AH TEMPE!
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.
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 Group 1 4pm - 4:30pm Group 2 5pm - 5:30pm Avant-Garden (WP)
PERFORMERS Claire Edwardes (percussion) Jason Noble (clarinets) Lamorna Nightingale (flutes) Emily Granger (harp) Tristan Coelho (piano, electronics) Alice Chance (vocals, accordion) Chloe Chung (flutes)