Ensemble Offspring

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Ensemble Offspring
Years active1995-present
Website ensembleoffspring.com

Ensemble Offspring is an Australian music ensemble. The group is led by artistic director Claire Edwardes, [1] and features some of Australia's most innovative performers. The group has toured to locations such as Hong Kong, London and Warsaw, are regularly featured at MONA FOMA, Sydney and Melbourne Festivals, and have a cult following at their Sizzle series at Petersham Bowling Club. Ensemble Offspring has premiered over 200 works in its 23-year history. [2] The ensemble was previously known as Spring Ensemble. [3]

Contents

Together with Kamil Ellis it was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album for Classic Kids: Music For The Dreaming. [4]

Members

Former members

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
TitleAlbum details
Springtime
  • Released: February 2010 [6]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Between the Keys
  • Released: 21 May 2013 [7]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Fractured Again
  • Released: June 2013 [8]
  • Label: Damien Ricketson
Cycles and Circles
  • Released: 2015 [9]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Noise Husbandry
(with James Humberstone)
  • Released: 6 August 2016 [10]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Offspring Bites 1
  • Released: 3 November 2017 [11]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Classic Kids: Sounds Like Australia
(with Luke Carroll)
  • Released: 6 July 2018 [12]
  • Label: ABC Music
Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming
(with Kamil Ellis)
  • Released: 5 October 2018 [13]
  • Label: ABC Music
Offspring Bites 2
  • Released: 21 July 2019 [14]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Songbirds
  • Released: 12 June 2020 [15]
  • Label: ABC Music
Offspring Bites 3: En Masse
  • Released: 24 March 2021
  • Label: ABC Music
To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers
  • Released: 2 December 2022
  • Label: ABC Music

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2023 To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers'Best Independent Classical Album or EPNominated [16] [17]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association. [18]

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2019 Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming(with Kamil Ellis) Best Children's Album Nominated
2023 To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers Best Classical Album Pending [19]

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019 Ensemble OffspringLive Classical Act of the YearNominated [20] [21]
2023 Ensemble OffspringBest Classical ActNominated [22]

Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award

The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards (created in 1984) recognise the essential role of arts and culture in affirming our sense of belonging and lifting our community spirit as a nation.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2020 [20] [23] Ensemble OffspringPerforming Arts Group AwardNominated

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