FUTURE CLASSICS
Celebrate the next generation of musical thinkers with world premieres developed through Ensemble Offspring's Hatched Composer Intensive and Hatched Associate Artist residencies.
DETAILS
Saturday 23 November, 6:30pm at the Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
PROGRAM
Courtney Cousins - so let me save you*# (2024)
Kirsten Milenko - Hyphae* (2024)
Holly Harrison - Swivel & Swerve* (2024)
Alexander Maltas - She loved being loved*# (2024)
Katia Geha - 600 x 1000*# (2024)
Klearhos Murphy - EKKLESIA*# (2024)
* World Premiere
# Commissioned as part of the 2024 Hatched Composer Intensive
PERFORMERS
Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
Lamorna Nightingale (flutes)
Jason Noble (Hatched Academy Director, clarinet/bass clarinet)
Alice Morgan (2024 Hatched Associate Artist, saxophones)
Jack Symonds (piano)
DESCRIPTION
Over the course of the Hatched Composer Intensive, our young artists have worked closely with Ensemble Offspring’s exceptional musicians to bring their compositions to life. With Future Classics, we witness the results of their hard work, passion, and imagination.
In addition to the four Hatched compositions on the program, we are excited to feature Kirsten Milenko’s 2023 Noisy Women Commission, a work from this Paris based Australian that marks the successful completion of this pioneering program. Finally, you will experience a brand new work from Alice Morgan’s chosen composer for her 2024 Associate Artist Commission, Holly Harrison.
All of these compositions are a testament to the boundary-pushing nature of Australian new music, supported by the mentorship and collaboration of Ensemble Offspring’s mentors and musicians throughout the creative journey.
“When it comes to championing new music, Ensemble Offspring walks the walk... In a music industry that can often feel impenetrable — most of all for marginalised voices — Ensemble Offspring’s mission is not just honourable, but essential. In other words, it is not just doing the right thing, it is doing what’s necessary for the survival of new music in Australia.”
“The Hatched alumni are a who’s who list of successful young Australian artists, many of whom have already made a name for themselves on the international stage. Navigating your way as a young composer specialising in contemporary music is not easy, but Ensemble Offspring’s Hatched Academy program, with its hands-on and focused approach, plays a central role in creating a formidable Australian new music scene.”
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Ensemble Offspring is assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW.