Living Music Project
The Living Music Project is our fierce and long-standing commitment to championing contemporary musical voices, creating boundary-pushing performance, and discovering exciting new perspectives for Classical Music.
Explore our commissioning archive.
Photo: Laura Manariti
Recent projects
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Samuel Adams
New work (2024)
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Jessie Montgomery
New work (2024)
Co-commissioned with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival.
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Elena Kays-Chernin
Ornamental Air (2024)
Co-commissioned with Penrith Performing and Visual Arts
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Harry Sdraulig
New work (2024)
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Holly Harrison
Daredevil (2023)
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Caroline Shaw
Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings (2023)
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Ross Edwards
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (2023)
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Brenda Gifford
Ancestors (2023)
Co-commissioned with Penrith Performing and Visual Arts
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Gabriel Prokofiev
Untitled Suite (2023)
Co-commissioned with Eighth Blackbird
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Dr Lou Bennett AM
nyernur nyakur – to hear, to see (2022)
Winner of the 2023 Art Music Award for Performance of the Year
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Carl Vine
Clarinet Quintet, ‘Concord’ (2022)
Co-commissioned with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
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Nico Muhly
Measured to Fit (2021)
Commissioning Circle
Every note is a story to be told; an exploration of uncharted territory; a chance to pave new paths, capture a moment and shape the future.
The Living Music Commissioning Circle supports the commissioning, development and presentation of current and future projects, allowing us to present the world’s leading composers on Australian stages and profile local talent to a global audience.
Donations to the Living Music Commissioning Circle start at a minimum contribution of $500.