Elbow Room concert – Budinskis Theatre

Budinskis Theatre 103-105 Smith St, Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Burt, Duncan, Reiner, Ioannou, McKie, Suiter and Burke.

Elbow Room concert – Sub terrain

Sub terrain 167 St Georges Rd, Fitzroy North, VIC

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Hazeldine, Suiter, Dreyfus, Selleck, Veltheim, Graham and Stravinsky.

Before the Stars Begin to Shine

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

(Image - Before the Stars Begin to Shine (1998) by Siri Hayes). A concert of Australian and Asia-Pacific music. Danae O'Callaghan (pno.), Peter Neville (timp.), Julia Ryder (vlc.), Tom Hungerford Gerth (dance). Works by Helen Gifford, Wing Wah Chan, Denise Hurlford, Joseph Giovinazzo, James Anderson, Sunhee Cho, Eve Duncan, and Akira Kobayashi.

Before the Stars Begin to Shine

Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School 213 Wonga Rd, Warranwood, VIC

(Image - Before the Stars Begin to Shine (1998) by Siri Hayes). A concert of Australian and Asia-Pacific music. Danae O'Callaghan (pno.), Peter Neville (timp.), Julia Ryder (vlc.), Tom Hungerford Gerth (dance). Works by Helen Gifford, Wing Wah Chan, Denise Hurlford, Joseph Giovinazzo, James Anderson, Sunhee Cho, Eve Duncan, and Akira Kobayashi.

Mosaics 1998

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

(Image - Extended Harvest (1988) by Matthew Greentree). Peter Neville (percussion), Carl Rosman (clarinet), Danae Killian-O'Callaghan (piano), Rupert Guenther (violin). Works by Andrew Blyth, Brigit Burke, Warren Burt, Brendan Colbert, Howard Dillon, Eve Duncan, Helen Gifford, Joseph Giovinazzo, Peter Graham, Ross Hazeldine, Stan Link, Gary McKie, Peter Myers, Thomas Reiner, and Peter Tahourdin.

Elbow Room concert – Cafe Bohemio

Cafe Bohemio 354 Smith St, Collingwood, VIC

A concert of electro-acoustic music. Works by GaryMcKie, Warren Burt, Julian Caffarella, David Hirst, Roger Alsop, Alistair Riddell and Gaby Bila-Guther . Concert produced for the Melbourne Composed League by Howard Dillon.

After the Cry: Mosaics 1999

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

Peter Neville (perc), Carl Rosman (cls), Sylvia Hosking (bass), Gerald Gentry (cond). Works by Andrew Batterham, Warren Burt, Philip Czaplowski, George Dreyfus, Joseph Giovinazzo, Ross Hazeldine, Paul Moulatlet, Haydn Reeder, and Thomas Reiner.  

Elbow Room concert – Cafe Retro

Cafe Retro 413 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Doornbusch, Burt, Dreyfus, Fryer, Caffarella, Burke and Buckmincer Quartet.

Songs of Summer Showers

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

New Australian and Asian-Pacific string quartet music performed by the Black Quartet. Works by Wing Wah Chan, Christian Duboudin, Eve Duncan, Joseph Giovinazzo, Peter Myers, and Weerachat Premananda.

Federation Music Week

In September 2001, the Melbourne Composers' League presented an enthralling festival of international contemporary music by members of the Asian Composers League, performed by Australia's premier musicians. There were more than 40 Australian premieres in 17 concerts and seminars over four days. Federation Music Week featured concerts by the Ormond College Choir, percussion ensembles, string […]

Elbow Room concert – Cafe Retro

Cafe Retro 413 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of contemporary acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Hunter, Landray, Myers, McKellar and Moulatlet.  

The Romanians of the Day

Footscray Community Arts Centre 45 Moreland St, Footscray, VIC

Contemporary music from Romania and Australia. Works by Anthony Briggs, Colin McKellar, Maia Ciobanu, Stefan Niculescu, Andrián Pertout, Sorin Lerescu, Andrew Blyth, Nicolae Brindus, and Octavian Nemescu.

Elbow Room concert – Cafe Retro

Cafe Retro 413 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of contemporary acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Cafarella, Vaughan, Dillon, McKellar, Burt, Schieve, McKie, Giovinazzo and Burke.

The Empty Bowl

Cafe Retro 413 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Various performers. Works by Ross Bandt, Brigit Burke, Warren Burt, Philip Czaplowski, Julian Cafarella, Peter Lambert, Garth Paine, Thomas Reiner, and Catherine Schieve.

Bath Music

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

New music for percussion ensemble. Works by Isao Matsuchita, Eve Duncan, Ross Hazeldine, Andrián Pertout, Christine McCombe, Dominik Karski, and Brendan Colbert.

Transformations

Legislative Council Chamber, Parliament House Spring St, East Melbourne, VIC

(Image - THREE 2003 by Nevin Hink). Startling New Music from Turkey and Australia. Trio Erytheia: Isin Cakmakcioglu, Rachel Atkinson, Robert Chamberlain in works by: Ilhan Baran, Brigid Burke, Warren Burt, Dominik Karski, Christine McComb, Sidika Ozdil, Andrian Pertout, Adnan Saygun, Wendy Suiter, Peter Tahourdin, Ekrem Zeki Un. This concert is the first Australian and […]

Hoy

(Image - Bond of Unity 1985 by Imelda Calipe-Endaya). A concert of trombone and percussion music from Australia and the Philippines featuring Barrie Webb and Peter Neville. Works by Warren Burt, Brendan Colbert, Eve Duncan, Stuart Greenbaum, Jesmond Grixti, Paul Moulatlet, Josefino Chino Toledo, Ramon P. Santos, Eugene Ughetti.

Elbow Room concert – Cafe Retro

Cafe Retro 413 Brunswick St, Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of contemporary acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Julian Cafarella, Dindy Vaughan, Brendan Colbert, Mark Finsterer, Philip Czaplowski, Wang Zheng Ting, George Dreyfus.

SKETCHES

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Centre Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC

The Melbourne Composers' League with the support of:APRA and the ABC presents 'SKETCHES - New Music from Melbourne' Iwaki Auditorium ABC Southbank Centre Sunday 28th November 2004 3.00 PM Music By Burke, Burt, Czaplowski, Dillon, Karski, McCombe,Pertout, Reiner, Suiter and Tahourdin.

A Word Takes Wing

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

New Music for Voices performed by The Melbourne Composition Choir. Works by Brenton Broadstock, Jesmond Grixti, Katy Abbott, Judy Pile, Jane Hammond, Stuart Greenbaum, Andrew Blyth and Wendy Suiter.  

Menin Gate

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image - Goddessgas by Raymond Arnold). A concert of contemporary piano, trombone and percussion music from Australia and Japan celebrating Helen Gifford's 70th birthday, and featuring Michael Kieran Harvey, Barrie Webb and Peter Neville. Works by Akira Kobayashi, Brigid Burke, Harue Kondoh, Jesmond Grixti, Helen Gifford, Peter Myers, Eve Duncan, Kanako Okamoto.

Elbow Room concert – Burrinja

Burrinja, Dandenong Ranges Community Arts Centre 351 Glenfern Road, Upwey, VIC

The Melbourne Composers' League Presents a concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music Burrinja Dandenong Ranges Community Arts Centre 351 Glenfern Road Upwey Melways 75 B12 SUNDAY OCTOBER 9th 2005 3pm Works by Cafferella, McKellar, Judge, Rutten, Dunbabin and Harris.

Elbow Room concert – Dizzy’s Jazz Bar

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Ros Bandt, Brendan Colbert, Julian Caffarella, Brigit Burke, Colin McKellar, Andrián Pertout, Andrew Harrison, Simon Charles, and Antonio Tenace.

Postcards

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

A concert of Australian and New Zealand music. Works by John Elmsly, Joseph Giovinazzo, Howard Dillon, Andrián Pertout, Peter Tahourdin, Brendan Colbert, Jack Body, Haydn Reeder, Gao Ping, and Alison Grant.

From a Silence Well

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

A shakuhachi and harpsichord concert featuring Anne Norman (shakuhachi) and Peter Hagen (harpsichord). Works by Andrián Pertout, Kevin March, Philip Czaplowski, Dindy Vaughan, Ichiro Seki, Silvia Simons, and Taran Carter.

Elbow Room concert – Loop Bar

Loop Bar 23 Meyers Place, Melbourne, VIC

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Carte Blanche, Peter Myers, Jacqui Rutten, Paul Moulatlet, Mark Viggiani, Doug Gibson, Wendy Suiter, Nela Trifkovic, Free music Ensemble with Ros Bandt and Brigid Burke.

Below the Star-Stretched Sky

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

A concert of new music for trombone and string quartet from Australia and Korea featuring Barrie Webb and Silo String Quartet. Works by Young-Eun Paik, Jesmond Grixti, Eve Duncan, Brenton Broadstock, Peter Myers, Chan Hae Lee.

2007 Big West Festival: Melbourne Percussion Music

Incinerator Gallery 180 Holmes Rd, Moonee Ponds, VIC

A concert of new music for percussion in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Melbourne Composers' League and the long standing relationship with Speak Percussion. Works by Brendan Colbert, Stuart Greenbaum, Scott McIntyre, Andrián Pertout, James Rushford, Simon Charles, Warren Burt, Mark Viggiani, and Ian Vitcheff.

Elbow Room concert – Dante’s Cafe

Dante's Cafe 150-156 Gertrude St., Fitzroy, VIC

A concert of acoustic and electro-acoustic music. Works by Jacqui Rutten, Brigid Burke, Simon Charles, Julian Cafarella, Ros Bandt and Thomas Reiner.

Below the Star-Stretched Sky

Weill Recital Hall, Carnegie Hall 881 7th Ave, New York, NY

A concert of new music for trombone and string quartet from Australia and Korea presented by The Melbourne Composers' League and independent producer, Anna Monea, featuring Barrie Webb and Silo String Quartet. Works by Brenton Broadstock, Eve Duncan, Joseph Giovinazzo, Jesmond Grixti, Sang Hee Kwon, Chan Hae Lee, Peter Myers and Young-Eun Paik.

Crossing the Blue

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

A concert of new music for voice and guitar from Australia and New Zealand featuring Deborah Kayser, Geoffrey Morris and Ken Murray. Works by Brigid Burke, Brendan Colbert, George Dreyfus, Helen Gifford, Jesmond Grixti, Scott McIntyre, Paul Moulatlet, Michael Norris, Andrián Pertout, Haydn Reeder, Thomas Reiner, Antonio Tenace.

La Flor en la Colina

BMW Edge, Federation Square Corner Swanston St & Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC

(Image - Water Cycle (2008) by Macarena Ruiz). A concert of new chamber music from Australia and Chile featuring Johanna Selleck (flute), Robert Schubert (clarinet), Isin Cakmakcioglu (violin), Alister Barker and Chien-Hsiu Ong (violoncello), Michael Kieran Harvey (pianoforte) and Peter Neville (percussion). Works by Carlos Zamora, Eve Duncan, Haydn Reeder, Aliocha Solovera, Antonio Tenace, Eduardo […]

Autumn

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image by Melchior Martin). A concert of contemporary organ, trumpet, flute and percussion music from Australia, Korea and the Philippines featuring Andrew Blackburn, Tristram Williams, Jean Penny, Eugene Ughetti. Works by Diane Blom, Andrew Blyth, Brenton Broadstock, Peter Graham, Chan Hae Lee, Colin McKellar, Paul Moulatlet, Ramon Santos, Peter Tahourdin.

Winter

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Centre Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC

(Image - Mt Fuji (2005) by Kristian Haggblom). A concert of new chamber music from Australia and Hong Kong featuring Barrie Webb (trombone), Michael Kieran Harvey (pianoforte), Anita Hustas (contrabass) and Peter Neville (percussion). Works by Wing-Wah Chan, Brendan Colbert, Bruce Crossman, Eve Duncan, Helen Gifford, Scott McIntyre, Paul Moulatlet, Andrián Pertout and Silvia Simons.

Winter

Conservatorium Recital Hall, Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania Sandy Bay Rd, Hobart, TAS

(Image - Mt Fuji (2005) by Kristian Haggblom). A concert of new chamber music from Australia and Hong Kong featuring Barrie Webb (trombone), Michael Kieran Harvey (pianoforte), Anita Hustas (contrabass) and Peter Neville (percussion). Works by Wing-Wah Chan, Brendan Colbert, Bruce Crossman, Eve Duncan, Helen Gifford, Scott McIntyre, Paul Moulatlet, Andrián Pertout and Silvia Simons.

Spring

Fitzroy Town Hall 201 Napier St, Fitzroy, VIC

(Image - Hiroshima Spring (2009) by Katija Farac-Pertout). A concert of new chamber music from Australia and Malaysia featuring Lachlan Davidson, Tony Hicks and Stuart Byrne (saxophones), Andrew MacGregor (shakuhachi) and Eugene Ughetti (percussion). Works by Katy Abbott, Ros Bandt, Simon Charles, Lachlan Davidson, Douglas Gibson, Stuart Greenbaum, Yii Kah Hoe, CH Loh, Andrián Pertout […]

Summer

The Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria 180 St. Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC

(Image - Shoreham Beach by Ceci Cairns). A concert of new chamber music for flute, viola, harp and percussion from Australia, Japan and Korea featuring Johanna Selleck (flute), Merewyn Bramble (viola), Megan Reeve (harp), Jacinta Dennett (harp), Mary Anderson (harp)  and Peter Neville (percussion). Works by Brigid Burke, Warren Burt, Eve Duncan, David Holyoake, Harue […]

Five Pointed Star

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image -Seahorse Ikebana by Siri Hayes). A concert of new chamber music for string quartet and voice from Australia featuring Aaron Barnden(violin), Jessica Bell (violin), Ceridwen Davies (viola), Caerwen Martin (violoncello) and Deborah Kayser (mezzo-soprano). Works by David Holyoake, Adam Starr, Haydn Reeder, Judy Pile, Andrew Batterham, Eve Duncan, Brenton Broadstock, Joseph Giovinazzo

At First Light

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image - Cloud study, West from Chirnside by Melchior Martin). A concert of new chamber music for violin, violoncello and pianoforte from Australia, Italy and Japan featuring Tim Veldman (violin), Alister Barker (violoncello) and Michael Kieran Harvey (pianoforte). Works by Domenico Gabrieli, Colin McKellar, Judy Pile, Eve Duncan, Brendan Colbert, Andrián Pertout, Anthony Wilson, Kanako […]

Four Colours: Indigo

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image - Bathroom (2012) by Barbara Henderson). A concert of new chamber music for string quintet from Australia and Hong Kong featuring Tim Veldman, Yi Wang, Jason Bunn, Alister Barker and Chien-Hsui Wung. Works by Brendan Colbert, Eve Duncan, David Holyoake, Paul Moulatlet, Ada Nga-Ting Lai, Andrián Pertout, Peter Simondson, Silvia Simons, Anthony Wilson

Four Colours: Orange

Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Road, Richmond, VIC

(Image - Taksim by Katija Farac-Pertout). A concert of new chamber music from Australia, New Zealand and Turkey featuring Robert Schubert (clarinet), Stuart Byrne (saxophone), Barrie Webb (trombone), Peter Neville (percussion), and Silo String Quartet (Aaron Barnden, Andrea Keeble, Ceridwen Davies, Caerwen Martin). Works by Brenton Broadstock, Paul Moulatlet, Andrián Pertout, Haydn Reeder, Peter Tahourdin, […]

Elbow Room concert – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

(Graphic by Brigid Burke). The MCL is proud to announce the return of our ELBOW ROOM series of concerts which are an opportunity for composer/performer resourced works to be given a public performance. They are typically works of a more experimental nature, or musical works in progress, that would benefit from an alternative performance environment […]

Four Colours: Gold

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image - Camille (2006) by Esther Theiler). A concert of new chamber music from Australia, USA and Japan for flute and percussion quartet featuring Johanna Selleck (flute), Peter Neville, Timothy Phillips, Danny Richardson and Steve Falk (percussion). Works by Brendan Colbert, Eve Duncan, Maria Grenfell, Lou Harrison, Colin McKellar, Paul Moulatlet, Andrián Pertout, Haydn Reeder, […]

Elbow Room concert – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

(Graphic by Paul Burke). The Elbow Room concerts have become a much-loved and appreciated part of the Melbourne music scene, providing a valuable opportunity for composers to present their newest works in public or re-visit older works in the friendly and conducive atmosphere of the Wesley Anne. The Elbow Room concerts are known for their […]

Spring Rejuvenation

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image - Magic Carpet (2014) by Stewart Westle). A concert of new chamber music from Australia for string quartet, flute and saxophone featuring Silo String Quartet (Aaron Barnden, Andrea Keeble, Ceridwen Davies, Caerwen Martin), Johanna Selleck (flute) and Lachlan Davidson (saxophone) conducted by Timothy Phillips. Works by Michael Bakrnčev, Andrew Batterham, Brendan Colbert, Eve Duncan, […]

Elbow Room concert – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

(Graphic by Brigid Burke). A concert of musical works from Australia of a more experimental nature featuring Jacqui Rutten (soprano), Peter Sheridan (flute, bass flute), Johanna Selleck (flute), Livia Judge (alto flute),Gillian Kinnear (clarinet), Mark Daniell (clarinet), Brigid Burke (bass clarinet), Ros Bandt (tarhu), Scott Mealy (contrabass), Peter Simondson (contrabass). Works by Brigid Burke, Ros […]

Elbow Room concert – Montsalvat

Barn Gallery, Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC

(Graphic by Peter Simondson). A concert of musical works from Australia of a more experimental nature featuring Jacqui Rutten (soprano), Laila Engel (flute), Livia Judge (flute), Sandra Tan (pianoforte), Rosa Scaffidi (pianoforte), David Laughton (pianoforte), The Flowering Gum Quartet: Rowan Thomas (violin), Ron Jontof-Hutter (violin), Barbara Oakes (viola), Ian Goding (violoncello), Anthony Lyons (electronics). Works […]

Three Ponds Mirroring the Moon

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Image - Hangzhou Summer (2014) by Katija Farac-Pertout). A concert of new chamber Music from Australia and China featuring Robert Schubert (clarinet), Jacinta Dennett (harp) and Namatjira Morgan (didgeridoo). Works by Johann Sebastian Bach (Arranged by Julian Yu), Eve Duncan, Livia Judge, Paul Moulatlet, Andrián Pertout, Johanna Selleck, Nalin Shen and Tianming Wang.

Where are the Sounds of Joy?

Iwaki Auditorium, ABC Centre Southbank Boulevard, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC

(Image - Gallipoli, oil on canvas (2015) by Luping Zeng). A concert of new chamber Music from Australia co-presented with ABC Classic FM featuring Tristram Williams (trumpet), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Peter Neville (percussion), Chloe Smith, Ben Robertson (contrabasses). Works by Bruce Crossman, Howard Dillon, Eve Duncan, Helen Gifford, Peter Graham, Alan Holley, Colin McKellar, […]

Elbow Room concert – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

(Graphic by Colin McKellar). The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League’s Elbow Room concerts continues with our regular series at the Wesley Anne. The Elbow Room concerts provide an opportunity for composers to present their newest works and are known for their broad array of experimental as well as more traditional music. This concert […]

Elbow Room concert – Montsalvat

Barn Gallery, Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC

The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League’s Elbow Room concerts continues with a recital in the superb surroundings of the Montsalvat Barn Gallery . The Elbow Room concerts provide an opportunity for composers to present their newest works and are known for their broad array of experimental as well as more traditional music . […]

Elbow Room concert – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League’s Elbow Room concerts continues with a recital at the Wesley Anne,  renowned for its soaring ceilings and resurrected-19-century-church-adorned interior including wine barrels, wagon wheels and a large wrought-iron chandelier that gives the bar a dim candle-lit glow. The Elbow Room concerts provide an opportunity for composers to […]

Western Prospects piano concert with Michael Kieran Harvey at Western Sydney University

Playhouse Theatre Western Sydney University, Penrith Campus, Kingswood, Second Avenue, Western Sydney, NSW

Leading Australian pianist Michael Kieran Harvey will present a program of new works by Australian composers from the Melbourne Composers League, including works submitted for competitive selection by Western Sydney postgraduate composers, at the Playhouse Theatre, Western Sydney University, Penrith Campus, Kingswood. Compositions by Diana Blom, Brendan Colbert, Joseph Giovinazzo, Christina Green, Chloé Hulewicz, Petar […]

Subterranean Sonorities – New Chamber Music from Australia and Japan

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Cover image: The Impression of Studio-1 (2010) by Luping Zeng). New Chamber Music from Australia and Japan' concert featuring Peter Sheridan (concert, alto, bass, contrabass and subcontrabass flutes), Anthony Chataway (viola), Jacinta Dennett (harp) and Namatjira Morgan (yidaki ) will take place on Saturday, 26 November, 2016, 3.00pm at Trinity Uniting Church, 15 Black Street, […]

Asian Tradition/Asian Contemporary 2017

Presented as part of the Melbourne Composers' League (MCL) and Japan Federation of Composers (JFC) Exchange Concert Wednesday, 29 March, 2017, Millennium Hall, Taito City, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan. Japanese composers - Isao Matsuhita, Kaori Nabeshima and Rui Ogawa; and Australian composers - Bruce Crossman, Emergence from Autumn Darkness (solo harp), Andrián Pertout, Un’impressione nel tempo […]

Elbow Room concert – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

(Image by Christine Reichl). The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League’s Elbow Room concerts continues with a recital at the Wesley Anne,  renowned for its soaring ceilings and resurrected-19-century-church-adorned interior including wine barrels, wagon wheels and a large wrought-iron chandelier that gives the bar a dim candle-lit glow. The Elbow Room concerts provide an […]

East Meets West: A Concert of New Chamber Music from Australia and Tatarstan

Trinity Uniting Church 15 Black St, Brighton, Victoria

(Cover image: Lady from the Orient (1995) by Katija Farac-Pertout). The Melbourne Composers League presents ‘East Meets West: A Concert of New Chamber Music from Australia and Tatarstan for Clarinet Trio’ featuring Natasha Fearnside (E flat soprano and B flat clarinet), Cameron Smith (E flat soprano and B flat clarinet), Robert Schubert (B flat clarinet, […]

Elbow Room Concert and CD Launch

Barn Gallery, Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC

Melbourne Composers' League Elbow Room Concert and CD Launch Celebrating Twenty Years of Composition in Australia.   As part of our 20-year celebrations, the Melbourne Composers' League will be releasing a triple CD featuring the music of 23 of its members.  The CD will be launched at the upcoming Elbow Room Concert and CD Launch […]

ELBOW ROOM CONCERT – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

(Image by Christine Reichl). The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow Room concerts continues at the Wesley Anne on Sunday 18th March at 2.00 pm. The Elbow Room concerts are a much-loved part of the Melbourne music scene, providing a valuable opportunity for composers to present their newest works, experiment and test out […]

Michael Kieran Harvey performs Pathways New piano music from Australia and Japan – Concert No.2

St Oswald's Anglican Church Glen Iris 100 High Street, Glen Iris, VIC

Pathways Two: Music by Eve Duncan, Houston Dunleavy, Peter Graham, Tomoyuki Hisatome, Akira Kobayashi, Andrian Pertout, Johanna Selleck, Antonio Tenace Sunday 15 April, 2018, 2pm, St Oswald’s Church, 100 High Street, Glen Iris $30, $25 concession, $10 students, tickets http://www.trybooking.com/358273 PreConcert Talk by Tomoyuki Hisatome, Akira Kobayashi 1.30 pm

Elbow Room Festival – Chamber Works and Electroacoustic Music at Montsalvat

Barn Gallery, Montsalvat 7 Hillcrest Avenue, Eltham, VIC

The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League’s Elbow Room Concert Series continues this year with a mini- festival of two concerts sessions, in the superb surroundings of the Montsalvat Barn Gallery, in Eltham. The Elbow Room concerts provide a valuable opportunity for composers to present their newest works and are known for their broad array […]

Tieng rung (The Sound of the Jungle) – New Chamber Music from Australia, Vietnam and Italy

Music Auditorium, Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University 55 Scenic Blvd, Clayton, VIC

(Cover image: Hanoi (2016) by Katija Farac-Pertout). The Melbourne Composers’ League in association with Peter Sheridan and the Monash Flute Ensemble presents Tieng rung (The Sound of the Jungle) New Chamber Music from Australia, Vietnam and Italy   The Monash Flute Ensemble / Peter Sheridan, Director Alyssah Armstrong, Alice Bennett, Elizabeth Campbell, Phoebe Epifano, Phoebe […]

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Tieng rung (The Sound of the Jungle) – New Chamber Music from Australia, Vietnam and Italy

Church of All Nations 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton, VIC

(Cover image: Hanoi (2016) by Katija Farac-Pertout). The Melbourne Composers’ League in association with Peter Sheridan and the Monash Flute Ensemble presents Tieng rung (The Sound of the Jungle) New Chamber Music from Australia, Vietnam and Italy   The Monash Flute Ensemble / Peter Sheridan, Director Alyssah Armstrong, Alice Bennett, Elizabeth Campbell, Phoebe Epifano, Phoebe […]

ELBOW ROOM CONCERT – Wesley Anne

Wesley Anne 250 High Street, Northcote, VIC

Featured composers are: Caerwen Martin, Paul Scaffidi, Susan Frykberg, Christin Green, Gary Butler, Allira Preuss, Julian Cafarella, Natalya Vagner, Brendan Black, Nahed Elrayes, Emili Rackemann, and Howard Dillon. Performers include Rosa Scaffidi (piano), Peter Anderson (piano accordion), Johanna Selleck and Allira Preuss (flute), Houston Dunleavy (clarinet). The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow […]

ELBOW ROOM FESTIVAL – St Stephen’s Anglican Church, 360 Church St Richmond

St Stephen’s Anglican Church 360 Church Street, Richmond, VIC

Two concerts of music by contemporary Australian composers featuring chamber music, electroacoustic & video. DEDICATED TO AND FEATURING THE MUSIC OF JABOB TAURINS ENTRY FEE: Both concerts: $30 or $20 concess. Single concert: $20 or $15 concess. ENQUIRIES: ljudge@netspace.net.au johannas@unimelb.edu.au Featured composers are: Christina Green, David Henderson, Colin McKellar, Julian Cafarella, Jacqui Rutten, Emili Rackemann, […]

The Birds will Sing them off – New music from Australia and the Philippines featuring the Sirius Ensemble – Concert No.1

Church of All Nations 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton, VIC

(Cover image: Bronwen Gibbs, Hope is the Bird (2016). Melbourne Composers League and Sirius Ensemble present: The Birds will Sing them off New music from Australia and the Philippines Compositions by Brendan Black, Eve Duncan, Houston Dunleavy, Joseph Giovinazzo, Alan Holley, Livia Judge, Maria Christine Muyco, Margery Smith Performed by the Sirius Ensemble with Lisa […]

The Birds will Sing them off – New music from Australia and the Philippines featuring the Sirius Ensemble – Concert No.2

St Oswald's Anglican Church Glen Iris 100 High Street, Glen Iris, VIC

(Cover image: Bronwen Gibbs, Hope is the Bird (2016). Melbourne Composers League and Sirius Ensemble in association with St Oswalds present: The Birds will Sing them off New music from Australia and the Philippines Compositions by Brendan Black, Eve Duncan, Houston Dunleavy, Joseph Giovinazzo, Alan Holley, Livia Judge, Maria Christine Muyco, Margery Smith Performed by […]

CONCERT POSTPONED until further notice – ELBOW ROOM FESTIVAL 17 May 2020

St Stephen’s Anglican Church 360 Church Street, Richmond, VIC

Due to the extraordinary circumstances over the past few weeks in relation to the spread of COVID-19, the Elbow Room concert scheduled for 17 May at St Stephens has been postponed until further notice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A festival of two concerts featuring new chamber and electroacoustic musical works by local contemporary composers. The long-held tradition of […]

ELBOW ROOM – AND ONE MORE

Saint Peter's Anglican Church 1038 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill, Victoria

Concert featuring new chamber and electroacoustic musical works by local contemporary composers. The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow Room concerts continues at St Peter's Church, 1038 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill on Saturday 10 April 2021. The Elbow Room concerts are a much-loved part of the Melbourne music scene. The concerts are not […]

A$15.00 – A$20.00

SCATTERED SELF – Music for the 21st Century Countertenor

St. James Old Cathedral 2/10 Batman St, West Melbourne, Victoria

HAMISH GOULD | COUNTERTENOR performs new works composed by: Kitty Xiao the intimacy of strangers Declan Postlethwaite Bewilderment Haydn Reeder Breathtaker Janet Oates (UK) Le Roi s’explique Lewis Horrigan Ingham A Brief Tour of Misguided Thoughts Scott A. Aschauer Lapis Philosophorum Wendy Suiter Waiting In collaboration with the Melbourne Composers’ League, experience a very special […]

ELBOW ROOM: RENEW 2022!

St Stephen’s Anglican Church 360 Church St, Richmond, VIC

Concert featuring new acoustic and electroacoustic art music by local contemporary composers. The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow Room concerts continues at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, 360 Church St, Richmond on Saturday 26 March 2022. The Elbow Room concerts are a much-loved part of the Melbourne music scene. The concerts are not […]

A$15.00 – A$20.00

Song of the Eagle: New Chamber Music from Australia and Albania

Church of All Nations 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton, VIC

MCL presents ‘Song of the Eagle: New Chamber Music from Australia and Albania’ for Flute, Horn, Violin and Piano represents a Melbourne Composers’ League international cultural exchange with the University of the Arts-Tiranë in association with the Albanian Composers Association. The Melbourne concert will take place on Saturday, 4 June, 2022 at the Church of […]

A$15.00 – A$20.00

ELBOW ROOM SPRING CONCERT

St Stephen’s Anglican Church 360 Church St, Richmond, VIC

Concert featuring new acoustic and electroacoustic art music by local contemporary composers. The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow Room concerts continues at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, 360 Church St, Richmond on Saturday 15 October 2022 at 2.30pm. The Elbow Room concerts are a much-loved part of the Melbourne music scene. The concerts […]

A$15.00 – A$20.00

TOO JAZZY: New music from Australia, Thailand and the Philippines

Church of All Nations 180 Palmerston Street, Carlton, VIC

Melbourne Composers League presents:  TOO JAZZY: New music from Australia, Thailand and the Philippines Performed by Tristram Williams (trumpet), Michael Kieran Harvey (piano), Peter Neville, Hamish Upton (percussion), Nic Synot (contrabass) Compositions by Andrew Batterham, Brendan Colbert, Bruce Crossman, Eve Duncan, Joseph Giovinazzo, Michael Kieran Harvey, Scott McIntyre, Andrián Pertout, Annie Pirotta, Weerachat Premananda, Ramon […]

A$20.00 – A$30.00

Elbow Room Concert – tribute to George Dreyfus OAM

St Stephen’s Anglican Church 360 Church Street, Richmond, VIC

Concert featuring chamber and electroacoustic music showcasing the diversity of art music by Australian composers. Featuring renowned composer George Dreyfus, OAM (Distinguished Services to Australian Music Award, 2013) The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow Room concerts continues at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, 360 Church St, Richmond on Saturday 6 May at 2pm. […]

A$15.00 – A$20.00

Elbow Room Concert – tribute to Helen Gifford OAM

St Stephen’s Anglican Church 360 Church St, Richmond, VIC

Concert featuring chamber and electroacoustic music showcasing the diversity of art music by Australian composers. The event includes a special tribute and presentation to long standing Australian Composer Helen Gifford, OAM 1996, Distinguished Services to Australian Music Award, 2016 The long-held tradition of the Melbourne Composers’ League Elbow Room concerts continues at St Stephen’s Anglican […]

A$15.00 – A$20.00