The Surge – Showreel (2021)

Ensemble Offspring's regional ACT & NSW tour, The Surge, May 21 - June 5 2021.

Ensemble Offspring reignites two classics from the ’90s by iconic Australian composers Sculthorpe and Westlake alongside five new commissions from Jessica Wells, Felicity Wilcox and Robert Davidson reflecting on the cultural, climate and political situations Australia finds itself in today.

"The project impressively weaved together…disparate elements into a unique program of both lofty and lighter fare…a thematically ambitious but highly accessible musical event.” – Adam Jeffrey, classikON

Performers:
Claire Edwardes (percussion)
Jason Noble (clarinet)
Sonya Lifschitz (piano)
Véronique Serret (violin)
Ben Ward (double bass)
Andrew Blanch (guitar)
Vladimir Gorbach (guitar)

Peachey & Mosig (video)
Video by Matt McGuigan (Hospital Hill)

© 2021 Ensemble Offspring

Ensemble Offspring and The Surge are assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and the NSW Government through Create NSW. We would also like to thank UTS, University of Queensland, Phoenix Central Park and all of our Ensemble Offspring Creation Fund donors for their contribution to The Surge.

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