SUAD presents three new commissioned works, pushing the boundaries of musical innovation and celebrating the originality, creativity, and diversity of Australian improvisers. In an innovative collaboration, each performance will unfold at Melbourne's iconic outdoor container bar, Section 8.
Read MoreA program of newly written works celebrating the Coburg Town Hall Organ, exploring the sonic and spatial potentials of the Coburg Town Hall – from inside the organ itself, to the upper balcony.
Read More‘Wuigada – Gagada (To Sing – Loud)’ is the premiere of a new work with iconic Australian and First Nations singer-songwriter, Kutcha Edwards. Reimagined for the AAO, this performance celebrates the songs of country, history, pain and joy expressed in Kutcha Edward’s repertoire, and creates space for experimentation by some of Australia’s most creative voices of jazz and improvisation.
Read MoreBased on Aaron Choulai’s critically acclaimed 2020 release, and reimagined for the Australian Art Orchestra, Raw Denshi explores new pathways of experimentation in Hip-hop and improvisation, bringing together two of Tokyo’s most prominent and influential MC’s and the AAO.
Read MoreA messed up karaoke performance of Australian and Canadian pop hits from the 80s and 90s. The karaoke machine begins to glitch, the singer holds on for dear life, and the Orchestra manages to hold it all together.
Read MoreMythical, innovative and deeply groovy, Umi No Uzu is the latest work by Tokyo-based composer/pianist/beatmaker, Aaron Choulai.
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