Ossicle Duo - Dandenong Songs

NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Jazz / Improvised Music

NOMINATION: Performance of the Year - Jazz / Improvised Music

For the performance of a single Australian work, showcasing the performer(s)’ success in improvisatory creation or collaboration. This may entail entirely improvised work or significant improvisatory input such as solo passages. A work is defined as a single complete musical composition, or expression. This includes music with movements or sub-works (i.e. song cycles), installations, and real-time compositions (improvised music).

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Nominee

Ossicle Duo

Nominee email

ossicleduo@gmail.com

Title of the work

Dandenong Songs

Composer(s) of the work

Ossicle Duo

Performance Date

24/3/2024

Venue

Cut Paste Play Festival, Church Street Studios, Sydney

Nominator Statement
Ossicle Duos performance of Dandenong Songs at The Music Box Projects Cut Paste Play Festival was a striking demonstration of their evolving improvisational practice, seamlessly weaving together their deep musical history and exploratory sonic approach.

Developed through a dedicated creative retreat in the Dandenong Ranges, this performance captured the essence of their duo interplaywhere switching, clacking, scraping, rustling, buzzing, spinning, resonating, and sparkling timbres coalesced into a mesmerizing 45-minute sound world.

Since their debut in 2018, Ossicle Duo has cultivated a unique improvisational language alongside their work with notated repertoire. At Cut Paste Play, their performance extended these explorations, creating a vivid and immersive experience that showcased both their instrumental dexterity and their commitment to deep listening.
Their approach to improvisationboth rigorous and playfulsolidified Dandenong Songs as a standout performance and embodied the festivals ethos of sonic curiosity and experimentation.

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