Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

As part of Ensemble Offsprings week long 25th birthday activities, we present a live musical walkathon around the streets and homes of the inner west suburb of Tempe!

Spectacular music in the safe and open areas of our own musicians’ humble abodes – that’s what you can expect from Ah Tempe! This will be a special celebratory event which grants you a sneak peek into three musical homes. You can choose to join in our live walking tour in a safe group of 20 – or tune in from your home via our live Facebook stream.

House 1: Ensemble Offspring’s own Claire, Jason and Lamorna bring you a bite-sized program of Australian works, including a new duo by our 2019 Noisy Women Composer, Nicole Murphy.

House 2: Musical couple and Tempe residents, composer Tristan Coelho and harpist Emily Granger will welcome with an intriguing performance featuring harp, piano and electronics.

House 3: Dreambox Collective duo Alice Chance (a Tempe resident herself) and Chloe Chung present “Avant-Garden” – a structured improvisation exploring combinations of flutes, voice, accordion, household and garden objects – plus a small amount of un-intimidating audience participation, including a series of mini improvisations. The pair will create a playful space somewhere between a plant and a person nursery.

Please note that there is approximately 1.5km of walking required for this concert experience. The majority of audience members will be required to stand. A limited number of seats will be available for patrons who require them.

Covid-safe procedures will be carried out at each venue during and between concerts, including enforced social distancing, wiping down of all seats and touch points. Audience members are encouraged to wear a mask.

Booking in groups is recommended.

PROGRAM

HOUSE 1: ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING
Group 1 3pm – 3:20pm then walk to House 2
Group 2 4pm – 4:20 then walk to House 2

Nicole Murphy – Dissemble (WP)
Elena Kats-Chernin – Poppy’s Polka
Brenda Gifford – Mungala
Paul Kerekes – Blur

HOUSE 2: TRISTAN COELHO AND EMILY GRANGER
Group 1 3:30pm – 3:50pm then walk to House 3
Group 2 4:30pm – 4:50pm then walk to House 3

Kate Moore – Spin Bird
Sally Whitwell – Undiminished
Tristan Coelho – Beachscapes II

HOUSE 3: DREAMBOX COLLECTIVE (Alice Chance and Chloe Chung)
Group 1 4pm – 4:30pm
Group 2 5pm – 5:30pm

DREAMBOX COLLECTIVE - Avant-Garden (WP)

Featured non-Australian music: Paul Kerekes

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

Featured Australian Works

	Avant-Garden by Alice Chance and Chloe Chung — World premiere — performed by Alice Chance and Chloe Chung
	Beachscapes II (2020) by Tristan Coelho
	Dissemble : chamber ensemble by Nicole Murphy — World premiere — performed by Ensemble Offspring
	Mungala (Clouds) : for alto flute and percussion (2018) by Brenda Gifford — performed by Ensemble Offspring
	Poppy's Polka (solo vibraphone) (2020) by Elena Kats-Chernin — performed by Ensemble Offspring
	Spin bird : for solo harp (2008) by Kate Moore — performed by Emily Granger
	Undiminished by Sally Whitwell

Featured artists

• Music of Sally Whitwell
• Performer Dreambox Collective
• Performer Ensemble Offspring
• Performer Emily Granger
• Performer Alice Chance
• Performer Chloe Chung