Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

*Your ticket gets you into BOTH sessions.

Held in the inner city suburb of Glebe from 10-14 December 2018 our first ever summer school is a new five-day intensive program.

The 6 composers selected from a large pool of applicants from around the country will partake in instrumental workshops with core Ensemble Offspring members, one-on-one mentoring with the three composition mentors, Matthew Shlomowitz, Cathy Milliken and Amanda Cole, as well as peer sessions, group improvisations, round table discussions and two public evening concerts which you are invited to attend!

Our final ‘Closing Music’ concert, in two parts (5pm and 7pm) features the Australian premiere of ‘Lecture About Bad Music’ narrated by Matthew Shlomowitz himself, a duo for voice and piano sung by composer Cathy Milliken with Zubin Kanga and world premieres by Amanda Cole and Andrew Ford.

Come along and meet the six selected participants: Joe O’Connor (Vic), Samantha Wolf (Vic), Josten Myburgh (WA), Jakob Bragg (Vic), Solomon Frank (NSW) and Kirsten Milenko (NSW/Denmark).

THURSDAY 7pm – OPEN MUSIC

Improvised and open music performances by Hatched Summer School composition participants Joe O’Connor (Vic), Samantha Wolf (Vic), Josten Myburgh (WA), Jakob Bragg (Vic), Solomon Frank (NSW) and Kirsten Milenko (NSW/Denmark) along with mentors Matthew Shlomowitz, Cathy Milliken, Amanda Cole and members of Ensemble Offspring. 

FRIDAY 5pm and 7pm – CLOSING MUSIC

Our Friday night concerts, in two parts at 5 and 7pm, feature the Australian premiere of Lecture About Bad Music narrated by Matthew Shlomowitz himself, a duo for voice and piano sung by composer Cathy Milliken with Zubin Kanga and world premieres by Amanda Cole and Andrew Ford. Come along and meet the six selected participants: Joe O’Connor (Vic), Samantha Wolf (Vic), Josten Myburgh (WA), Jakob Bragg (Vic), Solomon Frank (NSW) and Kirsten Milenko (NSW/Denmark).

PERFORMERS

Matthew Shlomowitz (narrator) 
Jane Sheldon (soprano)
Cathy Milliken (voice)
Zubin Kanga (piano/keyboard)
Jason Noble (clarinet)
Véronique Serret (violin)
Claire Edwardes (percussion)
Joe Fallon (electric guitar)

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website or by email to admin@ensembleoffspring.com

Featured Australian Works

	Lecture About Bad Music by Matthew Shlomowitz — performed by Matthew Shlomowitz and Ensemble Offspring
	No One Could Relax around Jezebel (soprano with percussion) (2017) by Andrew Ford — performed by Jane Sheldon and Claire Edwardes
	Objects : soprano voice with piano (1997) by Cathy Milliken — performed by Cathy Milliken and Zubin Kanga

Featured artists

• New work by Amanda Cole
• Jazz/improvisation by Joe O'Connor
• Jazz/improvisation by Samantha Wolf
• Jazz/improvisation by Josten Myburgh
• Jazz/improvisation by Jakob Bragg
• Jazz/improvisation by Solomon Frank
• Jazz/improvisation by Kirsten Milenko
• Performer Jane Sheldon
• Performer Claire Edwardes
• Performer Ensemble Offspring
• Performer Matthew Shlomowitz
• Performer Cathy Milliken
• Performer Zubin Kanga