Welcome to the Australian Art Music playlist! A monthly playlist of classical, jazz, experimental and electronic music focused on contemporary Australian composers, musicians and sound artists.
It’s always a joy to do a round up of the latest art music releases, and this quarter is no different, with solos for bassoon, recorder, or piano alongside new jazz groups and symphony orchestras.
As is often the case, I’ve picked out tracks that play well to together, but many of these pieces come from full albums or EPs of excellent music. If something takes your fancy definitely click through to listen to the whole release (or grab a copy on Bandcamp, via our Merchtable below).
If you have a new release that I’ve missed, or one coming up, please do send it through! I love getting to hear and feature musicians I haven’t before.
If you’re wanting more music to explore I’d always recommend the Australian Art Music Archive, with all 1,666 previously featured tracks (roughly 167 hours of music) and my 2024 community listening project: 1,000 Curious Ears – all 12 monthly editions of that series can be found here.
Until next month, may you all find new favourites,
-Cameron
Tracklist
- Song of the Wombat by Rachel Bruerville | performed by Jack Schiller
- Living Proof by Linda May Han Oh | performed by Linda May Han Oh, Ambrose Akinmusire, & Tyshawn Sorey
- Colours Of Summer by Erik Griswold
- to the rushing water by Jane Sheldon & Bob Scott
- To the Seafarer by Vanessa Tomlinson
- Glisten by Katy Abbott | performed by Alex Raineri
- Face to Face by Joseph Tawadros
- Melody for Alicia by Robert Davidson | performed by Alicia Crossley
- Shipping News by Danny Widdicombe & Trichotomy
- Tiger Cub from Ancient Letters by Elena Kats-Chernin | performed by Tamara Anna Cislowska & Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Johannes Fritzsch
- The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Jeremy Rose, Tully Ryan, Ben Carey, & Novak Manojlovic
- Sympathetic Resonance by Max Alduca, Luke Sweeting, & Michael Avgenicos
- Sutra from A Sutured World by Liza Lim | performed by Nicolas Altstaedt & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. by Edward Gardner
- Lava and Snow by Fiona Joy Hawkins
- Zenith by Sandy Evans | performed by Sandy Evans & Andrew Robson
- Chahar by Oren Ambarchi, Johan Berthling, & Andreas Werliin
- Lorem Ipsum Bass Dance by Sabine Tapia | performed by Zodiac
- Nimbus by Peter Knight, & TL;DR (Helen Svoboda, Theo Carbo, & Quinn Knight)
Listen on Spotify
This playlist is updated monthly. Explore previous months’ playlists on our website and listen to the archive playlist on Spotify.
Contact Cameron Lam on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, his website or via direct email: [email protected] to recommend tracks for the Australian Art Music playlist.
Don’t forget that while streaming is a great way to discover new music, attending gigs or purchasing albums and merchandise is an even better way to support the artists you love. We’ve set up a Merch Table to get you started, but don’t forget to check out the artists’ websites for more details and other ways to support them.
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