Program:
Gerard Grisey – Talea
Gyorgy Ligeti – Beyond Atmospheres
Louis Andriessen – Hoketus

From the Ensemble Offspring website:
In 1995, Roger Woodward took a punt on a handful of young musicians from the Sydney Conservatorium. Twenty years and hundreds of premieres later, Ensemble Offspring is still pushing boundaries, breaking rules, and delighting audiences around the world.

Future Retro brings together gargantuan compositions from our past (Concert 2: Retro) with six exciting new commissions (Concert 1: Future). It’s a joyous celebration of where we’ve come from, and where we’re headed.

Starting at 6pm, Retro will be a diverse homage to our 20-year history of life-changing music. Works include the funky sonic ping pong of Louis Andriessen’s Hoketus, the exhilarating virtuosity of Gerard Grisey’s Talea and a creative remake of the masterful textures of György Ligeti in Beyond Atmospheres.