Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

The Soundstream Emerging Composers' Forum (ECF) is one of Australia’s most prestigious platforms for emerging Australian composers. The ECF provides emerging composers with professional mentorship, pubic performance, recording and audience exposure to their music. Five composers are selected as finalists and vie for three $4000 commissions.The 2019 forum, held over four days, culminates in a concert featuring the five finalists' works. Please do join us for that concert at the ABC Studio in Collinswood. 

Bookings are essential through the Trybooking link. While the event is free we'd appreciate a coin or note donation at the door on entry.

Following a national call for entries, the five emerging composers are Olivia Davies (WA), Luke Cuerel (QLD), Bea Hanna (SA), Christopher Williams (SA) and Elizabeth Jigalin (NSW).  

The five finalists are mentored across the four day forum by three composer performers of international renown: Erik Griswold (USA/AUS), Catherine Milliken (GER/AUS) and Vanessa Tomlinson (AUS). Catherine Milliken is resident composer with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 2018-2020. 

The 2019 Soundstream Emerging Composers' Forum is presented by Soundstream in association with the Australian Music Centre, Chamber Music Adelaide, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, University of Adelaide, Simon Hackett Wines and our broadcast partner ABC Classic FM. A huge thank you to all supporters of the ECF who donated generously to ensure its legacy, and to Arts South Australia for their vital support.

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website

Featured artists

• New work by Luke Cuerel
• New work by Elizabeth Jigalin
• New work by Bea Hanna
• New work by Christopher Williams
• New work by Olivia Davies
• Performer Soundstream Collective