Aunty Delmae & William Barton William Barton is Australia’s leading virtuoso didgeridoo player — a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer acclaimed for his signature fusion of First Nations music with newer music traditions from around the world. He collaborates with major orchestras internationally, and represents Australia at historic events. His music,…

Visceral virtuosity Opening with William Barton’s compositional Gift and dedication to the memory of one’s breath, this ethereal and panoramic work evokes the dawning of time, the wind gently travelling across the earth and rising to the sky, sharing the journey with the eagle. Samuel Barber’s poignantly anthemic Adagio appears…

The birds and the Beethoven Inspired by Henry Kendall’s 1869 poem Bell Birds, Emma Jayakumar’s atmospheric work conjures sounds and feelings of the Australian bush, containing compositional elements that mimic songs of Bell Birds, Golden Whip Birds, Djidi Djidi or Willy Wagtails, Currawongs and Bar Shouldered Doves. The Darlingtons spread…