New music trailblazer Ensemble Offspring invites audiences to celebrate the return of live Australian music with its micro-festival Listen Up!, which takes place at the newly-refurbished Cell Block Theatre at the National Art School on 11 September.
Jason Noble and Claire Edwardes. Photo supplied
The two-concert series features a program dedicated to living composers and is performed by a rich line-up of diverse musicians, led by Artistic Director Claire Edwardes.
“For me, the two parts sort of signify what it is that Ensemble Offspring stands for – eclectic, fresh and vibrant new music, with unique collaborations that are culturally meaningful,” says Edwardes, as she outlines what Listen Up! aims to achieve.
“We wanted to celebrate our collaborations through bringing together this truly unique line-up of musicians from all of [these different] worlds, and have them create music together. Listen Up! draws together artists from an incredible array of practices and genres in support of established and emerging composers, and begins to once again carve out room for Australian art music – a field...
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