
Ensemble Offspring
MOONSTRUCK
MOONSTRUCK
26 September, The Street Theatre Canberra
28 September, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo
It’s Pierrot lunaire with double the madness when we perform Schoenberg’s revolutionary classic of modern music alongside Laura Bowler’s long form subversive reinvention.
NGARRA-BURRIA
15 October, Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre
Ngara-Burria means to listen to sing and this concert is a musical celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection from our 2025 cohort alongside our First Nations Composer in Residence Mark ‘Munk’ Ross.
FUTURE CLASSICS
22 November, Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
Fresh ideas from the next generation – discover the Future Classics of new Australian art music in this Sydney Opera House showcase.
AVANT GARDENS: SONGBIRDS
8 March, Glebe
9 March, Kurraba Point
Our most popular and delightful program – the Aussie bush comes to your very own backyard as we riff with the birds in an intimate salon setting.
LUMEN MACHINE
12 April, The Neilson ACO On The Pier
13 April, Newcastle Conservatorium of Music
Cutting-edge technology meets extreme virtuosity when London based ‘cyborg pianist’ Zubin Kanga joins Ensemble Offspring at ACO on the Pier.
LONG PLAY FESTIVAL
2-4 May, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
Long Play is an annual 3-day music festival in venues all around downtown Brooklyn, New York
AVANT GARDENS: DOUBLE SYMMETRY
17 May, Glebe
18 May, Alexandria
29 May, Tempo Rubato
From the edgy to the endearing – an evening of dynamic duets for violin and cello in an intimate salon setting.
DIVINE DARKNESS
3 July, The Neilson ACO On The Pier
4 July, The Street Theatre Canberra
Music for eyes and ears in an extraordinary and theatrical program. Ensemble Offspring and guests are joined by soprano Jane Sheldon in The Neilson, ACO on The Pier.

Thirty years young, we're forging into the future with a tradition of groundbreaking new music. Join us for our year long celebration!

Australia’s Musical Trailblazers
Formed in 1995, Sydney-based Ensemble Offspring is “Australia’s leading new music ensemble” (ClassikON)
Led by Claire Edwardes OAM on percussion, the ensemble comprises Nightingale (flutes), Jason Noble (clarinets), Véronique Serret (violin) and Blair Harris (cello), with Ronan Apcar (piano) as 2025 Emerging Performer.
EO commissions more brand-new pieces of music than any other Australian group, and champion marginalised voices including female-identifying, emerging, and First Nations artists