Part of Australian National University's Australian and near-Pacific neighbours First Nations Composers Gathering. Performances of works be Leilehua Lanzilotti, Christopher Sainsbury, Nardi Simpson, Rhyan Clapham, and Troy Russell with Ensemble Three, Lyrebird Brass, and students from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

World premieres of new works by Ellliott Gyger and Anne Hsuyin alongside "Gamma" by Melody Eötvös, Alan Holley's "All Demons Run," and "still" by Yihan Chen.

This concert celebrates the launch of a new album of music by Christopher Sainsbury on ABC Classics.

This evening of music and discussion features the work of Leilehua Lanzilotti, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) composer / sound artist dedicated to the arts of our time. A "leading composer-performer" (The New York Times), Lanzilotti's work is characterized by expansive explorations of timbre. Lanzilotti's practice explores radical indigenous contemporaneity by integrating community engagement and ways of knowing into the heart of projects.

Leilehua's residency in Melbourne is supported by the Macgeorge Bequest. She currently in Melbourne on a Macgeorge fellowship working on her opera Lili'u, celebrating the legacy of the last queen of Hawai'I, Queen Lili'uokalani.

ko'u inoa (2017)
the strong pulse beneath the charred earth (2023) [world premiere]
ahupua?a(2022)
beyond the accident of time (2019)

Program to include ...until it's gone: Rhapsody on Loss (2019) with Ensemble Three

2pm - Special Concert on the main stage, opening with Dai Fujikura's "Three"

7:30pm - Ensemble Three performs an all-Australian program of works by Percy Grainger, Katy Abbott, Harry Sdraulig, Wally Gunn, and Melody Eötvös.

Alan Holley - All Demons Run (world premiere)
Melody Eötvös - Gamma (world premiere)
Caerwen Martin - Sleepless
Christopher Sainsbury - Singing Stone (world premiere)

A program of world premieres, including works by Alan Holley, Melody Eötvös, Sue-Anne Tan, Caerwen Martin, and Christopher Sainsbury

Promoting a casual approach to sound and movement, the Centre’s series of Relaxed Performances provides the same exceptional artists in the best place to hear, with an environment specifically suited for audiences with sensory sensitivities. A relaxed performance is designed to create a safe and welcoming environment for people with autism, learning disabilities and sensory or communication needs. There is the ability for audience members to enter and exit the venue throughout the concert, the house lights will be turned on, and the sound will be moderated, providing a comfortable and less formal musical experience. With performances running for 45 minutes, this series is also perfect for young families. Children will be free to wriggle if they need, or leave the Primrose Potter Salon and move to a designated quiet area in the ground level foyer.

This performance features a new piece by Alan Holley alongside some of our favourites by Christian O’Brien, Wally Gunn, and Julian Yu.

World premiere performances of Chris Pickering's "Lesser Heroes" and Timothy Dargville's "Transcience" alongside Yihan Chen's "??—still" and Dai Fujikura's "Three.

World premiere performances of "...until it's gone: rhapsody on loss" by Linda Kouvaras and Caerwen Martin's "What Lies Beneath" and the Australian premiere of "Magically Delicious" by Rudresh Mahanthappa.

Curated by Ensemble Three, this portrait of London-based composer Dai Fujikura includes the world premiere of "Three" written for the ensemble. Fujikura will be in attendance.

Our second MRC Local Heroes program focuses on local composers and will include Katy Abbott's lush 'Midnight Songs', the foot-stomping 'PIT_T' by Christian O'Brien, Andrew Batterham's 'Organica', and 'Slow Air' by Andrew Ford.

The first of our 2018 MRC Local Heroes programmes, this program will feature the world premiere of a new commission by Jake Donahue alongside works by Katy Abbott, Elliott Hughes, Jane Hammond, and Harry Sdraulig.

World premiere performances of Jane Hammond's 'Country Crow Shuffle', Elliott Hughes's 'Despite our Silent Elders', a new work by Harry Sdraulig, as well as Katy Abbott's 'undercurrenT'

Presentation at the International Trombone Association conference.