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Ensemble Offspring

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{{Infobox musical artist

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| years_active = 1995-present

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Ensemble Offspring is an Australian music ensemble. The group is led by artistic director Claire Edwardes,{{Citation | last = Ford | first = Andrew | date = 29 September 2018 | title = Spectralism with Ensemble Offspring | periodical = The Music Show, Radio National | url = https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/musicshow/ensemble-offspring/10306350 | access-date = 29 October 2019 | archive-date = 29 April 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240429120745/https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/ensemble-offspring/10306350 | url-status = live }} and features some of Australia's most innovative performers. The group has toured to locations such as Hong Kong, London and Warsaw, are regularly featured at MONA FOMA, Sydney and Melbourne Festivals, and have a cult following at their Sizzle series at Petersham Bowling Club. Ensemble Offspring has premiered over 200 works in its 23-year history.{{Cite web|title=Ensemble Offspring : Australian Music Centre|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/ensemble-offspring|access-date=18 February 2022|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218010732/https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/ensemble-offspring|url-status=live}} The ensemble was previously known as Spring Ensemble.{{Citation | last = Kerry | first = Gordon | date = 15 March 1999 | title = Grand Old Men Flank Offspring Program | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald }}

Together with Kamil Ellis it was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album for Classic Kids: Music For The Dreaming.{{Citation | last = Brandle | first = Lars | date = 10 October 2019 | title = Tones And I Leads 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations | periodical = Billboard | url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8532623/tones-and-i-leads-2019-aria-awards-nominations | access-date = 29 October 2019 | archive-date = 17 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200817211742/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8532623/tones-and-i-leads-2019-aria-awards-nominations | url-status = live }}

Members

  • Claire Edwardes (percussion)
  • Geoffrey Gartner (cello)
  • Jason Noble (clarinet)
  • Lamorna Nightingale (flute)
  • Veronique Serret (violin)
  • Zubin Kanga (piano)
  • Bree van Reyk (drums, percussion)
  • Blair Harris (cello)

=Former members=

  • Damien Ricketson - composer, co-founder and co-artistic director (1995-2015){{Cite web|title=Damien Ricketson : Represented Artist Profile : Australian Music Centre|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/ricketson-damien|access-date=18 February 2022|website=www.australianmusiccentre.com.au|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218011441/https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/artist/ricketson-damien|url-status=live}}

Discography

=Albums=

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|+ List of albums, with selected details

! Title

! Album details

scope="row"| Springtime

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  • Released: February 2010{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/springtime/505523274|title=Springtime (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143703/https://music.apple.com/au/album/springtime/505523274|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
scope="row"| Between the Keys

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  • Released: 21 May 2013{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/between-the-keys/657224491|title=Between the Keys(DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143701/https://music.apple.com/au/album/between-the-keys/657224491|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
scope="row"| Fractured Again

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  • Released: June 2013 {{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/fractured-again/671697870|title=Fractured Again (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143704/https://music.apple.com/au/album/fractured-again/671697870|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Damien Ricketson
scope="row"| Cycles and Circles

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  • Released: 2015{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/cycles-and-circles/1510787984|title=Cycles and Circles (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143702/https://music.apple.com/au/album/cycles-and-circles/1510787984|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
scope="row"| Noise Husbandry
{{small|(with James Humberstone)}}

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  • Released: 6 August 2016{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/noise-husbandry/1500459327|title=Noise Husbandry (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143704/https://music.apple.com/au/album/noise-husbandry/1500459327|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
scope="row"| Offspring Bites 1

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  • Released: 3 November 2017{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/offspring-bites-1/1463706388|title=Offspring Bites 1 (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=3 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103143701/https://music.apple.com/au/album/offspring-bites-1/1463706388|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
scope="row"| Classic Kids: Sounds Like Australia
{{small|(with Luke Carroll)}}

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  • Released: 6 July 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/classic-kids-sounds-like-australia/1401804193|title=Classic Kids: Sounds Like Australia (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=16 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116095641/https://music.apple.com/au/album/classic-kids-sounds-like-australia/1401804193|url-status=live}}
  • Label: ABC Music
scope="row"| Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming
{{small|(with Kamil Ellis)}}

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  • Released: 5 October 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/classic-kids-music-for-the-dreaming/1437115911|title=Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020}}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Label: ABC Music
scope="row"| Offspring Bites 2

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  • Released: 21 July 2019{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/offspring-bites-2/1468054279|title=Offspring Bites 2 (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020|archive-date=31 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031121055/https://music.apple.com/au/album/offspring-bites-2/1468054279|url-status=live}}
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
scope="row"| Songbirds

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  • Released: 12 June 2020{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/songbirds/1515441869|title=Songbirds (DD)|website=Apple Music|access-date=10 September 2020}}
  • Label: ABC Music
scope="row"| Offspring Bites 3: En Masse

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  • Released: 24 March 2021
  • Label: ABC Music
scope="row"| To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers

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  • Released: 2 December 2022
  • Label: ABC Music

Awards and nominations

=AIR Awards=

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

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| 2023

| To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers

| Best Independent Classical Album or EP

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| {{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-the-australian-independent-music-awards-2023/|title=Nominees Announced for the Australian Independent Music Awards 2023|website=Music Feeds|date=31 May 2023|access-date=31 May 2023|archive-date=31 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531035855/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-the-australian-independent-music-awards-2023/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/air-awards-2023-winners/|title=King Stingray and Genesis Owusu Win Big at 2023 AIR Awards|website=Music Feeds|date=4 August 2023|access-date=5 August 2023|archive-date=5 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805060648/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/air-awards-2023-winners/|url-status=live}}

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=ARIA Music Awards=

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association.

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| 2019

| Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming {{small|(with Kamil Ellis)}}

| Best Children's Album

| {{nom}}

| {{cite news | url = https://www.ariaawards.com.au/News/2019/2019-ARIA-Award-Winners-Announced | title = 2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | date = 27 November 2019 | access-date = 29 November 2019 | archive-date = 1 March 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200301042205/https://www.ariaawards.com.au/news/2019/2019-aria-award-winners-announced | url-status = live }}

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| 2023

| To Listen, To Sing – Ngarra-Burria: First Peoples Composers

| Best Classical Album

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| {{cite web|url=https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-2023-aria-awards/|title=Nominees Announced for 2023 ARIA Awards|website=Music Feeds|date=21 September 2023|access-date=24 September 2023|archive-date=30 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930211725/https://musicfeeds.com.au/news/nominees-announced-for-2023-aria-awards/|url-status=live}}

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=National Live Music Awards=

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

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| 2019

| Ensemble Offspring

| Live Classical Act of the Year

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/10/22/here-are-your-2019-national-live-music-awards-nominees/|title=Here Are Your 2019 National Live Music Awards Nominees!|website=NLMA|date=22 October 2020|access-date=5 September 2020|archive-date=5 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405053554/https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/10/22/here-are-your-2019-national-live-music-awards-nominees/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/12/05/and-the-winners-of-the-2019-national-live-music-awards-are/|title=And the Winners of the 2019 National Live Music Awards Are...|website=NLMA|date=5 December 2020|access-date=5 September 2020|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915010837/https://www.nlmas.com.au/2019/12/05/and-the-winners-of-the-2019-national-live-music-awards-are/|url-status=live}}

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| rowspan="1" | 2023

| Ensemble Offspring

| Best Classical Act

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="1" | {{cite web|url=https://themusic.com.au/industry/nominees-announced-for-the-2023-national-live-music-awards/SrrwXF9eQUA/05-09-23/|title=Nominees Announced For The 2023 National Live Music Awards|website=The Music|date=5 September 2023|accessdate=11 September 2023|archive-date=9 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230909020552/https://themusic.com.au/industry/nominees-announced-for-the-2023-national-live-music-awards/SrrwXF9eQUA/05-09-23|url-status=live}}

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=Sidney Myer Performing Arts Group Award=

The Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards (created in 1984) recognise the essential role of arts and culture in affirming our sense of belonging and lifting our community spirit as a nation.

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| 2020{{cite web|url=https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/90k-sidney-myer-performing-arts-award-to-ensemble-offspring|title=$90K Sidney Myer Performing Arts Award to Ensemble Offspring|website=resonate|date=17 March 2020|access-date=17 March 2020|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218073457/https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/article/90k-sidney-myer-performing-arts-award-to-ensemble-offspring|url-status=live}}

| Ensemble Offspring

| Performing Arts Group Award

| {{nom}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://ensembleoffspring.com/}}

Category:Australian musical groups