Welcome Aussie music fans to the June Australian Accent, Limelight‘s monthly round-up of the Australian music being played on our concert stages and in our recital halls.

Got a premiere to puff? A piece getting a repeat performance? Email editors@limelight-arts.com.au for inclusion in next month’s roundup (subject to editorial discretion).

We’ve also kickstarted a week-by-week breakdown of the works being performed over on our Instagram for something a little more digestible.

Touring

Enjoyed Jack Frerer‘s frenetic Spiral Sequence in Musica Viva Australia’s 2024 tour with the Esmé Quartet? You’re in luck!

The New York-based Australian composer has a brand new duo work, Tilted Scales, premiering in MVA’s upcoming Northern Lights. The program tours to Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, Adelaide, Perth and Sydney from 10–23 June (Frerer also chats to Limelight about the work in our June 2025 issue, if you’d like to know more before you go).

Australian Capital Territory

Wesley Music Centre is home to a bunch of Australian works this month. Flautist Laura Chislett and harpist Alice Giles perform the world premiere of Harlequin Dances for solo harp by Edward Cowie as well as works by Mary Doumany...