Friday 9 January 7.30pm
Peninsula Hot Springs, 140 Springs Ln, Fingal
This performance is supported by Creative Australia
This performance is presented in partnership with Peninsula Hot Springs, whose Bath House Amphitheatre provides an unforgettable setting. This concert reflect our ongoing collaboration, offering audiences an evening of world-class music and cultural storytelling.
Ensemble Offspring joins with acclaimed First Nations composer Aaron Wyatt to present a powerful new work inspired by the dreaming of five local native plants – murnong, lomandra, chocolate lily, garawang and karkalla. This evocative performance interweaves story, music and culture in a moving celebration of connection to Country.
Every Plant Has Its Own Dreaming reflects on the stories and history of the plants that have supported life on the peninsula for thousands of years, and that have been central to Indigenous culture in the region.It is a celebration of these often overlooked pillars of our landscape and the strength that they give to country.
$55 including unlimited geothermal bathing from 6pm
For tickets to this performance please CLICK HERE
PROGRAM:
Aaron WYATT: Every Plant Has Its Own Dreaming *World Premiere
ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING MUSICIANS:
Flutes: Lamorna Nightingale
Clarinets: Jason Noble
Cello: Rowena Macneish
Violin: Véronique Serret
Percussion: Claire Edwardes
Ensemble Offspring is Australia’s leading new music group, standing at the forefront of musical innovation. Led by internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, the ensemble unites the country’s most fearless and virtuosic instrumentalists with a core "pierrot plus one" line up of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. Together, they create “visceral, joyous music” (Sydney Morning Herald) through kaleidoscopically varied performances that blaze a trail for Australian music.
At the heart of Ensemble Offspring’s mission is an unwavering commitment to the creation and dissemination of living new music. Since forming in 1995, they have commissioned and premiered over 350 new works, solidifying their position as the foremost champions of contemporary music in Australia. In particular, they actively promote underrepresented voices including female-identifying, First Nations, and emerging artists. This dedication has earned the ensemble the 2022 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award, the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award, multiple APRA Art Music Awards and two ARIA Award nominations.
By boldly subverting classical traditions, Ensemble Offspring deliver concerts that “burst with imagination, energy and inspiration” (Seesaw Magazine). Through their pioneering spirit, pursuit of excellence and relentless commitment to equality, the ensemble continue to shape a vibrant and diverse future for Australian music.
Friday 9 January 7.30pm
Peninsula Hot Springs, 140 Springs Ln, Fingal
This performance is supported by Creative Australia
This performance is presented in partnership with Peninsula Hot Springs, whose Bath House Amphitheatre provides an unforgettable setting. This concert reflect our ongoing collaboration, offering audiences an evening of world-class music and cultural storytelling.
Ensemble Offspring joins with acclaimed First Nations composer Aaron Wyatt to present a powerful new work inspired by the dreaming of five local native plants – murnong, lomandra, chocolate lily, garawang and karkalla. This evocative performance interweaves story, music and culture in a moving celebration of connection to Country.
Every Plant Has Its Own Dreaming reflects on the stories and history of the plants that have supported life on the peninsula for thousands of years, and that have been central to Indigenous culture in the region.It is a celebration of these often overlooked pillars of our landscape and the strength that they give to country.
$55 including unlimited geothermal bathing from 6pm
For tickets to this performance please CLICK HERE
PROGRAM:
Aaron WYATT: Every Plant Has Its Own Dreaming *World Premiere
ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING MUSICIANS:
Flutes: Lamorna Nightingale
Clarinets: Jason Noble
Cello: Rowena Macneish
Violin: Véronique Serret
Percussion: Claire Edwardes
Ensemble Offspring is Australia’s leading new music group, standing at the forefront of musical innovation. Led by internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, the ensemble unites the country’s most fearless and virtuosic instrumentalists with a core "pierrot plus one" line up of flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion. Together, they create “visceral, joyous music” (Sydney Morning Herald) through kaleidoscopically varied performances that blaze a trail for Australian music.
At the heart of Ensemble Offspring’s mission is an unwavering commitment to the creation and dissemination of living new music. Since forming in 1995, they have commissioned and premiered over 350 new works, solidifying their position as the foremost champions of contemporary music in Australia. In particular, they actively promote underrepresented voices including female-identifying, First Nations, and emerging artists. This dedication has earned the ensemble the 2022 Classical:NEXT Innovation Award, the 2019 Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award, multiple APRA Art Music Awards and two ARIA Award nominations.
By boldly subverting classical traditions, Ensemble Offspring deliver concerts that “burst with imagination, energy and inspiration” (Seesaw Magazine). Through their pioneering spirit, pursuit of excellence and relentless commitment to equality, the ensemble continue to shape a vibrant and diverse future for Australian music.
