LONE HEMISPHERES
Performing alone yet moving within each other’s orbit, Ensemble Offspring’s world-renowned chamber musicians step into the spotlight as soloists. Now in its fourth iteration, Lone Hemispheres presents Australian world premieres alongside the avant-garde masterpieces which inspired them.
DETAILS
Friday 8 December, Melbourne Recital Centre
Saturday 9 December, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney
PROGRAM
aija Saariaho – NoaNoa (1992)
Jane Sheldon – Spectre: three attempts to summon her (2023)*
Liza Lim – The Su Song Star Map (2017)
Holly Harrison – Ice Giant (2023)*
Lachlan Skipworth – Ocean Pulse (2023)*
Jacob Druckman – Reflections on the Nature of Water (1991)
Huw Belling – Music in Sweatpants (2023)*
Magnus Lindberg – Ablauf (1983)
* World Premiere
PERFORMERS
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flute)
Jason Noble (clarinet)
Véronique Serret (violin)
DESCRIPTION
The final concert of Ensemble Offspring’s 2023 season, the beloved Lone Hemispheres concept makes its triumphant return to the live stage after being captured as a successful video series in Sydney’s 2020 lockdown. An unfortunately appropriate concept for isolated performers at the time, it’s refreshing to see the project return for its artistic merits, rather than out of necessity.
“There’s an extraordinary intimacy and focus to the performances that invite close, detailed listening, an atmosphere further enhanced by the pairing of newer works with ‘classics’.”
Ensemble Offspring is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
