Living Music Project

Our music, our stories

Every note is a story to be told; an exploration of uncharted territory; a chance to pave new paths, capture a moment and shape the future.

The Living Music Project is our fierce and long-standing commitment to championing contemporary voices, creating boundary-pushing performance and discovering exciting new perspectives for classical music on Australian stages.

We believe that by creating bold new musical works we can better understand our place at home and in a globally connected society.

The Living Music Project is both our commitment to commissioning new work, and placing Australian stories at the centre of our musical programming.

Commissioning circle

Play an exciting part in the development and presentation of bold new music from the world’s leading composers and collaborators.

Support for our Living Music Commissioning Circle starts at $1,000 annually and includes invitations to behind the scenes access as new works are brought to life for the first time.

Donate or get in touch to discover about current opportunities to support a project directly.

In the studio

Selected works

  • Samuel Adams

    Lighthouse
    for clarinet, piano and string quartet
    2024

  • William Barton

    Gift — Our Breath of Life
    for Didgeridoo, Basset Clarinet and String Quartet
    2022

  • Dr Lou Bennett AM

    nyerrnur, nyarkur – to hear, to see
    for Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Piano and live or pre-recorded vocals
    2022

  • Christopher Cerrone

    Nervous Systems
    for clarinet quintet / clarinet, string quintet and prepared piano
    2022/24

  • Alice Chance

    Échappsodie (Chamber Version)
    for clarinet, piano and string quintet
    2024

  • Elena Kats Chernin

    Ornamental Air (Chamber Version)
    for clarinet, piano, harp and strings
    2024

  • Joe Chindamo

    Sextet
    for clarinet, piano and string quartet
    2024

  • Ross Edwards

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2
    for clarinet, piano and strings
    2023

  • Andrew Ford

    Contradance
    for chamber orchestra
    2016

  • Brenda Gifford

    Ancestors
    for clarinet, piano and string quartet
    2023

  • Stuart Greenbaum

    Chamber Concerto
    for Flute, Percussion and Ensemble
    2008

  • Holly Harrison

    Daredevil
    for clarinet, piano and string quartet
    2023

  • Matthew Hindson

    Light Music
    for Wind Quintet
    2007

  • Marc Issacs

    Chamber Symphony
    for Chamber Orchestra
    2015

  • Gordon Kerry

    Clarinet Quintet
    for clarinet and string quartet
    2021

  • Jessie Montgomery

    Concerto Grosso
    for solo violin, clarinet, strings and piano
    2024

  • Nico Muhly

    Measured to Fit
    for Clarinet, String Quartet & Piano
    2021

  • George Palmer

    It Takes Two
    Concerto for two clarinets and chamber ensemble
    2008

  • Harry Sdraulig

    Triptych
    for solo clarinet and string nonet
    2024

  • Caroline Shaw

    Concerto
    for Harpsichord and Strings
    2023

  • Carl Vine

    Concord
    for clarinet quintet
    2022

  • Paul Stanhope

    Omega Dance
    for Clarinet, Piano and Strings
    2011