

    Illuminate Adelaide: Horizons

    Hindley Street Music Hall 149 Hindley Street,, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    A Drone and Light Spectacular at Adelaide Oval In an Australian first and for one-night only, Illuminate Adelaide transforms Adelaide Oval into a living, breathing canvas using light, sound, and sky to celebrate our place, our people and our bright future. On the banks of Karrawirra Parri featuring the aerial capabilities of hundreds of…

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