Welcome to the March edition of Australian Accent, Limelight’s unashamedly parochial 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 round-up (subject to editorial discretion).

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

Touring

The Australian Chamber Orchestra. Photo © Charlie Kinross

Claire Edwardes launches her new album Dual Attractor this month with shows in Sydney (9 March, ACO Studio) and in Melbourne (Melbourne Recital Centre, 18 March). Among the works she’ll be playing are Kate Moore‘s darkly playful I Promise Not, the album’s title track, Dual Attractor, created with electro-pop artist and composer Paul Mac, and Emberstrike by Natalie Williams, a vibraphone solo honouring the “Women of Steel” at Port Kembla, whose fight for the right to work in the steelworks reshaped Australian employment law.

Touring to Wollongong, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra from 12–28 March, the Australian Chamber...