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Fiona Loader — Lorikeet Corroboree

Nardi Simpson — Of Stars and Birds

Ella Macens — Falling Embers

Olivier Messiaen — Abîme des oiseaux (Abyss of the Birds) from Quatuor pour la fin du temps

Kate Moore — Blackbird Song

Camille Saint-Saens — Le Cygne (The Swan) from Le Carnaval des animaux

Fiona Loader — Lyrebird Hop (World Premiere)

Brenda Gifford — Mungala (Clouds)

Alice Humphries — The Visitor (Sorry, I can’t stay)

Gerard Brophy — Beautiful Birds

Ensemble Offspring is Australia’s leading new music group. Under the leadership of internationally acclaimed percussionist Claire Edwardes OAM, the players are Australia’s foremost champions of contemporary classical music. The group has commissioned and premiered over 350 new works and has toured First Nations music and new commissions worldwide. Its dedication to excellence and amplifying under-represented voices has earned it a Myer Award, multiple APRA Art Music Awards and two ARIA nominations. Through its pioneering spirit and relentless commitment to equity, Ensemble Offspring shapes a vibrant and diverse artistic future for new Australian classical music.

Songbirds celebrates the breathtaking virtuosity of Australian birdsong with an array of original Australian chamber works commissioned by Ensemble Offspring. Fiona Loader’s Lorikeet Corroboree follows an upbeat journey which interweaves the chatter of rainbow lorikeets with the sounds of ground-dwelling composers. First Nations composers Nardi Simpson and Brenda Gifford share Indigenous perspectives on the sky and its many inhabitants.

Claire Edwardes | Percussion

Lamorna Nightingale | Flutes

Jason Noble | Clarinets