AVANT GARDENS 3: SONG & DANCE
Make yourself at home as we head into the backyards of our very own musicians and fill them up with our unique brand of chamber music.
DETAILS
SATURDAY 12 MARCH 5pm, ASHFIELD
PROGRAM
Christine Pan –A Hermit Crab Lifestyle (2018)
Frederic Rzewski – Song and Dance (1977)
Robert Davidson – Bond Over Triads (2017)
Alex Vaughan – Hevel (Breath) (2017)*
Alice Humphries – The Visitor (2022)**
* Australian Premiere
** World Premiere, commissioned by Silo Collective
PERFORMERS
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (clarinets)
Will Hansen (double bass)
DESCRIPTION
Make yourself at home as we head into the backyards of our very own musicians and fill them up with our unique brand of chamber music. An intimate 3-concert experience with champagne and nibbles on arrival, our 2022 Avant Gardens concerts will be an up-close and personal mash-up of sounds and sensations that will have you raving to your friends afterwards. Come and soak up some avant-garde classics alongside the newest of the new in three beautiful gardens in Sydney’s Inner West.
Photography by Connor Malanos
“It was great! I loved the small audience, fresh air and green surroundings. The program and performances were excellent as usual; I really love hearing works that I haven’t heard before!”
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Accessibility Information
The Avant Gardens concerts take place in the private homes of some of Ensemble Offspring’s generous supporters. Some homes may have steps, limiting wheelchair access, but ambulant or mobility-restricted attendees can enter with extra time and assistance. If you have accessibility requirements, please reach out to the friendly Ensemble Offspring team by emailing admin@ensembleoffspring.com.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Artwork by Robert Doble.
