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FUTURE CLASSICS
FUTURE CLASSICS

Blurring the lines between high and low art, this is cutting-edge music from composers you need to know.

GILGAMESH
GILGAMESH

The world’s oldest poem. Opera’s most cutting-edge artists. The ancient and contemporary collide to dazzling effect in this world premiere.

AVANT GARDENS II
AVANT GARDENS II

Avant Gardens presents classics and Australian premieres in an intimate take on the tradition of salon music.

LIGHT AND MATTER
LIGHT AND MATTER

From mystical folktales to fading memories, Light and Matter responds to experiences beyond our physical world. 

XANADU SKY
XANADU SKY

With three solos and an epic 30-minute trio, Xanadu Sky is a journey through hypnotically evolving patterns. 

AVANT GARDENS I
AVANT GARDENS I

Avant Gardens presents genre-bending classics at intimate ‘house concerts’ throughout Sydney.

PSYCHEDELIC FRENZY
PSYCHEDELIC FRENZY

Blurring the lines between high and low art, this is cutting-edge music from composers you need to know.

Season 2023

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LONE HEMISPHERES
LONE HEMISPHERES

Lone Hemispheres, where our world-renowned instrumentalists step into the spotlight as soloists, with Australian world premieres alongside the avant-garde masterpieces which inspired them.

HATCHED COMPOSER SHOWCASE
HATCHED COMPOSER SHOWCASE

The five emerging composers in 2023 each have a strong and independent voice and will collectively provide a vibrant snapshot of what is coming in Australian music

STILL LIFE WITH AVALANCHE
STILL LIFE WITH AVALANCHE

Repetition, chaos and beauty become one in this program of musical extremes. A bouquet of contemporary composers examine everything from love and death to reality TV.

INCREDIBLE FLORIDAS
INCREDIBLE FLORIDAS

Chamber music at its most intense, visceral and radical. In the shadowy surrounds of Carriageworks, experience Richard Meale's colourful and virtuosic landmark of Australian music in an immersive staging by EO.

Season 2024 Ensemble Offspring Season 2024 Ensemble Offspring

GILGAMESH

The world’s oldest poem. Opera’s most cutting-edge artists. The ancient and contemporary collide to dazzling effect in this world premiere.

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