Each year, Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers – the award-winning collaborative First Nations artist development program – brings exciting new artistic voices into the spotlight – you can discover them for yourself in this concert at the Eugene Goossens Hall (Sydney). Hear new instrumental works from the 2025 cohort alongside music by Mark ‘Munk’ Ross and join the celebration of stories reflecting culture, country and connection to the here and now.
Program
Musical Acknowledgement of Country
Mark ‘Munk’ Ross – Loss and Lost (2022)
Nicole Smede – Garan (Wings Of Birds)* (2025)
Aaron Wyatt – Cumulus (2022)
Brenda Gifford – Saltwater* (2025)
Will Kepa – Sleepless Dreaming (2022)
Troy Russell – Motorways* (2025)
Troy Russell – No Thoughts (2011)
Mark ‘Munk’ Ross – Colonisation and Demonisation of the Ibis* (2025)
Mark ‘Munk’ Ross – Generations* (2025) First Nations Composer in Residence Commission
* World premiere
Performers
- Claire Edwardes (Artistic Director, percussion)
- Jason Noble (clarinets)
- Lamorna Nightingale (flute)
- Ronan Apcar (piano)
- Sonya Holowell (voice)
Who: Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers
Where: Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Ultimo Centre
When: Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 6pm
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“A team of incredible composers, mentors, and Ensemble Offspring’s musical interpreters, coming together to empower First Nations Voices” – Limelight