Celebrating Australia in sound.
Finding Our Voice commissioned eight Australian artists to create an ambitious new musical composition.
Ephemeral Echoes by Linda May Han Oh
Ngapa William Cooper by Lior, Nigel Westlake & Dr Lou Bennett AM
arcing, stilling, bending, gathering by Lisa Illean
DarkQuiet by Madeleine Flynn, Jenny Hector & Tim Humphrey
Nightfalls by Mark Atkins & Erkki Veltheim
Tethering by Matthias Schack-Arnott
MotherTongue, MotherLand by Sunny Kim
Connection by William Barton
Each new creation was presented live in an iconic Australian venue, and the performances were recorded and filmed for presentation on the project's website.
In addition to all the performance films, the website also hosts films about the making of each new work — a series called Giving Voice, which shares stories about the composers and creators. And, there are rich educational resources for composing music, inspired by each commission.
Finding Our Voice was supported by UKARIA, the Australian Government's Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund, and the following individuals and foundations: Ulrike Klein AO, Berg Family Foundation, The Yulgilbar Foundation, The Aranday Foundation, Playking Foundation and Julie Kantor AO.