Avant Gardens presents genre-bending classics with Australian premieres in intimate ‘house concerts’ throughout Sydney.

DETAILS

Saturday 31 August 5:00pm, Glebe, Sydney
Sunday 1 September 3:30pm, Tempe, Sydney

PROGRAM

Alex Turley – Rosewood & Steel (2023)

Aristea Mellos – Preludes: Book One (2022)

Mark Pollard – SheridanClose (2004)

Gareth Farr – Kembang Suling (1996)

Anne Boyd – KaKan (1984)

Mark Pollard – The Amber Room (2004)

Gemma Peacocke – I Promise Not to Poison You xoxo (2024)*

Angus Davison – Fable (2024)*

*World Premiere

PERFORMERS

Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jocelyn Ho (piano)

DESCRIPTION

Avant Gardens presents living new music in an inviting and cosy ’house concert’ setting. Pairing genre-bending classics with Australian premieres, our final Avant Gardens shows of 2024 showcase a new face for EO in pianist Jocelyn Ho alongside Claire on her 5 octave marimba and Lamorna on many and various flutes. Enjoy chamber music up close with informal introductions to the music as well as drinks, nibbles and hearty conversations with composers and performers after the show.