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Ensemble Offspring
Years active1995-

Ensemble Offspring is an Australian music ensemble. The artistic director is Claire Edwardes.[1] It was previously known as Spring Ensemble.[2]

Together with Kamil Ellis it was nominated for the 2019 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album for Classic Kids: Music For The Dreaming.[3]

Members

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

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Album details
Springtime
  • Released: February 2010[4]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Between the Keys
  • Released: 21 May 2013[5]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Fractured Again
  • Released: June 2013 [6]
  • Label: Damien Ricketson
Cycles and Circles
  • Released: 2015[7]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Noise Husbandry
(with James Humberstone)
  • Released: 6 August 2016[8]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Offspring Bites 1
  • Released: 3 November 2017[9]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Classic Kids: Sounds Like Australia
(with Luke Carroll)
  • Released: 6 July 2018[10]
  • Label: ABC Music
Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming
(with Kamil Ellis)
  • Released: 5 October 2018[11]
  • Label: ABC Music
Offspring Bites 2
  • Released: 21 July 2019[12]
  • Label: Ensemble Offspring
Songbirds
  • Released: 12 June 2020[13]
  • Label: ABC Music

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.[14]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
ARIA Music Awards of 2019 Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming (with Kamil Ellis) ARIA Award for Best Children's Album Nominated

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2019[15][16] Ensemble Offspring Live Classical Act of the Year Nominated

References

  1. ^ Ford, Andrew (29 September 2018), "Spectralism with Ensemble Offspring", The Music Show, Radio National
  2. ^ Kerry, Gordon (15 March 1999), "Grand Old Men Flank Offspring Program", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Brandle, Lars (10 October 2019), "Tones And I Leads 2019 ARIA Awards Nominations", Billboard
  4. ^ "Springtime (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Between the Keys(DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Fractured Again (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Cycles and Circles (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Noise Husbandry (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Offspring Bites 1 (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Classic Kids: Sounds Like Australia (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Classic Kids: Music for the Dreaming (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Offspring Bites 2 (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Songbirds (DD)". Apple Music. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  14. ^ "2019 ARIA Award Winners Announced". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  15. ^ "HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!". NLMA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  16. ^ "AND THE WINNERS OF THE 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS ARE…". NLMA. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.