After making a stunning debut back in 2023 with their eccentric techno-classical ode to the 90s, The Surge, Ensemble Offspring is set to take the Central Coast to new heights when it performs its concert Songbirds.
Evoking the weird and wonderful sounds of the Australian bush, Songbirds will bring the sounds of nature to audiences when the concert is performed at The Art House Studio on August 2 at 7.30pm.
The musical guest list includes the pied butcherbird, magpies, a laughing kookaburra, a frenzied flock of rainbow lorikeets, and even a nightingale, captured through a trio of flute, clarinet and percussion.
Ensemble Offspring is Australia’s leading new music group, standing at the forefront of musical innovation.
Led by internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes, the ensemble unites the country’s most fearless and virtuosic instrumentalists.
Since forming in 1995, Ensemble Offspring has commissioned and premiered more than 350 new works, solidifying its position as the foremost champion of contemporary music in Australia.
And Songbirds is no exception.
According to Edwardes, the concert is a celebration of Australian birdsong and of nature’s original musicians, with every piece an original Australian chamber work commissioned by the Ensemble.
“Our composers have woken up with birds, hung out with them on their balconies, and documented their songs,” she said.
“Their scintillating and playful music captures virtuosic avian displays, Indigenous perspectives and the sounds of the bush. Nature comes to you as we literally riff with the birds.”
Songbirds features Ensemble members Lamorna Nightingale (flutes), Jason Noble (clarinets) and Claire Edwardes (percussion).
Tickets are on sale now.
Duration is 80 minutes, no interval.
The performance will take place in the Studio, which is general admission unassigned seating.
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