Event
Ngarra-Burria : First Peoples Composers 2025 Showcase
- Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 6pm
- Venue: Eugene Goossens Hall — ABC Ultimo Centre, 700 Harris St, Ultimo, NSW
- Tickets: Adults: 20 | Concession: 10 — Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
Each year, Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers – the award-winning collaborative First Nations artist development program led by Dr Christopher Sainsbury – brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight – you can discover them for yourself in this concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney). Hear new instrumental works from the 2025 cohort alongside music by Mark ‘Munk’ Ross and join the celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection to the here and now.
Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers is an award-winning collaborative artist development program, and in 2025 celebrate ten years of building bridges for First Nations musicians to develop composition skills while connecting with their cultural roots. Each year, Ngarra-Burria brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight and you can discover them for yourself in this concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney).
Hear new instrumental works from the 2025 cohort and join the celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection to the here and now.
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Colonisation and Demonisation of the Ibis : chamber ensemble (2025) by Mark Ross — World premiere — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| Cumulus : for bass clarinet, vibraphone and piano (2022) by Aaron Wyatt — performed by Ensemble Offspring |
| Garan (Wings Of Birds) : chamber ensemble (2025) by Nicole Smede — World premiere — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| Loss and Lost : chamber ensemble (2022) by Mark Ross — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| Motorways : chamber ensemble (2025) by Troy Russell — World premiere — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| Saltwater : chamber ensemble (2025) by Brenda Gifford — World premiere — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| Sleepless Dreaming : chamber ensemble by Will Kepa — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| Starting Over : chamber ensemble by Marlene Cummins — performed by Ensemble Offspring | |
| The Generations : chamber ensemble (2025) by Mark Ross — World premiere — performed by Ensemble Offspring |
Featured artists
- Music of Nicole Smede
- Music of Brenda Gifford
- Music of Nardi Simpson
- Music of Mark Ross
- Music of Troy Russell
- Music of Will Kepa
- Music of Marlene Cummins
- Music of Aaron Wyatt
- Performer Ensemble Offspring
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