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    • Melbourne Recital Centre: Not Drowning, Waving + George Telek – TABARAN

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    Fascinated by the expressive rhythms of Papuan music and its post-colonial western influences, the David Bridie-fronted band Not Drowning, Waving visited Papua New Guinea throughout the late 80s. Eventually recording TABARAN in the port town Rabaul with local artists, the album innovatively melded Not Drowning, Waving’s avant-garde soundscape with the harmonies, melodies and…

    Smith’s Alternative: Darcy Gilkerson

    Smith's Alternative 76 Aliinga Street, Canberra, ACT
    Exciting new talent, cellist and composer Darcy Gilkerson, is playing at Smith’s for one night only. Darcy is launching his recently released debut album ‘Acteon’ touring with his band up the East Coast from Melbourne. The album is the culmination of a long period of experimentation and exploration in coupling…

    Rubiks Collective: The Big Idea

    Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St, Southbank, VIC, Australia
    What if one idea changed everything? Journey through the sound of inspiration striking as Melbourne’s Rubiks Collective celebrates its 10th anniversary with a world premiere of The Big Idea – a genre-defying monodrama from Australian composer Matthew Shlomowitz and writer Vid Simoniti. At the heart of the piece is a single character on the brink – a…
    Moonstruck

    Ensemble Offspring: Moonstruck

    The Street Theatre 15 Childers St, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    Moonstruck looks to the origins of our ensemble and imagines the future. The starting point is Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic from 1912, Pierrot lunaire – still radical to the ear as it straddles the border between cabaret and concert, acting and singing. And we’re pitting it against a long form…
    Moonstruck

    Ensemble Offspring: Moonstruck

    Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC 689 Harris St,, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
    Moonstruck looks to the origins of our ensemble and imagines the future. The starting point is Arnold Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic from 1912, Pierrot lunaire – still radical to the ear as it straddles the border between cabaret and concert, acting and singing. And we’re pitting it against a long form…

    • Long Listen: Migrating Bird

    Palmwoods Memorial Hall 1 Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD, Australia
    Long Listen Festival 2025 opens with an evocative and immersive concert experience, Migrating Bird, led by acclaimed violinist and singer-songwriter Véronique Serret (Sydney). Known for her fearless blend of classical, contemporary, and experimental sounds, Serret takes audiences on a journey into the heart of the natural world through music that…

    Long Listen: Horizons New Art Music with Cerulean Collective

    Palmwoods Memorial Hall 1 Main Street, Palmwoods, QLD, Australia
    Discover the next wave of Australian classical music with Cerulean Collective, a Brisbane-based ensemble of composer-performers. Violinist Abigail Lui, cellist Emily Winter, pianist Alexandra Mison, and violist Bridget Wegner present Horizons, a program drawn from their debut album of the same name. Featuring music by Sophia Mackson, Alexandra Mison, and…

    Taikoz: In Full Flight

    Taikoz Ultimo Studio Level W4-0, 42-46 Wattle St, Ultimo, NSW, Australia
    For the past 28 years, Taikoz has wowed audiences throughout Australia and internationally. Today, we hear the ensemble in its home - our beloved Ultimo dojo. One of the advantages of performing in the dojo is that all our instruments are right there - no trucks, stairs or lifts to…

    Boroondara Arts: Darcy Gilkerson

    Kew Court House 188 High Street, Kew, VIC, Australia
    Darcy Gilkerson is a Melbourne-based cellist and composer with a passion for contemporary classical and improvisatory chamber music. Performing in venues across the country and touring with various orchestras and ensembles, Darcy has found a home on the stage. As a composer, Darcy is inspired by the lyricism, playfulness and…

    Backstage Music: Entangled Labours

    Woodburn Creatives 82 Cope St, Waterloo, NSW, Australia
    Curated by James Hazel and Lamorna Nightingale Who gets to make art in Australia, and on what terms? Entangled Labours looks at the rich lives and experiences of working-class people in so-called Sydney. Including the premiere of a new film by the Class Actions Collective about the selling off of…
    Editor's Choice Percussion, Conversation, Degustation

    Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Percussion, Conversation, Degustation

    St Patrick's Hall, Port Fairy 9/11 William St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
    Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…
    Editor's Choice Percussion, Conversation, Degustation

    Port Fairy Spring Music Festival: Percussion, Conversation, Degustation

    St Patrick's Hall, Port Fairy 9/11 William St, Port Fairy, VIC, Australia
    Curators Monica Curro and Stefan Cassomenos have set out to examine our heritage and bloodlines, and to rejoice in “the miracle of how millions of notes in the hands of master musicians are crafted into stunning sonic stories,” all the while paying homage to the Ancient Greek mosaic and the…

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