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.

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Recent projects

  • Samuel Adams

    New work (2024)

  • Jessie Montgomery

    New work (2024)

    Co-commissioned with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Festival and Aspen Music Festival.

  • Elena Kays-Chernin

    Ornamental Air (2024)

    Co-commissioned with Penrith Performing and Visual Arts

  • Harry Sdraulig

    New work (2024)

  • Holly Harrison

    Daredevil (2023)

  • Caroline Shaw

    Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings (2023)

  • Ross Edwards

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2 (2023)

  • Brenda Gifford

    Ancestors (2023)

    Co-commissioned with Penrith Performing and Visual Arts

  • Gabriel Prokofiev

    Untitled Suite (2023)

    Co-commissioned with Eighth Blackbird

  • Dr Lou Bennett AM

    nyernur nyakur – to hear, to see (2022)

    Winner of the 2023 Art Music Award for Performance of the Year

  • Carl Vine

    Clarinet Quintet, ‘Concord’ (2022)

    Co-commissioned with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

  • Nico Muhly

    Measured to Fit (2021)

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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.