SPECIAL EVENTS

Thursday 5 March, 8pm
Tempo Rubato, Melbourne

Solo, duos and trios by some of the world’s most revered composers alongside the freshest new voices for voice, piano and percussion. Featuring new works by Jack Symonds and Hatched Composer alumnus Alex Maltas.

Monday 9 March, 7pm
The Studio, ACO On The Pier, Sydney

Claire Edwardes is set to captivate audiences with her highly anticipated 2026 album, Dual Attractor. This album celebrates Claire’s unmatched virtuosity and showcases an array of compositions written exclusively for her. View the program.

Wednesday 11 March
Tempe High School

Songbirds captures the magical bird calls of the red centre, virtuosic avian displays and Indigenous musical perspectives on these beguiling creatures of the sky with original chamber music by Australian composers.

Sunday 15 March, 2pm
Tonic Restaurant, Milthorpe

Ensemble Offspring perform for the first time as part of the OCMF Farewell Lunch. Songbirds is a virtuosic trio performanceof Australia’s leading composers sends audiences on a musical journey through nature where birdsong leads the way.

Monday 16 March, 11am
Canowindra High School

Songbirds captures the magical bird calls of the red centre, virtuosic avian displays and Indigenous musical perspectives on these beguiling creatures of the sky with original chamber music by Australian composers.

Friday 17 April, 6:30pm
Civic Theatre, Wagga Wagga

Ensemble Offspring returns to Wagga Wagga to present the Opening Concert as part of the inaugural Wagga Weekender playing To Listen, To Sing - music of First Nations composers. It is a true celebration of the oldest surviving culture on earth.

Friday 19 June, 6:30pm
Beleura House & Garden, Mornington

Featuring Claire Edwardes and Blair Harris, this concert will be a joyful collision of cello and percussion in the stunning setting of Beleura House. This playful program features eclectic works that span the latest decade of American and Australian music.

Friday 10 July, 6:30pm
Church Street Studios, Camperdown

Join Sonya Holowell, Nicole Smede, Mark Munk Ross and Cianna Walker to discuss the state of First Nations music in Australia and experience a brand new work entitled The Lucky Country by our First Nations Composer in Residence Mark ‘Munk’ Ross.

Monday 27 July, 7pm
Bay 20, Carriageworks, Redfern

Performing alone yet moving within each other's orbit, Ensemble Offspring's world-renowned chamber musicians step into the spotlight at Carriageworks featuring works by Huw Belling, Holly Harrison and Jane Sheldon alongside modern classics from international big names.

Friday 24 August, 7pm
The Art House, Wyong

To Listen, To Sing features an array of new chamber music by First Nations voices from the past 10 years of Ngarra-Burria; First Peoples Composers celebrating culture and country. It is a true celebration of the enmeshing of western art music and the oldest surviving culture on earth.

Sunday 23 August, 4pm
The Courthouse, Gunning

To Listen, To Sing features an array of new chamber music by First Nations voices from the past 10 years of Ngarra-Burria; First Peoples Composers celebrating culture and country. It is a true celebration of the enmeshing of western art music and the oldest surviving culture on earth.

Saturday 19 September, 2pm
Four Winds Festival, Barragga Bay

Stories of Water and Earth features Yuwaalaraay woman Nardi Simpson alongside a quartet of Ensemble Offspring’s genre bending instrumentalists, weaving together instrumental chamber music, long term collaboration, dreaming stories and reimagined times.

Sunday 20 September, 1pm
Boyd Education Centre, Bundanon

Stories of Water and Earth features Yuwaalaraay woman Nardi Simpson alongside a quartet of Ensemble Offspring’s genre bending instrumentalists, weaving together instrumental chamber music, long term collaboration, dreaming stories and reimagined times.

Friday 25 September, 7pm
Nexus Arts, Adelaide


Stories of Water and Earth features Yuwaalaraay woman Nardi Simpson alongside a quartet of Ensemble Offspring’s genre bending instrumentalists, weaving together instrumental chamber music, long term collaboration, dreaming stories and reimagined times.

Sunday 27 September, 3pm
New Annual Festival, Newcastle

Freshwater Woman fashions the stories and sounds of Yuwaalaraay language and country into a river and invites you to float, dive or tinker at its edges. Freshwater Woman is a celebration of place, story and connection. Let its rivers fill you.

Friday 9 October, 7pm
Rosina Auditorium, Abbotsford Convent

Ensemble Offspring joins ANAM in a program of ‘EO classics’ including works by First Nations composers (Avery, Simpson), local Australian legends (Harrison, Coelho, Moore) and international stars (Higdon, Yi).

5-9 January, 2026
Mornington Peninsula, Victoria

Ensemble Offspring returns to the Peninsula Summer Music Festival in 2026 with a new project ‘Every Plant has its own Dreaming’ by Aaron Wyatt and Nature Stories at Main Ridge Estate.

Friday 20 February, 1:30pm
Winmalee High School

Songbirds captures the magical bird calls of the red centre, virtuosic avian displays and Indigenous musical perspectives on these beguiling creatures of the sky with original chamber music by Australian composers.